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You bring strong experience in domestic and international shipping, customs documentation, and coordinating complex shipments with accuracy and urgency.\nIn this role, you will take ownership of Vital Bio's day-to-day shipping and logistics operations, from preparing documentation and selecting carriers to resolving customs issues and ensuring shipments arrive on time. You'll coordinate everything from routine deliveries to urgent shipments involving medical devices, chemicals, dangerous goods, and temperature-sensitive materials.\nWe're looking for someone who knows how to get shipments moving independently, even without a fully established shipping system. You'll have the opportunity to improve how we operate, build processes, and take real ownership of logistics within a close-knit team.\nAt Vital Bio, we're working to make diagnostics more accessible. That requires people who move quickly, solve problems, and take pride in getting the details right.\nWhat you'll do:\nOwn domestic and international shipments from request through delivery, including parcel, courier, air freight, LTL, FTL, and expedited services.\n\nIndependently prepare shipping labels, commercial invoices, customs paperwork, and import/export documentation with a high degree of accuracy.\n\nCoordinate shipments involving chemicals, dangerous goods, medical devices, sensitive electronics, prototypes, and high-value equipment.\n\nManage temperature-sensitive shipments, including refrigerated, frozen, and dry-ice shipments, using appropriate packaging and handling requirements.\n\nWork directly with carriers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, vendors, and 3PL partners to coordinate shipments and resolve delays or clearance issues.\n\nRespond quickly to urgent and changing shipping priorities, including same-day requests, without compromising accuracy or compliance.\n\nSupport receiving, inventory control, material movement, and accurate inventory records and transactions.\n\nIdentify and implement improvements to shipping processes, documentation, carrier relationships, and overall logistics efficiency.\n\nCollaborate with Warehouse, Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, R&D, and other teams to keep materials and shipments moving.\n\nWhat you need:\nApproximately 5 years of hands-on logistics, shipping, or transportation experience, with the ability to independently manage shipments from start to finish.\n\nStrong experience with domestic and international shipping and customs clearance, including independently preparing commercial invoices, shipping documentation, HS classifications, country of origin, declared values, and Incoterms and brokerage processes.\n\nHands-on experience shipping chemicals or dangerous goods, including applicable classification, documentation, and handling requirements.\n\nExperience coordinating multiple carriers, freight forwarders, and customs brokers across different shipment types.\n\nStrong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities and urgent shipping requests.\n\nConfidence working directly with carrier portals and creating shipments without relying on a dedicated shipping platform.\n\nA proactive, solutions-focused approach with the ability to make decisions, troubleshoot issues, and improve processes independently.\n\nStrong communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships with internal teams and external logistics partners.\n\nComfort working in a hands-on warehouse environment and supporting receiving, inventory, and material movement activities.\n\nAbility to lift up to 23 kg (50 lbs) as required to support shipping, receiving, and warehouse operations.\n\nBonus points for:\nExperience in biotechnology, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, or other regulated industries.\n\nExperience shipping biological materials, blood-related products, or other specialized medical materials.\n\nCurrent TDG or IATA Dangerous Goods training.\n\nExperience with cold-chain shipping, including dry ice and temperature-controlled packaging.\n\nFamiliarity with ERP, MRP, WMS, or inventory management systems.\n\nExperience improving or building logistics processes in a growing organization.\n\nForklift certification or practical warehouse equipment experience.\n\nCollege diploma or university degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Operations, International Trade, or a related field.\n\nThe salary range for this position is $65,000-75,000 annually. Compensation will be determined based on the individual's demonstrated experience.\nThis role is a current, onsite vacancy.\nAbout Vital Bio\n\nVital is revolutionizing point-of-care diagnostics with our VitalOne platform, delivering real-time care wherever patients are. Our mission is to democratize health technology, making healthcare more accessible and proactive.\nOur global team of experts spans chemistry, software, engineering, and microfluidics. We thrive on change, operate on trust, and value diverse perspectives. Our growth-minded culture empowers front-line decision-making and fosters impactful work.\nWe seek tenacious, bold individuals ready to transform healthcare. At Vital, your talent will make a difference as we work to ensure everyone has access to care when and where they need it.\n\nVital Biosciences Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We are therefore happy to accommodate any individual needs in keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require accommodation in order to participate in our hiring process, please contact us to make your needs known in advance\n\nAs part of our recruitment process, we may use automated or AI-supported tools to assist with application review and screening. These tools are used to support, not replace, human decision-making. 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