Husbandry Care Trainer

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We have an exciting opportunity for a  Husbandry Care Trainer to join our ARC Research Services team. The Husbandry Care Trainer will be the primary trainer for husbandry.  This position will conduct job training for ARC husbandry and cage wash staff. This training will include new hire onboarding, job training, just-in-time training, mandatory training, refresher training and cross-training. 

 

The ARC Research Services unit provides real-time technical advanced in vivo services to push research from concept to publication in record time by removing training and skill barriers for our researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

 

St. Jude is considered a great place to work and has been listed in Fortune magazine’s“Best Workplaces in Health Care & Biopharma™ 2020”list and GlassDoor’s“BEST PLACES TO WORK 2023”list. Salary is highly competitive (comparable to industry), and employee benefits are outstanding. This position is in Memphis, TN, and relocation assistance is available. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Conduct job training for ARC husbandry and cage wash staff. This training will include new hire onboarding, job training, just-in-time training, mandatory training, refresher training and cross-training.

• Independently perform non-routine animal husbandry procedures with guidance (e.g., colony care for immune-compromised animals; tumor assessments (study data collection) on rodent species).

• Maintain and monitor appropriate and accurate documentation for training.

• Assist in complex projects/studies within own area (e.g., studies involving various toxins, lean operational initiatives).

• Contribute to development, implementation, and maintenance of SOPs/procedures/systems, as applicable.

• Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.

• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.

• ARC husbandry and cage wash staff. This training will include new hire onboarding, job training, just-in-time training, mandatory training, refresher training and cross-training.

• Independently perform non-routine animal husbandry procedures with guidance (e.g., colony care for immune-compromised animals; tumor assessments (study data collection) on rodent species).

• Maintain and monitor appropriate and accurate documentation for training.

• Assist in complex projects/studies within own area (e.g., studies involving various toxins, lean operational initiatives).

• Contribute to development, implementation, and maintenance of SOPs/procedures/systems, as applicable.

• Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.

• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.

 

Minimum Education and/or Training:

• High School Diploma/GED required.

 

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum requirement: 4+ years experience in animal care, veterinary facility, or animal husbandry.

• Significant experience in disinfection, sterilization, sanitation, and environmental microbiological analysis preferred.

• Significant experience monitoring/recognizing changes in animal health conditions, and identifying deviations from norm preferred.

• Significant experience operating animal caging and sanitation equipment preferred.

• Experience in animal handling and restraint preferred.

• Experience in record maintenance as per defined procedures preferred.

• Proven performance in earlier role/ comparable role.

 

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification Required by SJCRH Only:

• Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) – American Association for Laboratory Animal Science within 18 months

 

 

Compensation

In recognition of certain U.S. state and municipal pay transparency laws, St. Jude is including a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This is an estimate offered in good faith and a specific salary offer takes into account factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the salary range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $24.00 – $42.00 per hour for the role of Husbandry Care Trainer.

 

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has a diverse, global patient population and workforce, built on the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our founder Danny Thomas envisioned a hospital that would treat children of the world—regardless of race, religion or a family’s ability to pay. Learn more about our history and commitment.

 

Today, we continue the mission to advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. As we accelerate this progress globally, we believe our legacy of diversity, equity and inclusion is foundational to success. With the commitment of leaders at all levels of the organization, we strive to ensure the St. Jude culture, leadership approaches and talent processes are equitable and culturally responsive. View our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report to learn about the hospital’s roots in diversity, equity and inclusion, where we are today and our aspirations for an even better future.

 

St. Jude is an Equal Opportunity Employer

 

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