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Importante empresa del sector
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Lima
03 ago
Importante empresa del sector
Lima
About the role:
The Pathogen Elimination & Post -Entry Quarantine
Specialist will be based at the CIP Headquarters and supervise activities
related to germplasm acquisition and pathogen elimination in in vitro plants.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead and supervise related to germplasm acquisition, post -entry
quarantine pathogen elimination and in vitro introduction.
- Coordinate with curators and germplasm health units (GHU) and external
authorities regarding germplasm acquisition, importation and phytosanitary compliance.
- Monitor maintenance of imported plant materials and ensure
compliance with national and international phytosanitary requirements.
- Provide technical guidance to technicians and assistants to establish
pathogen -free germplasm collections.
- Supervise services provided internal including germplasm introduction,
pathogen and phytosanitary support.
- Coordinate
the transfer of healthy, viable, pathogen -free material into long -term in vitro
conservation systems.
- Coordinate
conservation and long -term maintenance of pathogen -free germplasm collections
to ensure availability for research, distribution, and safety duplication.
- Monitor
accession status, collection integrity, and phytosanitary records within the Genebank
database and ensure data quality.
- Coordinate
preparation and phytosanitary verification of material destined for safety
duplication and domestic and international backup collections.
- Support
development and continuous improvement of conservation workflows, common
laboratory areas, and quality management systems.
- Analyze laboratory results and determine whether accessions can be
declared pathogen -free or require additional treatments.
- Ensure the proper functioning of laboratories and equipment used
in the pathogen elimination and quarantine activities.
- Provide internal and external training on germplasm health,
conservation, quarantine and quality management procedures.
- Act as a lead focal point for CGIAR Genebank QMS standards and ISO/IEC
17025 implementation and compliance.
- Supervise the work of assigned team members including performance
evaluations, succession planning and creation of individual development plans.
- Comply with applicable health and safety CIP policies and
procedures.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Plant Pathology, Biology, Agronomy, or a
related discipline.
- At least six (6) years of relevant professional experience in
germplasm health, in vitro conservation, pathogen elimination, or other
activities related to genebank management.
- Demonstrated expertise in:
o ISO/IEC 17025 and Quality Management Systems (QMS);
o genetic resources conservation and management;
o germplasm health and phytosanitary procedures;
o laboratory information and data management systems;
o pathogen elimination techniques, including thermotherapy and
meristem culture.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Excellent written and spoken English.