Overview
The Laboratory Support role will provide technical expertise on laboratory-related duties to achieve project outcomes and backstop field teams. The role involves working cooperatively with other livestock officials to ensure best practices are adopted.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the operationalization of coordination mechanisms among animal health reference labs, provincial labs and district labs.
- Support the procurement of laboratory consumables and equipment by developing technical specifications as per international standards and review of quotations.
- Support the development and adaptation of laboratory procedures/SOPs and perform laboratory diagnostics functions for the conduct of pilot studies on zoonotic diseases of significance to Pakistan.
- Support the Laboratory Expert in developing SOPs for sample collection and transport for zoonotic diseases.
- Support the delivery of hands-on training programs for laboratory personnel on isolation, identification/Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST), including biosafety and biosecurity for prioritized zoonotic diseases.
- Provide support towards ISO 17025 accreditation for identified federal and provincial labs as per their respective functions.
- Facilitate enrolment of labs in National EQA Schemes (NEQAS) for priority zoonotic diseases.
- Perform other duties as needed.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 3 years of work experience in the field of animal disease diagnosis, experience related to zoonotic diseases (HPAI, salmonella, brucellosis, CCHF etc).
- Experience in the diagnosis of infectious diseases, particularly zoonotic diseases.
- Experience in procurement of laboratory equipment and reagents.
- Previous experience in similar settings would be considered a distinct asset.
Qualifications
• University degree in Microbiology/Molecular biology or related field to perform lab duties with a basic degree in Veterinary Sciences.
