Veterinary Diagnostician/Assistant Professor

Murray State University; Hopkinsville (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Murray State University is seeking a Laboratory liaison coordinator in Hopkinsville, KY. You will route diagnostic samples, release reports, and coordinate cases while ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance.

You will supervise shipping, support biosafety and quality programs, and develop CE programs for veterinarians, students, and outreach groups. Collaboration with vets, agencies, and stakeholders is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating diagnostic testing workflows.
• Ability to liaise with veterinarians, owners, staff, and agencies.
• Knowledge of biosafety, quality management, and biosurveillance programs.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Serve as liaison between the laboratory and customers, routing samples and releasing results.
• Review and coordinate laboratory cases; ensure accuracy and clarity in reports.
• Supervise shipping and receiving personnel and maintain staffed Receiving Area.
• Develop Continuing Education programs for veterinarians and schools.
• Attend stakeholder meetings and provide outreach to veterinarians, farmers, and pet owners.
• Perform special projects as directed by the Director.
• Participate in quality management, biosafety, and biosecurity programs.
• Develop procedures and policies to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate disease notifications to appropriate authorities.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory compliance

Team supervision

Process improvement

Communication skills

Education program development

Public outreach

Job description

Summary Of Job Duties And Responsibilities

Serves as liaison between the laboratory and customers, receiving diagnostic samples, routing for testing, serving as a case coordinator, releasing test results, and answering customer and staff questions.

• Liaison with referring veterinarians, owners, staff, food producers, government agencies, and other laboratories.
• Receives diagnostic samples for testing (e.g., takes case history, unloads animals, preparing and routing laboratory samples, etc.)
• Review and coordinate laboratory cases; release diagnostic laboratory reports and ensure accuracy, clarity and completeness.
• Supervises shipping and receiving personnel. Ensures Receiving Area is manned during all business hours (including lunch).
• Monitors current processes and policies for receiving and routing incoming cases; ensures regulatory compliance to include accreditation standards, develops new procedures and policies as needed.
• Participates in and ensures compliance with the quality management, biosafety, and biosecurity programs.
• Serve as the coordinator for disease notifications, including those involving select agents, to the appropriate authorities.
• Develops Continuing Education Programs for Veterinarians; find speakers, professional instructors and sponsors for programs; invites veterinarians, organizes program
• Develops educational programs for presentation to primary and secondary students; may be veterinary or animal science in nature; distributes or presents to area schools.
• Provides tours and educational programs for post-secondary education groups, stakeholder groups at BVC.
• Attends and represents BVC at stakeholder meetings, veterinary meetings; provides outreach to veterinarians, farmers and pet owners as determined by the Director.
• Perform special projects as determined by the Director.