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Job Purpose and Impact

The Animal Care Associate Director will lead and provide direction to a team of experienced professionals, oversee the animal care activities, the infrastructure and overall facilities management in the assigned sites. In this role, you will lead the team to organize and execute animal trials and deliver high quality data into research projects by collaborating with the essential leads and ensure all regulations related to animal welfare and the environmental health and safety and infrastructure are adhered. You will also be accountable for the site profit and loss, the permits to operate animal research and charged with administration related to the facility.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead a team that conducts research across various species segments in line with the defined strategy and develop team members capability to maximize productivity and efficiency to meet business needs.
• Provide direction and coaching to the team to meet research project timelines and ensure proper data capture to maintain research excellence.
• Own the profit and loss of the sites to ensure appropriate financial management.
• Partner collaboratively with trial application to continuously improve trial quality and work across the company network to adopt and share best practices.
• Develop the strategy for the adoption of innovation and hospitality to meet customers requirements while ensuring company policies including animal welfare and employee safety are adhered.
• Ensure the maintenance and currency of procedure documentation, permits and subsidies.
• Develop plans and deliver results in a fast-changing business or regulatory environment, while leading and developing a team of experienced professionals and supervisors, coaching and making decisions related to talent management hiring, performance and disciplinary actions. You will also collaborate with managers and supervisors in your organization to ensure staff selections align with current and future needs.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Experience working with experimental animals
• Minimum of six years of related work experience
• Other minimum qualifications may apply

Preferred Qualifications

• Three years of supervisory experience