Senior Veterinary Research Specialist - Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

Duties

Responsibilities

Administration

• Supervise technicians responsible for work in the area of veterinary diagnostic microbiology under the leadership of the faculty section head and Associate Laboratory Director.
• Assure proper staffing for the laboratory and assign staff to meet the needs of the laboratory.
• Maintain inventory and place orders for both VDL Microbiology and Food Safety sections, including media, supplies, reagents, etc.
• Responsible for maintenance contracts for the VDL microbiology section.
• Represent the Microbiology section on the VDL computer committee.
• Principal contact for the section, fielding most of the phone calls from case coordinators, receiving, office, clients, residents, and students relative to clinical cases.
• Oversee data and software management for equipment. Enter and retrieve computerized data (Excel, PowerPoint, Photo-Adobe Workshop).
• Monitor metrics for the lab section and associated tests.
• Monitor and plan equipment needs and replacements in collaboration with VDL Administration.
• Approve time off and payroll submissions. Benchwork
• Prepare samples, inoculate media.
• Evaluate aerobic and anaerobic culture plates, isolate pathogens, and perform bacterial identification and susceptibility testing.
• Back-up for Leptospira MAT test. Quality Assurance
• Draft and update SOPs.
• Maintain assets within the quality system.
• Oversee QA/QC of media, identification systems, and antimicrobial susceptibility panels. Maintain records of the above for AAVLD accreditation.
• Represent Microbiology on the VDL QA/QC committee. Responsible for lab Q-Pulse records, assisting staff with Q-Pulse, Core One For Labs, and other IT issues.
• Make sure training documentation is completed in the quality system for all microbiology personnel.
• Manage the reporting and processing of QA variances and non-conformances with staff. Other duties as assigned.