Comparative Medicine Trainer
Select Source International · Cambridge, MA · 3 days ago
On-siteEducationContract
Key Responsibilities
- Comfortable handling mice and rats safely and assessing pain and distress in the species.
- Provide hands-on training (dosing, bleeding, anesthesia monitoring, etc.) to Comparative Medicine Husbandry technical staff as well as scientists.
- Participate and assist in delivering classroom training sessions as well as attend recurring training meetings.
- Affiliate with reviewing and revising Standard Operating procedures (SOPs), training modules and Computer Based training (CBT) modules.
- Cook up and coordinate global training activities which includes scheduling and coordinating training sessions.
- Serve and work alongside other trainers, subject matter experts, IACUC and veterinarians.
- Data entry to include managing training records in the electronic management system and record review to ensure accuracy of records/catch discrepancies.
- Affiliate with supporting audits and inspections.
- Affiliate with managing training colonies and maintaining animal and training records.
- Collaborate with research units to develop new procedures under the guidance of Global Training leadership.
Qualifications
- BS/BA with 2+ years of experience in laboratory animal training and rodents.
- Knowledge of regulations (The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals).
- Strong professional communication skills and language skills, adaptable working style.
- PREFERRED: LATG certification, Pharmaceutical industry and/or lab animal training experience.