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Holden, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

• Interface with cross-functional teams and staff to provide high quality animal care and technical services; ensure appropriate staffing to meet the current need of services and predicts future needs to scale to growth of programs and services• Coordinate scheduling of study support activities, ensuring resources and staff are in place, and perform dosing via standard routes of administration in laboratory rodents (IV, IP, PO, SC, IM) and sample collection, including data recording, as needed• Assist with training for research animal care and use for technicians and investigators; Support the career and personal development of technical staff including AALAS certification• Ensure continued program accreditation and compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements; participate in the direction of the occupational health and safety and environmental health and safety programs relating to the vivarium• Dispense, log, and monitor controlled substance use within the vivarium• Manage the implementation of in vivo digital data capture software across three research sites• Program administrator in vivo data capture software Rockstep Climb • Directly manage a team of five study support technicians

Boston, Ma, Us

-Coordinate and execute study support for internal stakeholders involving gene therapies, cell therapies and small molecules-Supervise four study support technicians-Train CM staff and interdepartmental researchers on animal use techniques-Mouse/Rat substance administration via IV, PO SC, IP, RO, IM-Mouse/Rat blood collection via tail, submandibular, submental, cardiac, vena cava-ALZET osmotic and iPrecio pump SC implantation in mice -Dispense, log, and monitor controlled substance use within the vivarium

North Chicago, Illinois, Us

-Training Coordinator for East Coast Vivariums-Post approval monitor for the AbbVie East Coast IACUC-Train individuals on animal use techniques and vivarium SOPs-Independently conduct vivarium orientations for all users-Conduct facility assessments to ensure compliance to IACUC approved SOPs and guidelines-Principal Investigator on Biomethodology Training Protocol-Principle Investigator on Animal Holding protocol-AALAS Learning Library group coordinator-Review and update IACUC SOPs and training modules-Lab animal tracking software administrator (MOSAIC vivarium)

North Chicago, Illinois, Us

-Assist training coordinator with administrative duties-Train individuals on animal use techniques and vivarium husbandry SOPs-Established and implemented a formalized PAM program-Independently conducted vivarium orientations for internal stakeholders-Independently conducted vivarium walkthroughs/assessments -Set up and execute PK/PD studies for small molecules and biologics -Set up and execute non-GLP toxicology studies-Support In vivo pharmacology groups through the execution of established and new rodent disease models

North Chicago, Illinois, Us

-Execution of small molecule and biologic PK/PD studies -Execution of in life and terminal procedures for non-GLP toxicology studies -Mouse/Rat Necropsy-Mouse whole body cardiac perfusion of mice-Mouse/Rat substance administration via IV, IP, PO, SC, IM-Mouse/Rat blood collections via tail nick, cardiac, and vena cava-Mouse/Rat Husbandry -Support In vivo pharmacology groups through the execution of established and new rodent disease models

North Chicago, Illinois, Us

-Mouse/Rat blood collection via cardiac puncture, vena cava, and tail nick-Mouse/Rat substance administration via PO, SC, and IP -Mouse/Rat tissue collections-Mouse/Rat husbandry including cage changing and health monitoring-General study support assistance (tube labeling, record keeping, etc)

North Chicago, Illinois, Us

-Perform all rodent husbandry procedures -Assist with basic in vivo study support techniques-Perform routine histology procedures (grossing, sectioning, staining)

Graduate Certificate In Advanced Management, Advanced Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians