Supervisor, Laboratory Animal Technician

Inotiv•Boulder, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position will focus on providing leadership and operational support to the LAT team. The role involves training, onboarding, and assessing the competency of research technicians, while also providing day-to-day guidance and performance feedback. The Supervisor will coordinate and prioritize technician activities and staffing to support time-sensitive study activities and daily vivarium operations. This includes attending meetings with study coordinators to plan schedules, identifying workflow inefficiencies, and implementing process improvements. Ensuring compliance with SOPs, protocols, and regulatory expectations is crucial, as is supporting inspections and audits. The role also entails maintaining various logs and records, managing inventory, and leading team meetings. Communication with study coordinators, principal investigators, and management is key to ensuring needs are met and concerns are escalated appropriately. Adaptability to changing priorities and operational needs in a fast-paced research environment is essential, along with participating in technician activities as needed and performing other duties as assigned. The company, Inotiv, is a growing contemporary drug discovery and development company focused on delivering world-class solutions that impact global health. They offer opportunities for individuals at all career phases and value those who can help them grow and support their shared purpose of discovering and developing life-changing therapies.

Requirements

B.S./B.A. in science (biology or equivalent) with 3-year direct laboratory animal work experience, or associate degree with 5 years direct laboratory animal work experience, or 8 years of direct laboratory animal work experience without a college science degree, or equivalent combination of related education and required work experience will be considered with management approval.
Direct laboratory animal work experience

Nice To Haves

Preferred animal laboratory research experience with mice and rats, including dosing, in-life sample collections, and necropsy collections.
Preferred animal laboratory management experience.

Responsibilities

Train, onboard, cross-train, and assess competency of research technicians while maintaining required training records.
Provide day-to-day leadership, guidance, and performance feedback to research technicians.
Coordinate and prioritize technician activities and staffing coverage to support time-sensitive study activities and daily vivarium operations.
Attend weekly meetings with study coordinators to efficiently plan technician schedules to ensure proper coverage.
Identify workflow inefficiencies and implement process improvements.
Ensure technician activities remain compliant with SOPs, protocols, and regulatory expectations.
Support AAALAC, IACUC, QA, and client inspections/audits.
Complete and maintain safety, equipment, and hazardous waste verification logs.
Complete and maintain environmental health monitoring testing and records and communicate results to the attending veterinarian and in-vivo manager.
Maintain In-Vivo inventory and order materials as needed.
Lead weekly research technician meetings with direct reports to communicate study activity assignments.
Communicate with study coordinators and principal investigators to ensure their needs are being met.
Escalate performance, compliance, or scheduling concerns to in-vivo manager as appropriate.
Adapt to changing study priorities and operational needs in a fast-paced research environment.
Participate in research technician activities, as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Always treat animals humanely and report any concerns over animal care and use.
Accurately follow study protocols and report any divergences to in-vivo manager and PI immediately.
Follow company policies (Handbook, SOPs, Program for Care and Use of Animals, IACUC, Dose & Blood collection policy, Aseptic Surgery policy).
Communicate with management if you can’t meet expectations or need help with priorities.