Intermediate Specialist, Animal Care Training and Compliance
About The Position
Reporting to the Manager, Animal Care Training, the incumbent leverages workforce trends, training analytics, and operational priorities to proactively identify learning needs. Through tactical planning, reporting, and collaboration with stakeholders, the incumbent ensures training sessions are delivered as planned to build and sustain the competencies and technical skills required to support high-quality veterinary training programs. Working with the Manager, Animal Care Training, the incumbent must ensure that all persons working with animals have knowledge of the principles of experimental animal science relevant to their area of work and that personnel have the technical skills required for the procedures they must carry out (by species) to support the research enterprise as well as an appreciation of the regulatory and ethical issues of using animals for scientific purposes in Canada.
Requirements
- A diploma from a Canadian Veterinary Medical Association recognized Veterinary Technical program, or a combination of a diploma or a degree from a relevant scientific discipline with 5 years of related laboratory animal experience.
- Alternatively, the incumbent may hold a current RLAT certification with the Canadian Association of Laboratory Animal Science (CALAS or equivalent), with 10 years related laboratory animal experience.
- 3 years’ experience in delivering or coordinating training programs.
- Familiarity with animal care, research, or clinical environments preferred.
- Sound theoretical and practical knowledge of veterinary technology, laboratory animal care, species specific disease, life cycles and behavior, the application of theory in the academic research environment, with emphasis on animal work in post-graduate university training.
- Knowledge of the statutory and institutional regulatory context of animal use and care.
- Knowledge of the practical training elements necessary to support individual research or teaching projects.
- Comprehensive knowledge and experience in the development of a training program from conception to delivery and evaluation of the program.
- Ability to effectively communicate concepts and demonstrate technical procedures.
- Bilingualism – English and French (spoken and written).
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with animal care, research, or clinical environments preferred.
Responsibilities
- Leads strategic tactical planning of animal care and veterinary training programs, aligning training delivery with operational priorities, research demands, regulatory requirements, and capacity forecasts.
- Oversees Monitors compliance with training governance, tracking, and reporting, identifies risk areas, and leverages data to support evidence-based decision-making by leadership.
- Prepares and maintains training materials, stakeholder communications, and performance reports.
- Administers and optimizes the Learning Management System (LMS) as a strategic tool, ensuring accurate training records, meaningful reporting, and data integrity to support forecasting and compliance.
- Facilitates train-the-trainer programs to ensure consistent, high-quality onboarding and mandatory training delivery across staff, students, and researchers.
- Collaborates in the development of training materials, including lesson plans, competency assessments, and sign-off documentation.
Benefits
- competitive salary
- a defined benefit pension plan
- group insurance coverage
- an employee and family assistance program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
