Contractor Hiring jobs in Lower Mainland, BC

Location: #101-19347 24 Ave Surrey, BC, V3Z 3S9
Hybrid Model: 2 days on site

Overview:

At Saje Natural Wellness, we're nature's original farmacy, blending the superpower of plants so you can remedy real life, naturally. And like nature, we're continually growing! As we continue to build our team, we're seeking talented people to join us: in our stores, support offices, and distribution centres. We are a purpose-driven, people-first organization where collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurial mindsets thrive.

We look for individuals who have drive and warmth, agility and passion, and keep customer experience at the centre of everything they do.
At Saje, you’ll connect with a dynamic community and make a positive impact. Join our team and grow your career, alongside the most talented, hardworking, and kind-hearted people out there.

The impact you'll make:

We are seeking an experienced Quality Compliance Contractor to support Natural Health Product (NHP) Site License compliance in alignment with updated Health Canada GMP guidance for NHPs (2026). This role will play a critical part in ensuring GMP compliance, documentation readiness, and audit preparedness across manufacturing, packaging, labeling, and distribution activities. The contractor will partner closely with Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and external manufacturing partners to strengthen quality systems.

This is an initial 4-month contract with the potential for extension, depending on workload. This role requires 2 days onsite, but the other days with a more flexible schedule (20-40 hours a week, depending on candidate’s availability).

In addition, this Quality Contractor will be asked to support the implementation of a document control system with a focus on documentation gathering, review, and system readiness. This role will partner closely with Quality, R&D, Supply Chain, and Regulatory teams to ensure accurate, complete, and compliant product and packaging data is captured and transitioned into the new system.

All Saje Team Members are responsible for contributing to Saje’s culture and maintaining a positive environment for themselves and their peers.

What you'll do:

Compliance & Site License Readiness

• Support preparation for NHP Site License renewal, aligning with updated Health Canada NHP Regulations and NHP Site License (SL) documentation including:
  • Updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
  • Documentation gathering
  • Ensure traceability and record-keeping practices meet inspection standards

Supplier & Co-Manufacturer Communication

• Work with third-party manufacturers and suppliers to complete actions to meet requirements of NHP GMP standards
• Support quality agreements updates with co-manufacturers

Audit & Inspection Preparedness

• Conduct mock audits
• Prepare teams and documentation for inspection scenarios

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and Regulatory Affairs teams
• Support training of internal teams on NHP compliance requirements

Document System Implementation Support

• Collect and organize product, packaging, and raw material specifications from internal teams and suppliers
• Review existing documentation for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with regulatory and quality standards
• Support data cleansing, standardization, and structuring for upload
• Collaborate cross-functionally to resolve data gaps and inconsistencies
• Support user testing (UAT), validation, and continuous improvement during implementation

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• 5+ years in Quality and/or Regulatory Affairs within NHP, pharmaceuticals, food, or cosmetics industries
• Deep knowledge of Health Canada NHP Regulations and GMP requirements
• Experience supporting or leading NHP Site Licence applications or renewals
• Strong understanding of GMP documentation systems and audit readiness
• Proven track record in gap assessment and compliance remediation
• Strong experience with specification documentation (formulas, packaging, BOMs, COAs, etc.)

Preferred:

• Experience working with contract manufacturers/co-mans
• Experience preparing for or managing Health Canada inspections
• Experience with specification management software

Why Saje?

Here at Saje, we understand that joining a team is an important decision to make, so we want to be sure you're supported to do your best work. Base pay is dependent on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity.

Join our team!

If this opportunity sounds like you, please apply in the link below. Not sure you're 100% the right fit? We encourage you to apply even if you don't have all of the listed qualifications. We offer a thorough onboarding experience to set you up for success, learning and development support, and help you to integrate seamlessly.

All applications are viewed by a member of our team, and therefore we do not use AI as part of our screening & selection process. We do use AI to transcribe our preliminary screening calls with our recruitment team. This job posting is for an existing vacancy on our team that we are presently hiring for.

Saje provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants, and we believe the best teams are made up of diverse perspectives and people. We offer reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and will work with you to ensure you are supported while working at Saje.
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