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The START Center for Cancer Research · 2 weeks ago

Technical Specialist, Vivarium

San Antonio, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

The START Center for Cancer Research is a translational research organization focused on creating relevant preclinical cancer models. The Technical Specialist, Vivarium will serve as a subject matter expert, managing PDX studies, ensuring compliance with protocols, and maintaining animal welfare standards.

BiotechnologyHealth CareLife ScienceMedicalOncologyPharmaceutical

Responsibilities

Serve as the Subject Matter Expert in In Vivo mice studies, process improvement initiatives, and ensure adherence to established standard of work

Design and execute in vivo mice studies including small animal handling, dosing, surgery, tumor implantation, euthanasia, sample collection/processing and data entry

Monitor animal health and maintain accurate records of experiments and results in compliance with institutional and regulatory guidelines

Ensure the health and welfare of animals to maintain compliance with Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, International (AAALAC) and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) standards

Generate, analyze, interpret, and share experimental results and ensure that all protocols, data, and analyses are documented following data integrity principles and prepared and made available in a timely manner

Support the Manager, Vivarium and In Vivo Research team in managing, coordinating, and supporting the research efforts across multiple collaborative research programs

Confirm all study-related documentation is current, accurate, and audit-ready

Identify and escalate quality or compliance concerns to the appropriate supervisor or project manager

Qualification

PDX experienceAnimal handlingSurgical proceduresRegulatory complianceMicrosoft OfficeTechnical mentoringCommunicationOrganizational skills

Required

High school diploma/GED

5-8 years of related PDX experience

Experience with animal handling, dosing, pathology and surgical procedures

Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications

Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Familiarity with regulatory requirements and ethical standards for animal research

Strong communication skills and ability to effectively communicate and present summaries of research results to team members

Strong organizational skills with great attention to details and ability to troubleshoot problems

Preferred

Bachelor's degree in life sciences or related field

8-10 years of related PDX experience

Demonstrated experience in technical mentoring

Certifications through American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) (Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT or higher) preferred

Formal training in animal handling and in vivo research procedures

Familiarity with Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, International (AAALAC), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), and OSHA compliance