Facility Manager II (33)

About the position

We are seeking an experienced Facility Manager II to join our Insourcing Solutions team, located in Bethesda, MD. As the Facility Manager II, you will be the primary point of contact for the facility, utilizing existing SOPs and quality assurance standards to oversee and coordinate the daily activities of the facility within varied animal care environments, including scheduling of staff. Additional responsibilities include overseeing the animal surveillance program and all aspects of husbandry, including technical and cage wash support, providing quality assurance, participating in interviewing applicants, assisting in training, and providing technical support as needed.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the animal surveillance program and all aspects of husbandry, including technical and cage wash support.
• Provide quality assurance to include animal health surveillance; monitoring of the effectiveness of facility sanitation, cage washing and autoclaving procedures; monitoring of incoming animal shipments for container integrity and animal health; monitor the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC); internal facility reports for monitoring deviations from pre-established parameters.
• Participate in interviewing applicants for open positions, developing performance improvement plans, and writing employee performance evaluations.
• Assist in assessing, developing, and presenting training for staff and investigators.
• Participate in QC/QA, and ensure CAPA development, implementation, and adherence.
• Occasionally provide technical support (e.g., restraining animals, collecting blood, collecting tissues, performing injections, treatments, surgical preparation, assisting with research procedures).
• Occasionally provide animal husbandry and environmental enrichment.
• Provide data entry/data base report generation for computerized systems which monitor facility internal environmental parameters, security, or other animal facility monitoring and management requirements.
• Prepare and submit written records, charts, logs, and inventories.
• Actively interact with Project Officers, facility veterinarian(s) and investigators to solve customer requests, inquiries, and complaints.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor's degree in animal science or related preferred.
• Minimum of 6 years' experience in a research vivarium facility, with at least 2 years' experience in an ABSL3 environment, and 3 years of supervisory experience.
• AALAS certification at the Laboratory Animal Technologist level (LATG) required.

Benefits

• Bonus/incentives based on performance.
• 401K.
• Paid time off.
• Stock purchase program.
• Health and wellness coverage.
• Employee and family wellbeing support programs.
• Work life balance flexibility.