Laboratory Manager - Rodent Behavior Facility

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SOM KC Kansas Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (KIDDRC)

McCarson Core Supervisor Position Title :

Laboratory Manager - Rodent Behavior Facility Job Family Group :

Professional Staff Job Description Summary :

Plans, coordinates and performs whole-animal behavioral testing and analysis including motor function assessment, thermal and mechanical withdrawal threshold determination, assessment of memory formation and retention, and contextual conditioning paradigms. Job Description :

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates and performs whole-animal behavioral testing and analysis including motor function assessment, thermal and mechanical withdrawal threshold determination, assessment of memory formation and retention, and contextual conditioning paradigms.
• Trains and manages the daily activities of all students and staff utilizing the Rodent Behavior Facility. Trains and oversees all users on core equipment use, including maintaining training logs.
• Collects, manages and analyzes sample data, performs statistical analyses and creates graphical representations of data sets where appropriate. Develops result reports for investigators in both written and graphical format.
• Collaborates with investigators to develop specialized research procedures and experiments, leveraging the Rodent Behavior Facility's specialized equipment and services.
• Provides guidance and serves as a consultant for investigators related to experimental design, instrument and technology operation, and analysis of techniques. Aligns methods with research goals. Identifies and solves analytical challenges to ensure experimental success.
• Provides text for grants and manuscripts that outline scientific protocols with accurate citations of primary literature. Edits Materials and Methods sections for publications. Ensures compliance with the National Institutes of Health and other funding agencies.
• Provides standard language for animal care and use protocols utilizing Behavior Core techniques. Develops new techniques and protocols.
• Collaborates with the Scientific Director on the Rodent Behavior Facility's annual SOM Budget and Evaluation self-study.
• Effectively communicates both verbally and through written platforms, and conveys projected progress or core-related issues in a timely manner to the Scientific Director and, when relevant, Investigator clientele. Communicates and coordinates scheduling and access with Lab Animal Resources.
• Acts as a liaison to ensure compliance with the Environmental Health and Safety Office, Office of Regulatory Affairs for Biological Sciences, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Lab Animal Resources, Research Administration or other regulatory units both internally and externally.
• Prioritizes access to and projects and work within the Rodent Behavior Facility.
• Maintains Rodent Behavior Facility systems and applications related to daily operations including scheduling, ordering, and billing activities. Determines access to the facility.
• Maintains experimental calendar for rodent testing conducted in the Core. Contributes to the overall scheduling of access to the Core, and maintains the function, safety and cleanliness of core apparatus.
• Works in a professional, client-focused manner, to identify and support the needs of the research programs served by the Rodent Behavior Facility.
• Oversees lab safety including delivering training, developing safety protocols, and maintaining safety and compliance documentation. Facilitates twice a year compliance inspections. This will include keeping logs of cleaning events and adherence to compliance protocols with the Safety Office, interacting with regulators or their proxies, and maintaining and adhering to relevant SOPs. Maintains documentation of all approved protocols for the Rodent Behavior Facility.

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This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Comprehensive Benefits Package :

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https : / / www.kumc.edu / human-resources / benefits.html

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Compensation Statement :

The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above.

Pay Range :

58,656.00 - $86,000.00

Minimum

58,656.00

Midpoint

72,328.00

Maximum

86,000.00

Salary : $58,656 - $86,000