Animal Care Facility Supervisor
Core
Ensure compliance with federal/state/local laws and AAALAC standards for animal care facilities and personnel at Harvard Center for Comparative Medicine.
Role type
Senior IC animal care facility supervisor
Builds
Safe and efficient animal care operations and colony health surveillance
Domain
Life sciences / Laboratory animal husbandry
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
personnel management, SOP development, inventory management, customer service for researchers, training delivery, record keeping, emergency response coordination, facility repair oversight
Preferred skills
Bachelor's in Life Science, ABSL-2 facility experience, non-human primate experience, LATg certification
Technologies
word processing, spreadsheet, database applications
Responsibilities
Manage animal facility staff and oversee performance management; Establish work assignments and monitor workflow; Provide customer service to researchers regarding animal husbandry and facility access; Develop and implement standard operating procedures; Coordinate animal movement and colony health surveillance; Oversee facility repairs and renovations; Manage 24/7 on-call emergency response
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with supervisory leadership