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Program Specialist - Animal Care and Safety Committee Care Coordinator
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 117 days ago
On-site Milwaukee, WI $65K – $84K Apply by Jun 17, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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This position is located within the Research Service at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Program Specialist serves as a central point of contact for all Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and Safety items in research.
What You'll Do
- →Plans, prepares, and schedules meetings.
- →Oversees committee-meeting schedules to ensure the presence of a quorum.
- →Develops meeting agendas and maintains confidentiality of committee records.
- →Manages and prepares responses to a wide variety of correspondence on behalf of the organization.
- →Schedules Committee meetings and provides agendas and background information.
- →Maintains all paper and electronic files in the office and retrieves needed documents, reports, and messages.
- →Evaluates responses from investigators to analyze whether there is a complete and detailed response to committee concerns.
- →Resolves remaining problems and discrepancies identified by committee members, initiates resolutions with investigators, and forwards the responses to the committee or designated reviewers for approval.
- →Organizes reports for presentation and records minutes for meetings.
- →Updates research SOPs.
- →Performs other related duties as required.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary with no physical demands exceeding normal office work requirement.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Required Documents" below for details.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
- ✓NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 988493fa-01ca-4609-aabb-dbbd6b25f9d5
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