R&D Animal Welfare Assessment Manager

Title: Animal Welfare Assessment manager

About Us

This role is part of a global team named AWACT (Animal Welfare Assessment Core Team), within TIM research platform, Global Compliance and Policy. It mainly involves managing remote animal welfare assessments. It means numerous interactions with various internal and external partners including scientists, veterinarians, animal facility managers, and other internal and external stakeholders involved in animal welfare in an international environment. The person occupying this position will therefore need to have excellent communication and relationship management skills, in addition to their expertise in animal welfare and remote assessment methodologies. This combination of technical and relational skills is essential to ensure effective assessments that comply with ethical standards, while maintaining good relationships with all partners involved in the process.

Main responsibilities

• Collaborate with the AWA Lead, AWACT members and Animal Welfare Experts (AWE) to implement the external partners global audit program to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and welfare guidelines at Sanofi third-parties (suppliers, CROs, collaborations).

• Conduct Sanofi Animal Welfare Assessments (AWA):

• Review AWA questionnaires and interact with partners as necessary to assess their animal care and use program

• Conduct virtual visits - Exceptionally, conduct on-site visits

• Prepare audit reports and follow up on CAPA

• Create and follow up partners approval status in QualiPSO

• Manage the AWA database (currently Smartsheet®):

• be responsible for data entry and integrity for AWACT

• develop dashboard for the follow up of AWA KPI

• develop new tracking tools as necessary and implement AI wherever possible to reduce bureaucracy

• Monitor notifications for AWA requests via eEITF, scientist.com or any other relevant notification system to track new contracted studies, selected partners and the need for their qualification.

• Review remote questionnaires received through scientist.com such as RFI and VERIFI

• Provide veterinary advice and assistance to AWE for document review before site visit to large CROs, or for any AWA related questions.

• Provide AWA training to new onboarded AWE

• Provide training and assistance to Sanofi sponsors for the implementation of Sanofi principles on animal protection at third-parties.

• Assist with the global annual external animal use data collection

• Assist with the global management of Animal Welfare Concerns reported from outsourced studies

• Assist with the global management of Animal Welfare Concerns reported from outsourced studies
  

About You

• Experience Assist with the global management of Animal Welfare Concerns reported from outsourced studies

• Previous experience in laboratory animal science setting in a veterinary role.

• Experience of working in AAALAC-accredited animal facilities.

• Proven ability to train staff

• Previous experience in performing audits and/or quality assurance

• Soft and technical skills:Knowledge of laboratory animal welfare regulations and guidelines (EU, UK, US, Canada).

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with remote teams and remote partners, mainly based in the US and Europe.

• Highly motivated and able to work independently and remotely

• Intermediate Digital and AI skills – database management, data visualization/dashboard, project management, …undefined

• Education:Veterinary degree, Background in Laboratory animal science

• Languages: Fluency in English