Supervisor, Comparative Medicine Operations
2 weeks ago
The Operations Supervisor, Comparative Medicine is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Comparative Medicine Operations, logistics, and equipment program. This includes supervising operations technicians, managing personnel training, work assignments, coordinating technical activities, and providing operational recommendations.
Key Responsibilities- Supervision and Training: Performs all tasks associated with the daily supervision of operation technicians, including hiring, onboarding, training, work assignments, time off approval, performance evaluations, employee development plans, performance improvement plans, and disciplinary actions when needed.
- Training Program Development: Develops, implements, and maintains a training program for operations technicians, including safety training and record keeping. Responsible for keeping all training required for this position up to date.
- Compliance Procedures: Develops, implements, and maintains compliance procedures that adhere to institutional, federal, state, and local regulations for cage washing and other vivarium support areas. This includes personnel safety, sanitization, waste disposal, equipment operation, ordering, and purchasing equipment and supplies.
- Document Management: Creates, reviews, revises, and maintains documents, including but not limited to: SOPs, working instructions, safety procedures, equipment guidance, daily maintenance logs, quality assurance forms, and SDS Binders.
- Equipment Maintenance: Inspects, operates, troubleshoots equipment, and systems, including but not limited to: tunnel washers, rack washers, autoclaves, automatic water bottle fillers, avidity water systems, bedding dispensers, pressure washers, ride-on floor buffers/floor scrubbers, and cold rooms.
- Quality Assurance: Oversees the Quality Assurance program for all washers and sterilizers, including testing and record keeping.
- Maintenance and Repairs: Works closely with Cedars' Facilities Management and Research Facilities Operations to identify, report, and follow up on maintenance and repairs under their purview. Works closely with vendors providing maintenance and repair services for all the equipment assigned to the operations, equipment, and logistics team.
- Vivarium Loading Docks: Maintains the vivarium loading docks in compliance with applicable regulations and oversees their use.
- Supply Chain Management: Coordinates transport of supplies and other items between vivarium buildings.
- Inventory Management: Responsible for Comparative Medicine equipment and supplies inventory, including tagging, tracking, records, storage locations, and disposal of unused/damaged items.
- Chemical Management: Responsible for the management of chemicals used in the areas under their supervision, including disinfectant stations. This includes ordering, inventory, handling, storage, disposal, documentation, training of personnel, and interfacing with EH&S.
- Sanitization Verification: Leads the institutional program of sanitization verification, including knowledge of the testing systems, developing documents for its use, result interpretation, and actions to take, as well as personnel training and documentation.
- Decontamination Systems: Oversees operation of decontamination systems (e.g. Halo) including equipment routine maintenance and set up, personnel training, and decontamination scheduling.
- Vehicle Management: Responsible for department-owned vehicle, including maintaining service up to date, routine cleanliness, updating lists of employees on insurance policy, smog certification, and maintaining registration current.
- Process Improvement: Makes recommendations to the Executive Director and takes action to improve infrastructure, systems, and outcomes. Collaborates with other groups within Comparative Medicine as well as external departments to improve processes and efficiency efforts.
Educational Requirements:
High School Diploma/GED required.
Bachelor's degree in a related discipline preferred.
License:
Assistant Laboratory Animal Tech (ALAT) at time of hire, or eligible to receive within 90 days required.
Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) at time of hire, or eligible to receive within 1 year required.
California Driver's License required.
Experience:
5 years of experience working in a laboratory animal science, cage washing, and vivarium logistics.
2 years of experience in leadership experience working in an Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) accredited animal research facility.
Physical Demands:
Able to perform moderate lifting. Able to sit, stand, and walk for prolonged periods of time. Able to read papers and online documents. Able to exercise physical ability and perspective acuity to satisfactorily perform essential job functions.
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