Animal Welfare Specialist and Program Coordinator

Zoetis • Richland, WA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Animal Welfare Specialist and Program Coordinator executes the day-to-day coordination, documentation, and analytics that enable strong IACUC operations, serves as point of contact for all global animal welfare programs and supports consistent application globally. This role owns the operational layer of the internal event tracking platform— performing routine trending and pattern detection, maintaining dashboards and recurring reports, flagging outliers and repeat risk drivers to the Head of Global Animal Welfare Risk Management, and collaborates with IT and data teams to maintain, test, and implement corrective actions for the platform. The Coordinator also provides administrative and logistical support to the Institutional Official (IO) and Animal Welfare Board (AWB), ensuring meeting logistics, documentation, and follow-up actions are managed efficiently.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in animal science, biology, life sciences, or a related field required
• 3–5 years of experience in a laboratory animal care, IACUC operations, or research compliance environment.
• Demonstrated experience in data analysis, dashboard development, or metrics reporting, preferably in a research or GxP context.
• Experience with IACUC management systems, animal welfare tracking platforms, or equivalent systems.

Nice To Haves

• advanced degree preferred
• CPIA certification or active pursuit of certification preferred
• Prior experience providing administrative support to committees or governance bodies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Data Analytics and Risk Intelligence Reporting
• Global IACUC Operational Coordination
• Point of contact for all global animal welfare programs
• Monitors consistent application of animal welfare programs globally
• IO and AWB administrative support.

Benefits

• competitive healthcare and retirement savings benefits
• an array of benefits, policies and programs to support employee well-being in every sense, from health and financial wellness to family and lifestyle resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level