Director, Animal Core, SOM, Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease

18 hours ago


Richmond, Virginia, United States Commonwealth of Virginia Full time
Job Summary

The Director of the Animal Core will play a critical role in supporting the scientific mission of the Liver Institute. This position will be responsible for maintaining DIAMOND mice for intramural and extramural projects, as well as multiple diet-induced and genetic models of MASLD, Diabetes, Atherosclerosis, Heart failure, and Chronic Kidney Disease. The successful candidate will also oversee activities of all staff from the Liver Institute who use animal core facilities, and ensure compliance with IACUC and veterinary sciences at VCU.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and analyze specific projects involving animals and participate in the design team
  • Design metabo-phenotyping experiments for preclinical proof of mechanism projects that are part of the Liver Institute's preclinical to clinical translational pipeline
  • Work with the tissue core, biorepository, and IT teams to ensure data integrity and storage of data in a secure manner
  • Participate in meetings with external sponsors related to access to the Director's projects
  • Generate reports for NIH and other external entities and leadership on the status of specific projects as needed
Requirements
  • Master's of Science in a basic science discipline
  • Significant experience (10+ years) in laboratory and rodent colony management
  • Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU
Preferred Qualifications
  • Strong problem-solving and time management skills, including the ability to prioritize and manage competing priorities and deadlines
  • Excellent customer service skills, written and verbal communications skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with others
  • Proficiency in the use of computers with an ability to learn new systems and software applications with ease


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