Quality Control Supervisor - Catheters (On-site)
Kardium Inc.
Date: 1 week ago
City: Burnaby, British Columbia
Contract type: Full time

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 now completed our pivotal clinical study, and our focus is on regulatory approvals and commercial launch. This is an exciting and significant milestone in our journey to bring this ground-breaking technology to patients.
As a member of the Quality Control team, you will be directly responsible for in-process quality control activities related to catheter production within cleanrooms, supporting the development, manufacturing, and sales of Kardium products.
Please note: This is a full-time, on-site role based in Burnaby, BC.
Meaningful work you will be a part of
Your Responsibilities Will Include
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.
Kardium has listed the total cash compensation range (base salary + 5% RRSP 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.
Life at Kardium
What makes us a great place to work?
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 Community ERG, Chinese ERG, Barangay Kardium (Filipino) ERG, Brazilian ERG and Irish 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!
Apply Now
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 now completed our pivotal clinical study, and our focus is on regulatory approvals and commercial launch. This is an exciting and significant milestone in our journey to bring this ground-breaking technology to patients.
As a member of the Quality Control team, you will be directly responsible for in-process quality control activities related to catheter production within cleanrooms, supporting the development, manufacturing, and sales of Kardium products.
Please note: This is a full-time, on-site role based in Burnaby, BC.
Meaningful work you will be a part of
Your Responsibilities Will Include
- Planning QC resources to meet catheter production schedules in two shifts.
- Hiring QC technicians and providing hands-on training on QC inspection processes.
- Monitoring QC in-process inspections related to catheters daily and implementing actions to improve the department’s efficiency and effectiveness.
- Providing technical guidance to QC personnel on daily inspections inside certified cleanrooms.
- Collaborating with the Quality, Engineering, and Risk teams to improve technical documentation, including SOPs and QC work instructions.
- Supporting Quality Engineering and Mechanical Engineering teams with root cause investigations, as needed.
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.
- A bachelor’s degree or diploma in a technical field.
- A minimum of two years of relevant quality control experience, preferably in the medical devices industry.
- Proficiency with standard measurement tools/systems such as calipers and micrometers.
- An ability to interpret mechanical drawings to understand specified dimensional and functional characteristics to be tested.
- Previous experience in a leadership role is preferred.
- Strong communication skills across all organizational levels.
- A proactive attitude and willingness to take on additional responsibilities as appropriate.
Kardium has listed the total cash compensation range (base salary + 5% RRSP 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.
- $75,000 - $85,000 (CAD Annually)
Life at Kardium
What makes us a great place to work?
- Our Purpose
- Our People
- Our Culture
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 Community ERG, Chinese ERG, Barangay Kardium (Filipino) ERG, Brazilian ERG and Irish 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!
Apply Now
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