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Job Summary

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Husbandry and Operations, this role is responsible for the daily operations of the animal facility, internal systems, policies & procedures and the facility staff. This role provides leadership, oversight and assists with long range planning to ensure that all areas are operating at the highest standards possible. This role provides support to the ADH&O for implementing new internal processes and projects, monitoring progress of established procedures, and providing redundancy at the Supervisory level, where needed. 

This position will serve as a departmental liaison for research faculty and vendor relationships in the current expanding research program.

Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities/Duties: 

• Assists ADH&O with implementation of new husbandry processes and procedures, and refinement of existing practices.
• Coordinate with H&O Supervisors for hiring and training of husbandry staff. Attend recruitment meetings.
• Monitor and ensure internal quality assurance of procedures.  
• Manage, hire, train and coach Husbandry Supervisors, and provide backup Supervisory support when needed.
• Manage daily operational activities.
• Perform other duties as required 

Qualifications:

• Graduation from a vocational or technical school plus 5-7 years related experience or equivalent combination of education & experience 
• Experience managing a laboratory animal facilities or equivalent experience 
• Demonstrated supervisory knowledge, including motivational techniques and professional development/training methods 
• Demonstrated program management knowledge including basic statistical methods, budget development and oversight, and knowledge of local, state and federal regulations for the workplace 
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to helping others reach their full potential

Space Allocation and Management

• Provide recommendations for animal and laboratory space allocation and planning.
• Implement management decisions regarding space allocation or reallocation.

Education/Mentoring

• Interpret relevant policies and procedures for incoming staff and investigators.
• Provide training and development of prescribed policies, SOPs, etc. to assigned staff. 
• Serve as a resource to investigators regarding DVR husbandry and operations.

General Administrative:

• Implement policies and procedures to ensure accreditation and compliance with local, state and federal laws, policies and regulations.
• Serve as a liaison for vendor, and partner lines within CHOP (Office of Research Safety, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Facilities, etc.).
• Oversee equipment maintenance programs.
• Support quality assurance and compliance program as needed.
• Order and receive facility supplies and monitor inventory (food, bedding, PPE, cleaning supplies, etc.).
• Maintain records in accordance with relevant agency guidelines to include the state of Pennsylvania, Public Health Service, the USDA, and AAALAC.
• Assist with conduct of and preparation for IACUC semi-annual inspections, annual USDA inspections and triennial AAALAC site visits.
• Foster and maintain a customer service focus, utilizing professionalism, courtesy and respect when responding to requests and/or concerns, and assisting research personnel.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Licenses/Certifications:

• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) certification
• Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATG), or
• Certified Manager of Animal Resources (CMAR), or
• Institute for Laboratory Animal Management (ILAM)

Required Education & Experience

• High School diploma/GED
• Eight (8) years of laboratory animal medicine experience
• Three (3) years of lead, management or supervisory experience

Preferred Education, Experience, and License/Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• Ten (10) years of experience in an AAALAC-accredited laboratory animal facility
• Five (5) years of lead, management or supervisory experience
• Previous experience with regulatory processes and associated audits
• CMAR certification through AALAS

Additional Technical Requirements

• Advanced knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements related to animal care/use in research
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
• Excellent time management skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to work independently as well as in collaboration with all levels of personnel
• Ability to receive, handle and maintain confidential information

To carry out its mission, it is of critical importance for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to keep our patients, families and workforce safe and healthy and to support the health of our global community. In keeping with this, CHOP has mandated all workforce members on site at any CHOP location for any portion of their time be vaccinated for COVID-19. This mandate also applies to workforce members performing work for CHOP at non-CHOP locations. The CHOP COVID-19 vaccine mandate is in alignment with applicable local, state and federal mandates.

CHOP also requires all workforce members who work in patient care buildings or who provide patient care to receive an annual influenza vaccine. Employees may request exemption consideration for CHOP vaccine requirements for valid religious and medical reasons.

Please note start dates may be delayed until candidates are fully immunized or valid exemption requests are reviewed. In addition, candidates other than those in positions with regularly scheduled hours in New Jersey, must attest to not using tobacco products.

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