Superviseur(e), Laboratoire de Virologie / Supervisor, Virology Laboratory

Lead the Virology Laboratory at Ville Saint-Laurent, overseeing the science and operations of an in-house lab focused on detecting and inactivating viral pathogens in fruits; drive validation and accreditation processes, support patent development, and manage contamination-risk mitigation across the supply chain. Responsibilities include maintaining PCR equipment and lab infrastructure, enforcing biosafety/biosecurity, managing reagents inventory, creating and maintaining SOPs and records, planning analyses, developing KPIs, coaching a small team, producing reports and manuscripts, supporting grant/funding efforts, guiding validation and accreditation for molecular biology detection methods, and advancing virus-detection methods. The role also covers environmental risk assessment, developing and optimizing lab protocols for detection/inactivation of viral pathogens, expanding validation of fruit testing scope, performing molecular/cellular assays (PCR, infectivity, bacteriology), reducing inhibition in detection methods, assessing environmental hazards in the supply chain, developing sampling/testing protocols, implementing risk-mitigation measures, ensuring food safety, contributing to decision-making with the food-safety team, staying abreast of new discoveries to improve viral detection, and collaborating with cross-functional teams on investigations and corrective actions.