Coordinator, Primate Breeder

University of Louisiana at Lafayette • New Iberia, LA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for coordinating, consulting, and working closely with colony managers on multiple breeder programs. The role involves assisting clients/sponsors, division heads, veterinarians, and other coordinators. A key aspect is ensuring all contractual obligations for these programs are met, reviewing animal serology for recommendations and testing, and coordinating with colony managers to maintain optimal animal husbandry, sanitation, and cage change-out protocols. The role also includes updating and maintaining electronic animal inventory, providing inventory diagrams, and coordinating space allocation based on various animal and program factors. Ensuring facility compliance with GLP and/or SOP for breeder programs is also a responsibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science or equivalent degree with scientific emphasis.
• At least 2 years’ experience with management and oversight responsibilities of animal care, vivarium operations in an AAALAC accredited facility, preventative health implementation, and/or research procedures utilizing USDA regulated species, preferably nonhuman primates.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with all staff members, clients and visitors to the Center.

Nice To Haves

• 4 years’ experience as described above can be substituted for the degree.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, consult and work closely with colony managers regarding multiple breeder programs
• Assist clients/sponsors, division heads, veterinarians and coordinators on multiple breeder programs
• Coordinate with colony managers to assure all contractual obligations for multiple breeder programs are met
• Review of animal serology for recommendations, additional confirmatory testing and/or separation/removal
• Coordinate with colony managers to assure animal husbandry, sanitation, cage change outs, enhanced sanitation for potential pathogenic outbreak preventing cross contamination are accomplished to minimize further outbreaks in area
• Update and maintain electronic animal inventory for multiple breeder programs, as well as provide inventory diagrams to supervisors and managers on weekly basis
• Coordinate and assure optimal space allocation based on species, size, age, number of animals, programs, etc. regarding multiple breeder programs
• Coordinate with colony managers to assure facility GLP and /or SOP compliance for multiple breeder programs.

What This Job Offers

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