Employees in this position supervise lower-level personnel and/or supervise a function/procedure in laboratory animal care operation/setting and/or oversee facilities or units within larger facilities. Primary duties include the management of activities required for the proper care and maintenance of laboratory animals and research facilities, ensuring staff follow all SOP's and quality standards and providing resolutions to operational issues. Laboratory Animal Care Coordinators train and supervise staff, establish work priorities, coordinate and organize work schedules, develop and maintain effective teamwork with staff, management and research staff.
Duties & Responsibilities:

Supervise, manage and/or coordinate husbandry operational activities and personnel functions in one or more areas of the laboratory animal facilities.

Oversight of daily inspection of animals, equipment, supplies, and related service areas of the facility for compliance. Guide, advise, and/or direct facility users on operational activities and/or government, industry, or institutional regulatory guidelines and standards.

Establish work schedules for daily animal husbandry tasks for 5 10 employees and coordinate with appropriate experimental protocols, BRL expectations and/or departmental needs.

Monitor staff and inspect daily operation of work area to ensure proper completion of assigned daily tasks as needed.

Communicates effectively with other supervisors, caretakers, veterinarians and researchers. 

Oversight of inspections in the animal care facility areas for adherence with government and institutional regulatory guidelines and initiate corrective action as required. 

Monitor, research, and distribute information regarding changes in regulatory guidelines as well as trends and developments in techniques and technology relevant to the field; maintain and updates protocol/SOP manuals. 

Maintain accurate records on environmental monitoring, animal inventories, equipment, supply inventories, breeding programs, and individual job performance.

Under veterinary supervision, oversee animal treatment schedules and maintain appropriate health record system. Completes daily record keeping and assists in performing regular time studies necessary for setting appropriate changes.

Prepare standard operation procedures for animal care, room sanitation, environmental control, and use of equipment.

Oversee inventory management to coordinate equipment/supply availability for scheduled job tasks. Inspect work areas for sanitation, and condition of cages to ensure proper compliance with federal and departmental guidelines. 

Select, purchase, and coordination of equipment and/or supplies. Serves as a main point of contact for suppliers and service personnel.

Participate in personnel functions including interviewing, selecting, training, evaluating performance, developing staff; organizing staff meetings; coordinating continuing education training and in-services for staff. 

Assist in planning and implementation of animal care on-the-job and formal training programs. Train/evaluate husbandry personnel and participate in promotional or disciplinary action as required.

Perform duties of the lower levels of the Animal Caretaker classifications and/or other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.