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Animal Resources Supervisor

Employer
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Location
Houston, Texas
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Jan 23, 2021

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Discipline
Life Sciences, Cancer Research
Organization Type
Healthcare/Hospital

Job Details

1. Staff Supervision and Work Direction: Supervise, train, monitor, and evaluate assigned personnel to maintain AAALAC standards in animal housing rooms and support areas. Make recommendations to section leadership, for hire, merit increases, and promotions. Initiate disciplinary actions. Assures all users of the animal facility follow departmental policies and procedures. Reviews animal protocols, purchase and maintenance requests. Plan work schedules and distributes workload. Schedules personnel duties using appropriate electronic systems. Perform routine health observations to ensure Technologists are performing as they should. May perform procedures and treatments. Perform or supervise specialized decontamination procedures of equipment and supplies into or out of the facility. Supervise or assist in the transport of animals and may be required to drive departmental vehicles.

2. Documentation: Ensure personnel are completing assigned tasks in various electronic systems. May assign PIN numbers and run reports on subordinates and research staff in various electronic systems. Prepare, assemble, compile, and maintain animal and equipment inventory and various other statistics in an organized manner for reporting, accounting, and billing purposes. Assist with Quality Assurance program documentation. Maintain timekeeping for assigned staff in appropriate electronic systems.

3. Facility & Room Care and Regulatory Compliance: Monitors assigned rooms for daily observation of animal health and room environment by staff. Reports any general health problems and/or animal deaths, major changes in normal room conditions to appropriate section leadership. Reports facility and equipment malfunctions to the Operations Group. Participates in compliance functions such as IACUC inspections, USDA inspections, and AAALAC site visits. Train, monitor and supervise research staff on facility, departmental and institutional procedures and rules that involve the use of animals.

4. Other Duties: Other duties as assigned. May perform the duties of subordinates in times of staffing shortages.

Bachelor's degree in a Biological Science. May substitute required education degree with additional years of equivalent experience on a one to one basis with one year of supervisory/team lead experience in animal care. Successful completion of the LEADing Self Accelerate program may substitute for one year of required supervisory or management experience. Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATG) certification by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science within 180 days of hire or job change. It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html

Company

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston is one of the world's most respected centers focused on cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. It was named the nation's No. 1 hospital for cancer care in U.S. News & World Report's 2023 rankings. It is one of the nation's original three comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute.

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