Senior Surgery Specialist

Harvard Bioscience•New Brighton, MN

39d

About The Position

About Harvard Bioscience Harvard Bioscience is a leading developer, manufacturer and seller of technologies, products and services that enable fundamental research, discovery, and pre-clinical testing for drug development. Our customers range from renowned academic institutions and government laboratories, to the world's leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and contract research organizations. With operations in North America, Europe, and China, we sell through a combination of direct and distribution channels to customers around the world. We are a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: HBIO). A career with Harvard Bioscience is an experience where our employees are energized and aligned to our purpose – Solutions to advance life science. With an experienced leadership team with a track record of delivering growth and accelerated business improvements, HBIO sees an opportunity to drive significant organic growth by leveraging and expanding its deep customer relationships, new product development and an empowered, efficient sales force. THE OPPORTUNITY Harvard Bioscience is currently seeking a qualified individual will routinely perform surgical procedures using DSI implantable telemetry devices. They will be involved in customer support revenue generating projects and surgical training of DSI devices. They will also participate in the development of new products and surgical techniques.

Requirements

Macro and microsurgery
Peri and Post-operative animal care
Self-starter
Microsoft Office software user
Communication skills
Team skills
Detail oriented
High School or equivalent, and a minimum of three years of relevant experience with small laboratory animals.
Certification (SRT or SRS) through the Academy of Surgical Research is required or willingness to obtain upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Surgical experience with DSI telemetry.
Large animal surgical experience

Responsibilities

Contribute to Surgical Services Revenue: Perform simple to complex small animal surgeries
Provide in house hands-on surgical training for DSI customers
Perform surgeries for pre-implanted small animals at DSI for shipment to the customer
Provide surgical support for product development: Performing survival and acute surgery on small animals
Participate in cross-functional teams for new products and product refinements
Conduct chronic testing and data collection on animals
Maintain detailed records of animal implants and explants
Help create and maintain surgical manuals, tech notes, and other applicable materials
Provide surgical support to customers and sales reps: Assist sales representatives in determining the appropriate products for customers
Work with Technical Support to assist customers with surgical related issues
Provide laboratory support of animals: Monitor the health and welfare of all animals following applicable guidelines for care and use of laboratory animals, shared weekend and holiday health checks
Provide peri and post-operative animal care duties
Contribute to maintaining the laboratory through stocking and ordering lab supplies, and completing routine cleaning and maintenance tasks.
Shared animal husbandry duties, including cage changes and cleaning.
Continued Improvement to Surgical Service internal documentation Assist with writing process documentation
Assist with modification and maintenance with surgical database
Maintain internal records and compliance documentation
Increase proficiency in the field and education by attending additional training for other professional development, i.e. novel surgical techniques, animal care, and welfare, etc.
Ensure continuing education credits are obtained to maintain certifications, i.e. ASR certifications.