Animal Care Supervisor

UCI group; Irvine, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

UC Irvine is seeking a supervisor to oversee daily operations of research animal facilities, ensuring proper husbandry, cage wash procedures, and regulatory compliance. You will manage staff schedules, support unit goals, and provide technical recommendations to management.

Responsibilities include cage wash sanitation, routine animal care, reporting health or behavioral issues, and handling purchasing, records, and equipment inventory in a busy lab setting.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of animal care and safety and regulatory environments.
• Working knowledge of facility management.
• Basic skills in animal husbandry, record-keeping and inventory control.
• Basic skills in leadership, interpersonal communication, motivation of staff and team-building.
• Basic analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Computer competency.
• Basic ability to identify behavioral or health issues with animals and reporting changes.
• Interpersonal communication with diverse backgrounds.
• Bachelor's degree in related area or equivalent experience.
• AALAS LAT certification.
• 3-5 years supervisory experience in a research lab with lab animals.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of research animal facilities.
• Ensure proper husbandry and cage wash procedures.
• Ensure compliance with regulations.
• Manage staff schedules and support unit goals.
• Provide technical recommendations to management.
• Sanitation of cage wash stations and routine animal care.
• Identify health or behavioral issues and report to vet or supervisor.
• Handle administrative tasks: ordering supplies, maintaining records, managing equipment inventories.
• Supervise husbandry staff and assist in hiring.
• Oversee maintenance of caging and equipment and foster good employee relations.

Skills

Animal care

Facility management

Leadership

Interpersonal communication

Record-keeping

Inventory control

Analytical problem-solving

Computer proficiency

AALAS LAT certification

Bachelor's degree

Supervisory experience (3-5 years)

Education

Bachelor's degree in related area

Job description

Overview

Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation’s top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide.To learn more about UC Irvine, visit www.uci.edu.

ULAR (University Laboratory Animal Resources) is an AAALAC-accredited animal care program that supports the University of California Irvine's research and teaching missions by providing high quality, humane care for vertebrate laboratory animals, in accordance with State and Federal laws and regulations pertaining to the use of animals in research and teaching.

Responsibilities

This position is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of research animal facilities, ensuring proper husbandry and cage wash procedures while ensuring compliance with university, departmental, and governmental regulations. They manage the work schedule for staff, support the achievement of unit goals, and provide technical recommendations to management. The supervisor is also responsible for the sanitation of cage wash stations, routine animal care, identifying health or behavioral issues in animals, and reporting them to the appropriate parties. Additionally, they handle administrative tasks such as ordering supplies, maintaining records, and managing equipment inventories. They supervise the husbandry staff, addressing performance issues, providing training, and assisting in the hiring process. The role also includes overseeing the maintenance of caging and equipment, ensuring compliance with regulations, and fostering effective employee relations to maintain workflow. Other duties are assigned as needed.

Qualifications

Total Rewards

In addition to the salary range listed below, we offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

The expected pay range for this recruitment is $73,800- $88,150 (Annual).

Required:

• Working knowledge of animal care and safety and regulatory environments.
• Working knowledge of facility management.
• Basic skills in animal husbandry, record-keeping and inventory control.
• Basic skills in leadership, interpersonal communication, motivation of staff and team-building.
• Basic analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Computer competency.
• Basic ability to identify behavioral or health issues with animal(s) under care and report to vet or supervisor any changes or unusual behavior or physical issues that need attention.
• Interpersonal and communication skills to clearly and tactfully communicate with people from diverse cultural and educational backgrounds in person, by telephone or in writing.
• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.
• AALAS Certification at the LAT level.
• 3-5 yearsSupervisory experience in a research lab setting working with lab animals

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page - https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement:

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming. UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact Human Resources at [phone] or [e-mail].