Research Associate V - Training Coordinator

Chenega Corporation-posted 4 days ago

Full-time • Mid Level

Onsite • Frederick, MD

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Come join a company that strives for Extraordinary People and Exceptional Performance! Chenega Professional & Technical Services, LLC, a Chenega Professional Services’ company, is looking for a Research Associate V - Training Coordinator to support USAMRIID. The Training Coordinator will serve as a FIBWA Coordinator and Primary Instructor, providing operational coordination, conducting courses and research on modern microbiology and molecular techniques, instruments, and protocols for clinical diagnosis and environmental biosurveillance of Biological Warfare Agents. This role works within BSL-1 and BSL-2 laboratories. Our company offers employees the opportunity to join a team where there is a robust employee benefits program, management engagement, quality leadership, an atmosphere of teamwork, recognition for performance, and promotion opportunities. We actively strive to channel our highly engaged employee’s knowledge, critical thinking, innovative solutions for our clients.

Coordinate within the unit to ensure program responsibilities and between other government agencies to ensure requests for training are scheduled and coordinated appropriately.
Oversee the daily operation of the classroom and teaching laboratory spaces.
Responsible for procurement, inventory and stocking of supplies, calibration and maintenance of scientific equipment, training of support staff, writing and maintaining SOPs, inventory and property documents and ensuring projects are performed in compliance with DoD/Army safety procedures, CLIP, GLP and other regulations that may be applicable.
Author, review and implement SOPs, project protocols, including those for support of accreditation processes, curriculum development and incorporating advancing technologies.
Plan and execute complex training scenarios as the primary instructor for the FIBWA courses (3 designated and ad hoc courses based on customer demand).
Prepare course materials prior to each course. Materials will include hardcopy training instructions, all reagents and equipment necessary for course work, and biological samples for analysis. Workload is minimally eight FIBWA courses per year. Prepare between 375 and 400 laboratory samples per year.
Provide both didactic and kinesthetic training on current FIBWA programmatic course material. Workload is minimally eight FIBWA courses per year.
Evaluate student performance, for both on-going concept mastery, as well as through tests and situational exercises that demonstrate competency of material taught. Workload is 4-8 students per course. Provide course critique summary and metrics for each class conducted.
Represent the FIBWA course to other customers through briefings, demonstrations, and participation in working groups or other forums. Prepare between 150 and 175 proficiency test (PT) samples per year to support the FIBWA QA/PT program.
Participate in the test and evaluation of new technologies and sample processing protocols to improve the FIBWA courses and forward laboratory concept of operations. No less than 2 technical reports will be published each year.
Serve on operational mission teams, domestically and internationally as needed, to include performance of a full array of diagnostic support activities for diagnostic support at a BSL-2 level of operations. Provide support to DSD BSL-2 laboratory on an as needed.
Provide supplementary technical laboratory support to Special Pathogens Laboratory and the National CDC LRN Sections of the Department as necessary.
Prepare and provide the TPOC a FIBWA Training report outlining progress on all tasks within 10 days of each course completion.
Other duties as assigned

Biochemistry, Immunology, Biology, or a related field
Minimum of 5 years lab experience
Must be experienced with handling both bacterial and viral pathogens for in vitro and in vivo studies with preferred experience in BSL-2, BSL-3 and BSL-4 biocontainment labs
Excellent oral and written communication skills

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