Lead Facility Manager, Preclinical Animal Surgery Core

State University of New York at Buffalo; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package including health and享

Job summary

State University of New York at Buffalo seeks a Facility Manager for the Preclinical Animal Surgery Core (PASC) to oversee surgical, physiological, behavioral, and neurophysiology services. The role provides technical consultation, training, and support for investigators, ensuring high standards of animal welfare and regulatory compliance.

You will maintain core instrumentation, contribute to new technology adoption, and aid in fee-for-service operations to grow shared research infrastructure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Physiology, Biomedical Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience performing survival rodent surgeries, including stereotaxic surgery.
• Experience working under IACUC-approved animal protocols.
• Experience with aseptic surgical technique, anesthesia monitoring, analgesia, and post-operative care.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple projects and user requests.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of preclinical core services (surgical, physiological, behavioral, and neurophysiology activities).
• Provide technical consultation and training to investigators.
• Perform specialized rodent surgical procedures and maintain core instrumentation and recording platforms.
• Ensure services meet regulatory compliance, animal welfare standards, and high reproducibility.
• Assist with implementation of new technologies and user-training programs.
• Develop fee-for-service operations and expand the user base for shared research infrastructure.

Skills

Stereotaxic surgery

Rodent surgeries

IACUC compliance

Aseptic technique

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience/related

Tools

iLabs

Telemetry systems

Job description

State University of New York at Buffalo seeks a Facility Manager for the Preclinical Animal Surgery Core (PASC) to oversee surgical, physiological, behavioral, and neurophysiology services. The role provides technical consultation, training, and support for investigators, ensuring high standards of animal welfare and regulatory compliance.

You will maintain core instrumentation, contribute to new technology adoption, and aid in fee-for-service operations to grow shared research infrastructure