Description
Supervises, trains support staff and coordinates day to day operations in a complex animal care facility. Inspects animal care facilities to assure compliance with regulatory agency standards. Confers with researchers regarding experimental needs. Bachelor's degree in biology or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required. Some biomedical research or animal husbandry experience is required. Certification as an Laboratory Animal Technologist is required. Incumbents at this level 'lead and direct' a group of three or more individuals. There is virtually no authority for personnel actions normally associated with full supervisory status (e.g., salary increases, promotions, performance reviews, disciplinary actions). Coordinates the day-to-day operations of a group of employees. 'Leading and directing' is usually restricted to assigning, monitoring and reviewing progress and accuracy of work, directing efforts and providing technical guidance on more complex issues. Most of the work time is spent performing many of the same duties as subordinate employees. Under FLSA, incumbents in this position are nonexempt.