Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides day to day oversight of the Vivarium team, including execution of routine laboratory cleaning and animal care facility sanitization.
• Responsible for performing all tasks that the Animal Care Associates provide, based on client demand.
• Ensure staff is compliant with all contractual, safety and job-specific regulations & requirements.
• Strict adherence to applicable client Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS) and protocols.
• Manage restocking of lab consumables and chemicals within the animal care facility.
• Oversee the escorting for external contractors when needed.
• Analyze and report data and observations in appropriate data management systems.
• Assist LAR staff in ensuring inspection readiness.
• Updates Standard work practice documentation as changes are implemented.
• Meets goals and objectives for safety, performance and quality.
• May be asked to provide on-call service (primary and secondary) for specific research units in the lab areas. Hours are between 5:00pm-7:30am Monday thru Sunday. Tasks include but are not limited to transfer of contents from failing freezers, fridges and incubators to designated back up units, photograph original items, properly document failure, provide a work order of failing unit to facilities team and inform respective end-users about the transfer via email based on the SOP instructions.
• Maintain training and compliance in areas of health and safety, security, environmental and operational aspects of daily activities in the working environment for self and the team

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job at any time

Critical Skills:

• Excellent organizational skills; ability to troubleshoot and solve problems independently
• Comfort working with small animals such as mice and rats is required.
• The ability and desire to learn about and work with purpose bred laboratory rodents.
• Accountability in exercising judgement and understanding the impact of any decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal skills and strong interpersonal skills.
• Possess a positive, adaptable, and solution-oriented attitude.
• Pass medical clearance for respiratory fit testing.

• Basic experience with MS Office: Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in Business or Science with 1+ years of experience in a laboratory environment related to above responsibilities OR
• Associate Degree in Business or Science with 3+ years of experience in a laboratory environment related to above responsibilities OR
• High School Degree/GED with 5+ years of experience in a laboratory environment related to above responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid understanding of how R&D laboratories function and has a proven track record of supporting those activities at various complexity levels
• Background in an Animal Care facility setting

Working Environment:

• Must be able to work in a laboratory, controlled environments requiring personal protective equipment (e.g., lab coat, safety glasses, etc.) in laboratory.
• Job pace may be fast and job completion demands may be high.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position more than 25% of the time

• The person needs to occasionally move between labs, corridors, adjoining rooms, and buildings onsite.
• Frequently operate on instruments, objects, tools or controls, which will require regularly bending, squatting, stretching and reaching in order to perform in a service function.
• Occasionally move or lift up to 25 pounds (potential for occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds).
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include without limitation, the ability to observe details at close range distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus in order to perform the essential service functions of this position.
• Occasionally operates a computer and other office machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• Employee may be required to handle hazardous waste according to local, state, and federal regulations. Duties may include identifying, handling, generating, accumulating, storing and labeling hazardous waste.

The annualcompensation range for this full-time position is $70,000.00 to $85,000.00. The final base pay offered to the successful candidate will be determined by factors including internal equity, work location, as well as individual qualifications, such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.