Your opportunity

By joining the Kardium team, you can help make a difference in the lives of millions around the world. We have developed a ground-breaking medical device for the diagnosis and treatment of the most common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation – which can cause stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications.

Kardium’s mission is to deliver the best treatment for atrial fibrillation. To achieve this, we have developed The Globe® Pulsed Field System – we have a fantastic technical team that has developed a product with strong, unique, and customer-valued differentiators versus other solutions on the market. We have built connections with key opinion leaders who are already using the Globe System and are helping to tell our story.

We have obtained FDA approval and officially begun the commercial launch of the Globe® Pulsed Field System. This is a pivotal and exciting time in our journey, as we bring this life-changing technology to patients!

As a Supplier Quality Engineering Team Lead, you will play a key role in Kardium’s manufacturing scale up by leading supplier quality activities to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, quality standards, and company expectations. You will lead the investigation and resolution of supplier quality issues, enhance incoming inspection program, analyze supplier quality data, and implement improvement initiatives to reduce defects and variability.

Please note, this opportunity is a hybrid work arrangement, located in Burnaby, BC.

Meaningful work you will be a part of

Your responsibilities will include:

• Proactively lead supplier quality engineering activities for raw materials, components, and contract manufacturers.
• Partner with key suppliers to establish robust quality plans to ensure high-yield commercial scaling.
• Conduct supplier audits and assessments in accordance with ISO 13485, FDA QSR, and company requirements.
• Analyze supplier quality data, identify trends and implement improvement initiatives to reduce defects and variability.
• Drive supplier corrective and preventive actions (SCAR/CAPA) and ensure timely closure.
• Lead a team of Supplier Quality Engineers, building capabilities and prioritizing team activities to support production schedules and quality objectives.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, R&D, Regulatory Affairs, and Operations to mitigate and resolve supplier-related quality issues.
• Participate in material review board (MRB) activities related to supplier nonconformances.

What you bring to the team

Our Kardium team is smart, creative, and passionate about creating cutting-edge medical devices to help improve people’s lives. We work within a collaborative environment based on trust and respect. And we understand that only by working together can we solve the unsolvable.

You will be successful in this role because you possess these attributes:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical, mechanical or manufacturing engineering (or equivalent).
• 7+ years of supplier quality engineering experience in medical device manufacturing or regulated industry.
• 3+ years of leadership or team lead experience.
• Proven track record in supplier development including conducting supplier audits and managing supplier corrective actions.
• Proficiency in root cause analysis and statistical/problem-solving tools.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Domestic and international travel to supplier sites may be required (up to 25%)

Compensation

Kardium has listed the total cash compensation range (base salary + 5% Retirement Savings Plan contribution) that we expect to pay applicants for this role, as of the time of this posting. Pay offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, and business or organizational needs. For candidates with more or less experience than listed above, the pay range will be adjusted.

As a permanent employee, you will also participate in Kardium’s stock option plan.

• $102,000 - $136,000 (CAD Annually)

Your Benefits & Well-being

The total cash we’ve listed for this position includes a base salary, plus an annual contribution to a Retirement Savings Plan account to help support your financial goals.

Comprehensive medical & dental coverage for all permanent employees – effective as of Day 1, with no waiting period.

Work-day flexibility – we offer a flexible work environment for daily working hours. In addition, we provide 3 personal days per year.

Support for you (and your dependents) overall well-being.

Family building – we provide top up for maternity leave, adoptive leave, and parental leave for non-birthing parents. Employees can also enroll in benefit coverage for fertility drug treatment.

Career progression and learning support.

Professional membership support.

Life at Kardium

What makes us a great place to work?

1. Our Purpose

2. Our People

3. Our Culture

At Kardium, we embrace diversity of background, experience, and perspective and we’re committed to inclusion and equity at every level. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of all communities.

We collaborate with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), as volunteer-led groups who share a common dimension of diversity and come together to provide support, education, and other opportunities across Kardium. Examples of our ERGs include Women ERG, Pride ERG, Race Ethnicity & Cultural Heritage (REACH) ERG, Truth & Reconciliation ERG, Persian ERG, Chinese ERG, Barangay Kardium (Filipino) ERG, Irish ERG, Brazilian ERG, and Early Career at Kardium ERG.

As part of your application, we encourage you to note if you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations). There will be an optional section in the application form where you can provide this information to the recruitment team.

And our employees think we are great too – check out Glassdoor to learn more!