Surgical Trainer- Animal Ops

<h2>Job Overview:</h2><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; color: black;">Explore research careers and be a part of something bigger!</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;">Labcorp helps to develop new drugs, medical devices, and diagnostics. Your role is vital to improving the health of family, friends, and animals.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><span style="color: black;">What you will be doing:</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">In this role, the Technical trainer will coach and guide the trainees (in Animal Operations) to proficiency on a variety of classroom and hands-on tasks including animal husbandry, animal enrichment, dosing, observations, body weights, documentation, specialized and surgical techniques on mice in pre-clinical oncology studies. </span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Plays a part in coming up with dosing, collections, animal handling, and/or surgical issue solutions or process changes.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Manage the surgery calendar and scheduling of studies/surgeries along with maintaining the cleanliness of the surgical suite, ordering surgical supplies, maintaining equipment, and performing surgical room inspections. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Perform proficiency monitoring, track data, and provide feedback to technical staff. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Reports all animal welfare concerns and may become involved in the resolution and appropriate corrective action.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of Policies, SOPs, Guides, and protocol requirements. Identifies problems or potential problems with SOPs/Policies, schedules, etc., and takes appropriate action as necessary. Acts as an extension of leadership by ensuring staff is performing tasks as trained and following all SOPs, Policies, etc. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Performs other duties as assigned.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Works in a research environment with exposure to sharps and substances of unknown hazard. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Must function and adequately perform all responsibilities associated with the job while adhering to various established safety and PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) requirements</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Works in a research environment with exposure to sharps and potentially caustic chemicals and substances of unknown hazard. Must function while adhering to various PPE requirements.  The noise level in Vivarium is moderate to loud. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Regularly works with animals with risk of exposure to allergens, zoonotic diseases, and biohazards.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; color: black;">How will you be rewarded!</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Working in Ann Arbor, MI our Technical Trainers:</span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Enjoy 24 days of personal-time-off (PTO) (pro-rated depending on start date)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Have access to other great benefits including paid holidays, a 401(k) plan with a generous company match, medical and dental insurance.</span></li></ul><h2>Education/Qualifications:</h2><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS</strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Bachelors degree or Associates degree Life Sciences (experience may substitute for education).</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">LAT, LATG, ALAT Certifications recommended</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Licensed/ registered veterinary technician strongly preferred</span></li></ul><h2>Experience:</h2><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>EXPERIENCE</strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">5-7 years of veterinary surgical experience including 2+ years of rodent surgical research </span></li></ul>