Description
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Description
Under general supervision of Division of Laboratory Animal
Medicine (DLAM) management, the Animal care Supervisor 1 performs supervisory
duties of animal care staff members who perform operational/husbandry duties,
facility services/inspections, as well as high-level tasks related to animal
health care, the enrichment program, investigator training and services, and/or
Biosecurity. The Supervisor prioritizes and completes ongoing tasks following
established departmental guidelines, University policies, and federal, state,
& local regulations. Develops Standard Operations Procedures (SOPs), Work
Instructions (WI) and forms for the functional area; develops, delivers and
verifies employee training and assigns workloads; maintains supplies, feed and
bedding in stock; monitors room environmental conditions and any other task to
assure animal welfare and adherence to the regulations that govern the use of
these animals in research as well as personnel safety.
Annual Salary Range: $70,900.00 – $145,200.00
Qualifications
Required:
- Graduation
from high school, completion of training equivalent to the Laboratory
Animal Technologist certification of the AALAS, and three years of related
animal care experience with demonstrated supervisory ability; or an
equivalent combination of education and experience. - Five
(5) years of experience in animal husbandry of USDA covered species and/or
exotic species, including non-human primates and swine; or 3 years of
experience with these species plus Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATG)
level of certification by the American Association for Laboratory Animal
Science. - Working
knowledge of the standards and guidelines of the ‘Guide for the Care and
Use of Laboratory
Animals’, the Animal Welfare Act, and UCLA policies to insure proper and
humane animal care as well as employee safety. Specific training on
institutional policies may be provided. - Ability
to effectively communicate with people of varying degrees of veterinary
medical training, faculty and staff via various platforms; excellent oral
and written skills. - Ability
to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with faculty,
administrators, peers, and subordinates. - Knowledge
of cleaning and sanitizing agents and their proper application to insure
that a clean and healthful environment is maintained. - Ability
to lift feed bags up to 50 lbs, to handle animals up to 100 lbs, and to
push racks up to 300 lbs. - Skill
in handling a variety of animal species in a variety of situations to
prevent injury or distress to the animal or self. - Skilled
in Computer, Microsoft Office and reading documents written in standard
English and skill in using basic English words and phrases to follow the
necessary policies and procedures as they apply to laboratory animal
medicine. - Ability
to write and maintain documents (e.g SOPs, working instructions) and
provide training to the personnel in the areas. - Ability
to supervise staff at various levels. - Knowledge
of medical terminology. - Skill
in para-veterinary procedures to assist veterinarians and/or researchers,
in a variety of species including but not limited to non-human primates
and swine. - Knowledge
of and skill in animal husbandry including employee safety precautions
using AALAS manual, federal guidelines, and UCLA policies and procedures. - Ability
to recognize and describe signs of clinical disease or injury in
laboratory mice and rats (where applicable) - Ability
to effectively handle and restrain rats and mice (where applicable).
Required - Knowledge
of University and DLAM procedures in order to effectively supervise,
train, assess, and discipline staff. - Knowledge
of and ability to follow all SOPs associated with a GLP study, including
required study procedures and GLP documentation procedures.
Preferred:
- Certification
at the Laboratory Animal Technologist level by the American Association
for Laboratory Animal Science or working experience in similar positions
and-or academic degrees (AA/AS, BA/BS, MBA, etc.) in related science
fields.