Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA, USA
PURCHASING ASSISTANT , Division of Comparative Medicine (DCM) , to procure laboratory animals for MIT researchers by handling all matters pertaining to their ordering, receipt, shipment, and payment; and provide administrative support for DCM’s accounting functions. Will serve as the sole animal procurement person for MIT. Animal purchasing duties include reviewing request for laboratory animal purchase and care forms and check protocols; placing orders for animals with approved vendors on a weekly basis; communicating with researchers and vendors to resolve any problems regarding the availability of particular strains of rodents or particular size, gender, etc.; communicating with vendors, researchers, and DCM personnel regarding changes to the delivery schedule due to holidays; entering purchases into GRANITE to generate weekly delivery schedules and cage cards; processing invoices (~300/month) from animal vendors and shipping firms for payment by MIT...