What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Veterinary Research position at TalentCraft?
- Job Responsibilities: Directs the operation of the CRC in a professional and diplomatic manner, maintaining the morale and respect of CRC employees, as well as the respect of the faculty utilizing the facilities.
- Conducts regular inspections of the facility to ensure that the facility is maintained in a clean, orderly state and in good repair.
- Ensures that the Medical Center complies with all regulations in the use of research animals.
- Provides support to the CRC management staff through advice, consultation and regular meetings.
- Manages and provides veterinary care for all animals used for research, teaching and testing.
- Advise investigators in the care and treatment of animals in their research projects.
- Assist investigative staff in project design to provide proper veterinary care for animals while on study.
- Consult with investigative staff in protocol development involving surgical procedures including specialty procedures and appropriate use of anesthetics and analgesics.
- Manages the rodent health surveillance program for the CRC.
- Manages and/or performs complicated surgical procedures and provide postoperative monitoring of the animals.
- Provide assurance of compliance with all applicable regulations and policies including IACUC governing the use of animals.
- Manages the daily activities of the Veterinary Technicians as well as their daily work schedules.
- Assure adherence to standard operating procedures by all veterinary technicians.
- Coordinate the hiring process of veterinary technicians, and training and education of veterinary technician personnel as well as disciplinary activities of personnel.
- Manages the annual review activities of veterinary technician personnel.
- Coordinate billing for CRC surgery and input data into billing database.
- Enforce Federal, Institutional, and departmental policies and procedures.
- Assist in the development and review of general policies and procedures as they relate to daily CRC and surgery operations and provide input to the Senior Director.
- Participate as a voting member of the IACUC.
- Provide training and instruction in the care and use of laboratory animals for animal care technicians, research technicians, and investigators. Provide technical assistance when required.
- Manages special veterinary services such as collection and processing of diagnostic specimens, necropsy services, protocol dictated procedures, etc.
- Manages the daily maintenance of procedural support areas such as operating rooms, prep rooms, surgeon’s scrub rooms, animal recovery, x-ray, clinical laboratory, necropsy, and procedure rooms.
- Obtain and maintain membership in Chicago Branch AALAS and attend no less than 3 meetings per year.
- Attend National AAALAS, ACLAM and/or AVMA Meetings and/or other meetings and training opportunities related to the laboratory animal sciences field.
- Participate in Institutional training programs as directed.
- Oversees the daily work schedules and responsibilities of and directly supervises the CRC Associate Director, Operations, Surgery Supervisor and IACUC Coordinator personnel in the CRC.
- Oversees the development and updating of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) consistent with Institutional and departmental policies and assures adherence to SOP’s by all staff.
- Oversees the hiring process, training and education, disciplinary activities and performance reviews for all CRC personnel.
- Required Job Qualifications: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) licensed in the state of Illinois.
- Completion of a Laboratory Animal Medicine residency or fellowship OR at least 1 year of experience with laboratory animals, the regulations, IACUCs and directing activities of veterinary technicians and animal care technicians.
- American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine Certification within 3 years.
- Must be available by cellular telephone during working and non-working hours and to respond when prompted
- Some experience with an AAALAC-International accredited laboratory animal care and use program preferred.
- Firm understanding of Animal facility management.
- Firm understanding of Veterinary medicine.
- Firm understanding of Animal facility budgetary management.
- Firm understanding of Animal protocol systems.
- Firm understanding of IACUC functions.
- Firm understanding of Animal physiology and behavior.
- Firm understanding of Animal husbandry and care procedures.
- Firm understanding of Physical plant and facility equipment systems
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements and animal program issues.
- General computer literacy.
- Self-starter, ability to work independent of direct oversight.
- Ability to work as a team member.
- Must have excellent written and oral communication skills
Salary : $150,000 - $230,000
