"Alerted.org

Budget Title: Senior Staff Associate (SL-5)

Salary: $95,000 - $100,000

The Binghamton University Department of Laboratory Animal Resources (LAR) is responsible for the animal care and use program campus-wide and provides support services to faculty and students. Binghamton University is proud to maintain AAALAC accreditation. LAR is located within the Division of Research. The Director of Laboratory Animal Resources reports directly to the Associate Vice President for Research Ethics, Security, and Compliance, who serves as the Institutional Official. This position ensures the necessary support for the daily care needs of the animals is met, monitoring all use of animals by university personnel, and ensuring the highest standards of animal care are always present. The Director of Laboratory Animal Resources helps provide assurance of compliance with regulatory and accreditation bodies and fosters strong communications with investigators, the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), and the animal care staff. The Director of LAR is charged with supporting a program of appropriate veterinary care.

Responsibilities include:

+ Recruit, hire, motivate, instruct, and supervise the LAR laboratory animal caretakers to provide optimal animal care with respect to the current standards for housekeeping, safety, regulations, developments, and trends in animal care, certification programs, and continuing education.

+ Attend, participate, and/or lead LAR staff meetings.

+ Provide professional consultation for faculty, academic staff, undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in connection with research involving the use of laboratory animals.

+ Supervises research by graduate and professional students as required.

+ Serve as the Science V Building Administrator, the primary liaison with the University's Police Department, Office of Environmental Health and Safety, Department of Physical Facilities, and other related offices.

+ Serve as the Team Leader for the Emergency Preparedness Plan for the LAR program and facilities.

+ Serve as the primary resource and respondent for establishing per diem rates.

+ Responsible for the administration of all departmental funding according to institutional and the Research Foundation practices and policies.

+ Serve as the primary purchasing agent for LAR. Identify and evaluate vendors and resources for animals, animal transportation, animal equipment, and supplies.

+ Serve on the Space Committee and assign all animal holding room space, and key/access to individual holding and procedure rooms.

+ Serve as the primary contact for all facilities and equipment upkeep, repairs, and improvements, and maintenance contracts.

+ Provide information and guidance regarding the development, renovation, and/or construction and use of institutional space intended for vertebrate animal use.

+ Monitor and analyze new legislation, federal or State and local regulations, guidance documents, and program initiatives. Maintain knowledge of current trends and changes to inform the Associate Vice President for Research Ethics, Security, and Compliance of effective strategies for dissemination.

+ Assure best practices for compliance with regulatory, accrediting, and funding agencies. Continually review and evaluate the facilities for compliance with AAALAC, USDA, NY State Department of Health, and the US Public Health Service. Make/coordinate corrective/restorative action with appropriate departments.

+ Write, maintain, review, and uphold compliance of all SOPs for facility maintenance, LAR equipment use and maintenance, and animal husbandry procedures.

+ Continually assess the efficiency and effectiveness of internal policies, processes, and records to inform decisions regarding operational effectiveness and improvement opportunities.

+ Partner with the Office of Environmental Health and Safety to provide institutional oversight for the use of controlled substances in research.

+ Identify and review the accuracy and completion of facility and animal care records (procurement, care and use, euthanasia, daily activity, water quality, equipment, etc.), and coordinate/retrieve records and findings with Physical Facilities, Environmental Health and Safety, the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), and regulators/accreditors.

+ Coordinate, communicate, and work with the Attending Veterinarian regarding: animal health concerns, equipment, animal vendors, diet and bedding procurement, detergent and sanitizers, preventative medicine scheduling, facility improvement renovations, animal health, and environmental monitoring programs. Perform husbandry/other duties when necessary.

+ Resolve questions or conflicts and provide clarifications regarding regulatory policies and/or procedural matters related to LAR.

+ Collect and organize information for, and participate in inspections, visits, and writing reports for accreditors and regulators, including: USDA, AAALAC, NY State, and OLAW.

+ Collaborate in the interview/recruitment process for all faculty hires that intend to use animal models in their research and/or teaching by providing insight into the LAR support structure and function.

+ Collaborate with and assist authorized personnel using the facilities to install equipment in compliance with biosafety and operating procedures.

+ Communicate facility information to occupants regularly during renovations, improvements, and repairs.

+ Serve as a knowledgeable resource for best practices, procedures, and facility information for the IACUC with full knowledge of all research and teaching protocols, IACUC policies, and reports.

+ Collaborate with the Division of Research staff and administration to ensure an integrated research support effort.

Job Requirements:

+ Bachelor's degree

+ At least five (5) years of applicable related work, administrative, facilities managerial experience

+ Experience supervising employees

+ Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication, attention to detail, and organizational and interpersonal skills

+ Management and prioritization of multiple facilities and tasks

+ Problem solving and working across departments in a fast paced and dynamic environment

+ Ability to apply independent ethically sound judgment, discretion and initiative in performing administrative functions

+ Computer skills and competencies in Microsoft Office

Preferred:

+ Master's degree

+ Working knowledge of state and federal regulations and accreditation related to Laboratory Animal Resources as applied in a university setting

+ Experience in working with unionized employees

+ Ability to communicate with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community

+ Ability to follow all university policies, procedures, and guidelines including but not limited to safety, civility, information security, unions, and non-discrimination policies and procedures

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. If you currently need sponsorship or will need it in the future to maintain employment authorization, you do not meet eligibility requirements. Additionally, please note that Binghamton University is not an E-Verify employer.

Additional Information:

Offers of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment background check and verification of degree(s) and credentials.

Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at [email protected]

Payroll information can be found on our website https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/human-resources/payroll/

Cover letters may be addressed "To the Search Committee."

Postings active on the website, accept applications until closure.

For information on the Dual Career Program, please visit:

https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/human-resources/prospective/dual-career/index.html

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

As required by Title IX and its implementing regulations Binghamton University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. This requirement extends to employment and admission. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator or directly to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University's complete Non-Discrimination Notice may be found here (https://www.binghamton.edu/diversity-equity-inclusion/policies-and-procedures/title-ix-.html) .

Binghamton University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact the ADA Coordinator by completing the Reasonable Accommodation Request Form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfL3zD9n76Ma5icv9N-xdvrVyU3kuaMxgW1-L2Syi-uwPGw2Q/viewform) .