The Fountain Group is currently seeking an Animal Husbandry Trainer for a prominent client of ours. This position is located in Cambridge, MA. Details for the position are as follows:
**THIS IS A TRAINER ROLE – NOT A TECHNICIAN ROLE**
Job Description:
- OVERVIEW:
- Trainer provides hands-on husbandry and technical rodent training, maintain training documentation, day-to-day coordination of the training requests and report schedules for Kendall Square.
- Trainer will also assist managers and trainers in evaluating completion of assigned training activities.
- POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Hands-on husbandry and technical training in rodents at Kendall Square; ability to travel to other vivaria to provide training on an as needed basis
- Attend Global Training Meetings
- Schedule training sessions and provide technical advice on procedures
- Review and ensure compliance with training modules and process training requests in Kendall Square
- Will be required to work under one of the following: The United States Department of Agriculture Animal Welfare Act and associated Regulations and Standards, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Good Laboratory Practices, and AAALAC accreditation standards
- ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:
- Actively interact with all Comparative medicine colleagues, scientists, managers, and veterinarians as well as Institutional Animal Care and Use committees (IACUC) members
Qualifications:
- Okay with a TRAINER role (not a tech role)
- AS, BS, or MS in Veterinary Technology (will consider other animal-related degrees; will also consider life science degrees with the right background)
- AALAS certification at the Laboratory Animal Technologist level (LAT/LATG) required
- 2+ years’ in animal/rodent care/husbandry/handling experience
- Experience in training other people on animal/rodent care and husbandry
Compensation: $22-32 per hour depending on experience