# Comparative Medicine Manager

**Company**: Pfizer
**Location**: Groton, Connecticut
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $99,200.00 to $165,400.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Pfizer's purpose is to deliver breakthroughs that change patients' lives. As part of the Comparative Medicine team, you will support the Research & Development site by managing a vivarium to deliver flawless animal care and welfare and ensure compliance with local regulations and AAALAC International guidelines.

**Responsibilities:**

- Assure that the care and welfare of laboratory animals is provided in compliance with local regulations and AAALAC International guidelines.

- Manage and engage animal care and technical staff in the pursuit of flawless animal care and welfare.

- Support the career and personal development of the animal care and technical staff.

- Assist with a centralized CM training program for research animal care and use.

- Participate in the direction of a centralized CM program of occupational health and safety.

- Promote a culture of care for animals and enhance the application of the 3R's.

- Act as the interface with the research community and provide basic to complex specialty technical services.

- Support operational excellence by collecting metrics and sharing practices with CM colleagues.

- Develop and implement quality assurance programs and manage physical resources within CM.

**Qualifications:**

- BS/BA with 5+ years experience OR MA/MBA/MS with 3+ years experience OR PhD with 0+ years experience required.

- LATG certification required.

- Supervisory experience.

- Ability to demonstrate level of technical skills and abilities.

**Nice-to-Have:**

- GLP experience.

- CMAR certification.

- Experience in a rodent and nonhuman primate vivarium.

- Supervisory experience in a pharmaceutical setting.

**Benefits:**

- Comprehensive and generous benefits and programs.

- 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions.

- Paid vacation, holiday, and personal days.

- Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave.

- Health benefits, including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.

**Salary:** The annual base salary for this position ranges from $99,200.00 to $165,400.00.

## Skills

### Required
- LATG certification
- supervisory experience
- animal care
- technical skills

### Nice to have
- GLP experience
- CMAR certification
- rodent and nonhuman primate vivarium experience
- pharmaceutical setting experience

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