Comparative Medicine Operations Manager
Core
Manage a vivarium to deliver flawless animal care and welfare, ensuring compliance with local regulations and AAALAC International guidelines for Pfizer's Research & Development.
Role type
Senior IC Comparative Medicine Operations Manager
Builds
Animal care and welfare programs for preclinical research
Domain
Life Sciences / Pharmaceutical R&D / Comparative Medicine
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
vivarium management, animal care and welfare compliance, staff supervision and development, budget planning, capital equipment management, quality assurance program development, resource metrics collection, occupational health and safety direction, 3R principles application
Preferred skills
GLP experience, CMAR certification, rodent and nonhuman primate vivarium experience, pharmaceutical supervisory experience
Technologies
AAALAC guidelines, USDA Animal Welfare Act, Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Good Laboratory Practices
Responsibilities
Manage and engage animal care and technical staff; support career development of staff; assist with centralized CM training program; participate in occupational health and safety direction; promote culture of care and 3R's; act as interface with research community; support operational excellence via metrics; develop and implement quality assurance programs; manage operating budgets and physical resources
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with supervisory experience