Job SummaryWe are seeking anexperienced
Facility Supervisor to join our
Insourcing Solutions team, located
in Cambridge, MA within the Charles River Accelerator & Development Labs (CRADL) animal facilities.
- Plan, create, assign, and monitor work schedules for staff daily husbandry and study support assignments; assign weekend, holiday, and on-call coverage
- Supervise and develop animal care and support staff, including hiring, onboarding, coaching, performance management, and employee development
- Monitor and analyze staff performance to ensure the highest level of animal care and support, timely reporting of health concerns, and meeting client needs
- Communicate with clients, listen to feedback/concerns and respond promptly and professionally, demonstrating strong organizational skills to manage multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, and ensure that client service operations run smoothly
- Ability to perform or obtain proficiency to provide husbandry or technical backup on dosing, injections, collections
- Inspect animal housing systems to ensure proper setup and function; coordinate the movement of animals within the facility and assign housing locations for incoming animals
- Conduct routine QA inspections of animal holding and support facilities to ensure established levels of animal health, facilities condition, sanitation levels, environmental parameters, and security are being met or exceeded
- Investigate animal welfare concerns, propose and deliver appropriate mitigations to active concerns
- Place & receive orders, monitor acquisition, receipt, storage and issue of supplies/animals; supervise the use of all space within the facility
- Participate in the development and implementation of CRADL organization and site-specific policies and SOPs
Job QualificationsThe following are minimum requirements related to the
Facility Supervisor position.
- High school diploma, General Education Degree (G.E.D.) or equivalent required
- Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) in animal or life sciences field preferred
- Minimum four 4 years in a laboratory animal facility of which 2 years is supervisory or lead technician experience
- Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATG) certification from AALAS or Certified Supervisor (CS) certification from ICPM preferred
The salary range for this position is between $90K and $100K. The schedule is Monday through Friday 7AM-3:30PM with weekend coverage once a month.About Insourcing SolutionsCharles River Insourcing Solutions℠ can streamline research by delivering operational and cost efficiencies through the strategic insourcing of GMP, GLP and non-GLP research services from discovery through safety assessment. Insourcing Solutions℠ provides you with the ability to maintain control of your facility and expertise while leveraging available space.
We're committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.
For more information, please visit www.criver.com.
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