Description The Office of Lab Animal Resources at West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for a Program Assistant III About the Opportunity Provides reception, secretarial, and administrative support for of the Office of Laboratory Animal Resources at WVU. Responsible for purchasing most animals used for research at WVU, as well as purchasing and keeping inventory of animal care supplies and facility maintenance supplies and equipment, including feed, bedding, PPE, etc. Involves negotiating vendor quotes, managing orders, confirmations, and deliveries, notifying biohazard pickup. Collecting animal inventory sheets for OLAR accountant, as well as providing other support functions within OLAR administrative office. The person in this position must have excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong organizational skills; the ability to multi-task; the ability to work independently or with a group; strong basic clinical knowledge and skills, and the desire & ability to know a range of animal species housed at WVU for ordering purposes. Responsible for coordinating and managing Import/Export of animals for all Investigators across campus. Maintaining training records. We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including: 37.5-hour work week 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar) 15 annual leave (vacation) days per year or more based on years of service (employee leave) 18 sick days per year (for when you're ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family's, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof) WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ's. Wellness programs What You'll Do Animal purchasing: Requires knowledge of species, strains, vendors. Involves maintaining contact information for vendors and investigators, monitoring protocols and recording animal usage, contacting vendors for health status, quotes, orders, cancellations, confirmations, deliveries. Involves coordinating with OLAR for room availability, special instructions, scheduling of deliveries. Responsible for coordinating and managing Import/Export of animals from non-approved vendor sources into quarantine. This may require receiving these animals if needed. Generating corresponding cage cards. Purchase and inventory of animal care and facility maintenance supplies and equipment: Responsible for purchasing feed, bedding, enrichment, sanitation testing supplies, caging, PPE, cleaning supplies, waste bags & containers, filters, equipment, replacement parts, mask, etc. and keeping weekly inventories. Involves researching prices with vendors, setting up non-contract vendor accounts, returns. Also responsible for maintaining records of respirator fit-testing of OLAR and research staff and updating annually. Maintain training documenting and maintaining training files for all OLAR... For full info follow application link.

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