JOB TITLE:  Large Animal Floor Leader, Animal Facility Specialist I or II

LOCATION:  NIH DVR14 Area, Bethesda, MD 

Summary:

Primary responsibilities for the Floor Supervisors/Leaders will be to provide daily oversight and direction to husbandry staff caring for animals within the assigned building or area; as directed by the Task Manager, they will assist with scheduling assignments and ensuring task completion in accordance with DVR facility SOPs and approved animal study proposals; will perform routine husbandry duties on a daily basis; and will serves as backup for Task Managers in the event of absence.  They will ensure the animal holding rooms and ancillary areas are maintained in a clean and organized manner.  Floor Leaders must demonstrate the ability to interact with investigators and have experience with the type of species housed in the animal facility (i.e., non-human primates) 

Requirements:

Must be certified at the AALAS LATG Technician level or higher and have 3 years’ experience in a laboratory animal facility. Prior supervisory and leadership experience is preferred but not required. Personal Computer skills with Microsoft Office Suite applications required.

 Duties:

• Supervise and perform animal husbandry support services as directed by the Task Manager.
• Monitor the performance of subordinate personnel, praising quality performance, providing counseling or additional training/supervision for deficient performance.
• Identify potential problem areas with personnel, equipment, or facilities.
• Ensure adequate inventories of routinely used items are continuously available.
• Schedule, perform, and document activities necessary to accomplish task assignments.
• Ensure records, logbooks, and other project records are appropriately documented and maintained.
• Awareness of and compliance with policies, regulations, safety, and security procedures.
• Establish liaison and communications with research personnel to facilitate responsiveness. 
• Provide husbandry and care to research animals, monitoring their environment, and observing their health status when needed. • Record observations in animal records.
• Assist in the receipt of animals.
• Adhere to established SOPs, assist in the revision of current SOPs and development of new SOPs.
• Assist, when requested, in handling and restraint of animals for examination and determination of animal body weight.
• Clean and sanitize rooms and equipment and participate in environmental monitoring.
• Support and comply with the QA/QC program.
• Work in concert and cooperation with NIH compliance assurance entities (Safety & Health, IACUC).

 SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE:  

1. High School diploma and AALAS LAT for the AFS-I positions and High School diploma and LATG Certification is required for the AFSII position.
2. Fundamental knowledge of animal research operations
3. Literate in written and spoken English
4. A minimum of 3 years’ experience in an animal facility with AAALACi accreditation preferred
5. Knowledgeable in PC applications including Word documents, Outlook and Excel spreadsheets