CMP Research Animal Supervisor - Large animal

Texas A&M University System • College Station, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Texas A&M University is seeking an experienced, detail-oriented laboratory animal care professional for a hands-on supervisory role. This individual will be committed to excellence in animal welfare, regulatory compliance, and team leadership. The ideal candidate should have several years of experience in large laboratory animal care, including dogs, cats, pigs, sheep, goats, and other ruminants. Strong supervisory, organizational, and communication skills are essential, along with the ability to balance staff oversight with daily animal husbandry and facility operations. The role requires comfort working indoors with large animals in confined spaces. This individual will work independently, collaborate effectively with researchers and regulatory bodies, and maintain high standards across conventional, SPF, biohazard, and barrier facilities, ensuring compliance with AAALAC standards, institutional policies, and all applicable regulations. The Comparative Medicine Program (CMP) at Texas A&M enhances research and teaching through high-quality animal care, providing services such as animal procurement, veterinary care, surgical facilities, antibody production, technical support, and animal use training.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Four years of related experience in laboratory animal care.
• Successful completion of a formal Laboratory Animal Science Course may substitute for three months of laboratory animal care experience.
• American Association of Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) certification or ability to obtain within 6 months of employment.
• Must be able to obtain State of Texas class “C” vehicle driver license within 30 days of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Assists with billing activities and cost accounting.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and oversees the day-to-day activities and responsibilities of CMP animal care staff.
• Coordinates staff training.
• Reviews performance appraisals, work allocations, task completion, and teaches appropriate work techniques and procedures.
• Interacts and communicates effectively with university staff and represents the unit during inspections by IACUC, AAALAC, NIH, CDC, USDA and others.
• Performs routine and non-routine husbandry duties and cares for research animals for assigned conventional, specific pathogen free (SPF), biohazard contained, and barrier reared laboratory animal colonies.
• Handles semi-technical activities including blood collection, diet preparation, euthanasia, and medication techniques.
• Screens new laboratory animals prior to introduction into colonies, ensuring safety standards are maintained and isolates infected animals.
• Cleans, maintains, and documents maintenance and sanitation reports for assigned laboratory animal care and cage washing areas.
• Operates, cleans, maintains, and conducts minor repairs to laboratory animal cages and equipment including cage washers and autoclaves.
• Monitors overall animal husbandry activities and the care and maintenance of assigned CMP facility.
• Ensures assigned facility adheres to departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) standards, and all applicable Federal, State, and local regulations and policies concerning laboratory animal care and use.
• Maintains inventories and initiates orders for laboratory animals, feed, equipment, and supplies for facility operations.
• Transports animals, feed, and materials by operating a university owned motor vehicle.
• Assists with billing activities and cost accounting.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee
• Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED