Job ID 73481

Location London Regional Cancer Program

Full/Part Time Full-Time

Regular/Temporary Regular

Open:       Oct. 14, 2020       

Deadline:  Oct. 28, 2020

Lawson Health Research Institute - Animal Care Facility

Compensation

$83,830.50 to $104,539.50 per annum

Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson) is the research institute of London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and St. Joseph's Health Care London (St. Joseph’s), and works in partnership with Western University. This alliance and pooling of knowledge and resources enables Lawson to retain and develop the expertise, equipment, and infrastructure that is crucial for innovation. With 7 hospital sites across London, over 250,000 square feet of dedicated research space, over $125 million in annual research income, more than 500 new clinical trials each year, and more than 2,400 principal investigators, support staff, volunteers, students and fellows, Lawson has a proud history and is a dynamic, fast-paced environment to build your leadership career.

Come join one of the Top 10 research institutes in Canada where we are committed to furthering scientific knowledge to advance health care around the world!

Reporting to the Director, Research Operations, the Service Coordinator, Facility Supervisor is accountable for front-line, day-to-day leadership of two Lawson managed research animal care facilities applying a comprehensive depth of technical knowledge and moderate management knowledge.  In support of city-wide governance of animal care, this role also reports to Western’s Director, Animal Care and Veterinary Services. The role is responsible for the allocation of day-to-day staff assignments, monitoring and adjusting for shifts in workload requirements.  The Service Coordinator is accountable to ensure service delivery is maintained and processes are implemented with quality and accuracy.  The role ensures staff compliance with learning requirements, participates in identifying further learning opportunities for staff and fosters effective working relationships. 

The Service Coordinator works as a liaison with the Animal Care Committee (ACC) and Animal Care Veterinary Services (ACVS) leadership team, to collaboratively fulfill Animal Use Protocol, Canadian Council of Animal Care (CCAC), Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), Animals for Research Act, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science (CALAS) requirements. This role focuses upon providing day-to-day operational leadership of the Lawson managed Victoria Research Lab and London Regional Cancer Program Lab animal research facilities. This role ensures that facilities operations are aligned with regulatory and hospital requirements. Areas of responsibility involve optimizing facilities areas, equipment, and labour to provide optimal animal housing, procedural space and husbandry services to Lawson’s animal-based research community while ensuring superior customer services and adhering to all budgetary requirements.

Critical:

·       Quality, Safety and Service Orientation

·       Emotional Intelligence and Assertiveness

·       Holding Self and Others Accountable

Other:

·       Impact & Influence

·       Business Acumen

·       Developing Others

·       Successful completion of a College Diploma in Veterinary Technology or RLAT certificate in Laboratory Animal Science from Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science

·       Minimum three (3) years’ experience in an animal facilities supervisor role preferred

·       Minimum five (5) years hands-on technical experience working directly with multi-species laboratory animals

·       Minimum two (2) years’ experience supervising technical staff preferred

·       Minimum one (1) year experience managing rodent breeding colonies

·       Minimum 1-3 years’ experience supervising staff preferred

·       Applied technical knowledge of animal research

·       Fluent and computer literate with computer systems such as email and Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

·       Demonstrated behaviours supporting our Core Values of Compassion, Teamwork, Curiosity, Accountability

·       Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to patient and staff safety at LHSC

·       Demonstrated commitment to the development of mentorship, and life-long learning skills

·       A track record of successful transition/change management

·       Knowledge of hospital operations preferred

·       Aptitude for participatory leadership and team building

·       Demonstrated organizational skills

·       Excellent and effective abilities in both written and oral communication skills

·       Critical thinking skills and ability to conceptualize and analyze problems

·       Strong problem solving, planning, conflict resolution and evaluation skills

·       Recognition and understanding of Emotional Intelligence (EI) and how EI is applied in practical situations with the ability to assess emotional factors

·       Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration in a team environment

·       Demonstrated ability to effectively work with diversity, appreciating that different opinions, backgrounds and characteristics can bring richness to the challenge at hand

·       Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis

Other Information (external)

London Health Sciences Centre fosters a culture of patient and staff safety whereby all employees are guided by LHSC's Mission, Vision, Values and Code of Conduct.

LHSC is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ2+ persons. We are committed to providing persons with disabilities equal opportunities and standards of goods and services, and are also fully compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005), as applicable.

Submission Requirements (please submit in one MS Word document)

·       Cover Letter, Resume and Listing of Education, Credentials and Certifications

As part of the assessment process applicants may be required to complete a written examination or test. Please be advised that reference checks may be conducted as part of the selection process.

Successful candidates will be required to complete a health review which includes providing vaccination records or proof of immunity against Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella (Chicken Pox), Hepatitis B, Tetanus/Diphtheria/Polio; Meningitis. In addition, they will need to provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing (two step).

Your interest in this opportunity is appreciated. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Successful candidates, as a condition of job offer, would be required to provide a satisfactory police information check (original document) completed in the last 3 months.

To apply please visit the LHSC Careers Website (Job ID 73481) at: https://careers.lhsc.on.ca/psc/LHCGWPRD/EMPLOYEE/CAREERS_EXT/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&SiteId=1&FOCUS=Applicant&JobOpeningId=73481&PostingSeq=1