Veterinarian Supervisor

State of North Carolina

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as Director of Animal Health Programs/Livestock within the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Veterinary Division. The Veterinary Division's mission focuses on providing animal disease programs designed to control, diagnose, and eradicate diseases in livestock and poultry, often in cooperative efforts with the United States Department of Agriculture. As Director, this role is responsible for administering and enforcing North Carolina General Statutes and rules related to animal disease control and eradication, including interpretation of these regulations. The Director exercises managerial and administrative control over all Animal Health Programs/Livestock activities, ensuring consistency with the mission and state regulations through performance review. Key responsibilities include initiating, developing, recommending, and implementing policies to fulfill program responsibilities as outlined in state and federal regulations. The position requires constant consideration of the welfare of North Carolina citizens, the livestock industry, and personnel to ensure efficient, safe, effective, and economical mission accomplishment. The Director plans and implements animal disease prevention, control, and eradication programs, establishes priorities, and manages resources for emergency situations, including employee selection, training, and physical location. This position directly supervises four field Veterinary Medical Officers and one Administrative Specialist II, and indirectly supervises eleven Animal Health Technician I positions and five Administrative Specialist I positions.

Requirements

Graduate of a veterinary college.
Licensed or eligible for licensure to practice veterinary medicine in the State of North Carolina.
Four years of experience in regulatory and/or clinical veterinary medicine.
Strong expertise in pathology, bacteriology, immunology, epidemiology, parasitology, and therapy.
In-depth knowledge of livestock management and marketing.
Experience leading disease control, eradication, and animal health programs.
Proficient in interpreting North Carolina and federal livestock and poultry regulations.
Ability to communicate disease status and control efforts at local and national levels.
Skilled in coordinating animal health initiatives with diagnostic labs and state and federal agencies.
Effective at building and maintaining partnerships with government officials, producers, industry groups, animal welfare organizations, media, and the public.

Responsibilities

Serve as Director of Animal Health Programs/Livestock.
Administer and enforce North Carolina General Statutes and rules designed to aid in the diagnosis, control, and eradication of disease in livestock and poultry.
Interpret North Carolina regulations and rules, with legal assistance.
Exercise managerial and administrative control over all Animal Health Programs/Livestock activities.
Review employee performance and procedures and performance standards to maintain and ensure consistency with Animal Health Programs/Livestock’s mission and North Carolina’s rules and regulations.
Initiate, develop, recommend, and implement policies to carry out program responsibilities as set forth in North Carolina General Statutes and Code of Federal Regulations, Title 9.
Consider the welfare of the citizens of North Carolina, the livestock industry, and Animal Health Programs/Livestock personnel.
Plan and implement realistic and effective methods of animal disease prevention, control, and eradication programs within the guidelines of applicable state and federal regulations.
Establish priorities to analyze and determine the best possible method to utilize all resources available to manage emergency or critical situations.
Directly supervise four (4) field Veterinary Medical Officers and one (1) Administrative Specialist II.