Manager Biocontainment Companion Animal Operations
Manager Biocontainment Companion Animal Operations
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Role Description
Zoetis the worlds largest animal health company is searching for a new member of their management team at their research site in Richland Michigan. This is an entrylevel manager position responsible for the scheduling managing and coordination of daily operational (husbandry and technical) activities supporting pharmaceutical biopharmaceutical and biological research in companion animals (dogs and cats). The manager is responsible for the people and facility management and development of the technical staff. The manager plays a leadership role in the operation of the animal facility reporting to a Site Leader and will be a member of the Kalamazoo Site Leadership Team.
The manager assures that a safe and sanitary environment is provided for all animals and employees. Responsibilities may include but are not limited to: Assuring the care for animals is provided in accordance with the regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and accordance with the rules of accreditation for AAALACi. The position involves interactions with multiple positions and roles within the Veterinary Medicine Research and Development organization including researchers site leaders clinical veterinary staff facilities maintenance and engineering personnel and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC); interactions with regulatory agencies by hosting inspections and providing updates and any needed resolutions; writing and reviewing SOPs; hiring and training of staff; participate in operations oncall duty including weekends holidays and some work outside of core business hours; providing direct supervision and development of the technical staff; evaluating individual performance; providing performance management as needed; ensuring technical staff adheres to relevant policies and procedures and provides crossfunctional support and communications to facilitate animal studies. The manager will have an integral role in teaching promoting and maintaining strict biosecurity measures on the site.
This role will be part of a management leadership team. Cross training and support of other areas may be required depending on the needs of the operations.
Requirements:
- BS degree or equivalent experience in a science field.
- Two to four 2 4 years related experience.
- Ability to wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as N95 respirators ear/eye protection etc.
Highly Desired Skills/Attributes:
- Experience in ABSL2 or above vivarium
- Previous managerial experience
- ALAS certification(s)
- CMAR certification
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Work environment:
May be required to work with zoonotic animal pathogens and chemicals. There may be handling of zoonotic organisms and working in both ABSL2 facilities requiring showering in/out procedures.
Full timeRegularColleagueAny unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party such as an Agency recruiter including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address fax machine or email address directly to Zoetis employees or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.
Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.
Zoetis is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation age gender identity or gender expression national origin disability or veteran status or any other protected classification. Disabled individuals are given an equal opportunity to use our online application system. We offer reasonable accommodations as an alternative if requested by an individual with a disability. Please contact Zoetis Colleague Services at to request an accommodation. Zoetis also complies with all applicable national state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must possess or obtain authorization to work in the US for Zoetis. Zoetis retains sole and exclusive discretion to pursue sponsorship for the acquisition or maintenance of nonimmigrant status and employment eligibility considering factors such as availability of qualified US workers. Individuals requiring sponsorship must disclose this fact. Please note that Zoetis seeks information related to job applications from candidates for jobs in the U.S. solely via the following: 1 our company website at www.Zoetis/careers site or 2 via email to/from addresses using only the Zoetis domain of @zoetis. In addition Zoetis does not use Google Hangout for any recruitment related activities. Any solicitation or request for information related to job applications with Zoetis via any other means and/or utilizing email addresses with any other domain should be disregarded. In addition Zoetis will never ask candidates to make any type of personal financial investment related to gaining employment with Zoetis.Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
