Description

Rangam is seeking candidates for a Contract Hire role as a AIP technician assistant  with our client Pfizer, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. Seeking candidates in Groton,CT,  or willing to relocate.


HM is seeking candidates with 0-3 years exp yet open to candidates with 3-5 years exp. 

Position Summary

• The AIP technician assistant is responsible for laboratory support functions that allow accurate, high-quality necropsy/histology study work for rodent and non-rodent safety studies in compliance with the study protocol, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) regulations, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) standards, animal welfare regulations, and departmental policies/procedures.
• The pathology data collected and processed on these studies enable candidate selection, first-in-human studies, 13-week studies and early research and target safety and investigative work.

 

Position Responsibilities

• Supports study set up to prepare for necropsy and histology portions of non GLP and GLP studies.
• In a structured environment, trains to fully support necropsy and histology techniques as outlined in our SOPs and directed by study protocols
• Communicates with the pathologist and laboratory manager to ensure proper collection, handling and submission of specimens, as well as, proper handling of all supportive documentation, including chain of custody forms for outsourced work
• Ensures proper use of and preventative maintenance of equipment and laboratory space
• Ensures full traceability of his/her work and of specimens

 

Organizational Relationships

• Pathology line, including Pathologists, Global AIP Lab Leader, DSRD AIP Laboratory Managers and AIP scientists and Technicians.
• Global Pathology Quality Control Team and Global Pathology Slide Scanning Lead

 

Education And Experience

Minimum

• HS degree with 1-3 years of relevant experience

                 OR

• A.S Degree with 0-2 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

• A.S. Degree with 1-3 years of relevant experience
• Good Laboratory Practice Proficiency

 

Technical Skills Requirements

• Foundation in general laboratory skills and processes
• Understanding of standard operating procedures (SOP)
• Compliance with lab safety and personal protective equipment guidelines
• Able to recognize, document, and resolve data errors
• Able to multitask while maintaining a high level of efficiency and quality

 

 

Technical Skills Preferred:

• Basic technical knowledge and/or skills of relevant disciplines (histology, animal science)
• Hands on experience with one or more of the following technical skills
• Necropsy or tissue collection
• Histology: microtomy, tissue processing, paraffin embedding, histology slide staining techniques
• Experience working in a GLP lab environment.

 

Physical Position Requirements

• The position requires performing ex vivo work and therefore the colleagues must be able to wear appropriate PPE.
• They must be able to physically perform the technical procedures that may require lifting, sitting, standing, walking, and bending

 

INTERVIEW

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Sunshine Act

 

Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations.  These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider’s name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure.  Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act.  Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government.  If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.

 

 

EEO & Employment Eligibility

 

It is the policy of Rangam Consultants, Inc. to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to any legally protected status such as race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability or veteran status. 

 

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