Head of Gnotobiotic Vivarium
- Employer
- Apex Life Sciences
- Location
- 94080, South San Francisco
- Salary
- Market Rate
- Start date
- Mar 21, 2019
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- Discipline
- Science/R&D, Research, Oncology, Pharmacology, Zoology
- Required Education
- Bachelors Degree
- Position Type
- Full time
Job Details
Seeking a Gnotobiotic Vivarium Head!
If you have previous vivarium management experience and are seeking a new opportunity to run a Gnotobiotic Vivarium, this is the opportunity for you!
We are looking for someone who has any experience with working in a gnotobiotic environment.
Job Description:
Reporting to the VP of Research, the gnotobiotic vivarium head, is responsible for creating and maintaining all aspects of a world-class breach-free vivarium facility. Key tasks include the following:
- Build a new gnotobiotic facility – including ordering, designing SOPs, testing and QCing sterility, maintaining the highest level of sterility requirements
- Build team – starting with one gnotobiotic technician, with potential to grow the team more after 18 months
- Maintain a gnotobiotic mouse facility. Responsibilities include mouse husbandry; breeding; maintaining cages; record keeping; cleaning of equipment and facility; ordering supplies; building, modifying, and sterilizing gnotobiotic isolators and other supplies
- Collaborate with researchers to maintain controlled experiments to ensure high quality biologically results
- Assist scientific team in planning and performing experiments with the gnotobiotic mice. This includes but not limited to oral inoculation and sample collection and preparation
- Maintaining a breach-free gnotobiotic vivarium and a colony to support all experimental needs for the company
- Critical thinking skills and clear communication are a necessity to provide strategic experimental guidance and contribute to data interpretation with the team
- A strong ability to flex with the changing needs of a nimble fast paced research organization
- Work independently and as a member of a team to rapidly assess vivarium issues, questions, or breaches and take appropriate action with minimal guidance
Company
Apex Life Sciences is a division of the 3rd largest clinical/scientific staffing and services firm in the U.S. We match top scientific, engineering, and clinical research professionals at all career levels for contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire opportunities. We are proud to have earned Inavero's 2018 Best of Staffing® Client and Talent Awards for providing superior service to clients and job seekers. Visit www.apexlifesciences.com for more information.
Stock symbol: ASGN
Stock exchange: NYSE
- Website
- https://www.apexlifesciences.com/
- Location
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4400 Cox Road, Suite 200
Glen Allen
VA
23060
US
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