California Comparative Medicine Training Lead

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Job Description

Purpose

The Comparative Medicine Training Specialist owns the California Comparative Medicine training strategy and serves as a key contributor to the development, standardization, and implementation of global Comparative Medicine training programs. This person serves as a critical resource supporting Comparative Medicine operations, compliance, and training programs across Abb Vie’s California research sites, including Irvine and the Abb Vie Bay Area (ABA) campus in South San Francisco..

The position enables research excellence by ensuring personnel are trained, qualified, and prepared to safely and compliantly support animal care, scientific procedures, and research operations

Responsibilities:

California Comparative Medicine Training Leadership and Program Management: The person in this position is responsible for leading training initiatives in our California Comparative Medicine sites, ensuring training compliance and personnel competency, administering key operational and learning systems, and supporting facility readiness and regulatory compliance activities

• Serves as the primary Comparative Medicine trainer for California research sites, including Irvine and the ABA campus.
• Develops, coordinates, and delivers instructor-led, hands-on, and technical training programs related to laboratory animal science, animal care and use, vivarium operations, and research procedures,leveraging innovative educational technologies to enhance adult learning outcomes.
  
  Thismay include but is not limited to:
• Designs, implements, and continuously improves innovative adult-learning solutions, including instructor-led training, digital learning platforms, competency-based development programs, simulation-based training, knowledge management resources, and data-driven learning analytics
• Partners with Comparative Medicine leadership and functional stakeholders to assess training needs,establish training priorities, and support workforce development initiatives.
• Accountable for maintaining training compliance, competency qualification processes, training documentation standards, and inspection-ready records supporting regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Maintains training records and documentation to support regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and operational excellence.
• Supports global training initiatives and contributes technicalexpertiseto Comparative Medicine learning programs and best practices.

Operational Support and Compliance

• Partners with Comparative Medicine leadership, EHS, and Facilities to promote safe and compliant animal care and research operations.
• Supports facility readiness for inspections, site visits, and accreditation activities, including USDA, AAALAC International, DEA, and internal compliance reviews.
• Maintains awareness of evolving regulatory requirements, industry standards, and best practices related to laboratory animal science and animal welfare.
• Identifies operational risks and training gaps and collaborates with leadership to develop and implement mitigation strategies.
• Communicates operational issues, compliance concerns, and training program performance to site leadership as appropriate.

Vivarium Access and Facility Administration

• Coordinates vivarium…