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At AGADA, every role contributes to advancing therapies that have the potential to improve the lives of people living with rare diseases. Join a collaborative team where your skills, curiosity, and dedication can make a meaningful impact while helping you build a rewarding career.

Why choose AGADA?

Our working environment offers opportunities to develop your skills in the contract research organization (CRO) industry and contribute to the development of life-changing therapies for patients. You’ll be part of a collaborative and engaging team where analytical thinking, attention to detail, and the ability to manage priorities and meet project deadlines are valued.

We are committed to supporting your professional growth through hands-on experience, mentorship, and opportunities to expand your expertise. If you’re passionate about research, enjoy solving complex challenges, and want to make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients around the world, you’ll find a rewarding career with AGADA.

Benefits & perks

We provide a competitive range of benefits for our employees:

Health, dental & vision coverage

We provide a comprehensive package of private healthcare coverage including dental and vision care.

Annual performance bonus

Competitive performance bonuses as a ‘thank you’ for exceptional work.

RRSP retirement savings plan

We provide generous contributions to employees’ Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP).

Life & disability insurance

Providing insurance policies for life and disability coverage.

Paid volunteer and personal days

Enhanced paid time off and opportunities to volunteer with pay.

Advanced, ongoing training

Helping employees to continue to learn through ongoing, rewarding training programs.

Career development opportunities

Helping employees get ahead and advance their career with AGADA.

Making a difference

All employees work on life-changing programs for rare therapeutics.

Join our team

Explore our current opportunities and discover how you can make a difference. Join our team and be a part of the global advancement of the next generation of rare disease therapeutics.

Mission statement

Our mission is to help accelerate the development of treatments for rare diseases by providing specialized research and testing services to pharmaceutical companies around the world. We achieve this by building, training, and retaining a highly skilled workforce in Nova Scotia.

AGADA offers comprehensive preclinical drug efficacy studies and clinical trial endpoint testing and support services. To date, we have completed more than 100 preclinical drug efficacy studies using mouse models of muscular dystrophy and have supported more than 50 Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III clinical trials, including studies in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Becker muscular dystrophy, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Diversity

We embrace the diversity of our team and know that it makes us stronger. We value and respect opinions that are different from our own.

Positivity

Our team is dedicated to being the best they can be in every aspect of their role.

Commitment

We continue to provide high-quality, rigorous research for our clients in the pursuit of advanced therapeutics.

Respect

We foster an inclusive, collaborative environment where everyone is treated with professionalism, integrity and respect.