The LACT position is responsible for providing daily animal husbandry services, including feeding, caring for, and observing the physical condition of mice, rats, and other lab animals for signs of disease or illness. The employee will operate equipment for washing cages and bottles, autoclaves, and dispensing and disposing of bedding. In this position the employee will m

50% Direct supervision of the animal care supervisors Supervise and direct the work of 5 7 animal care supervisors Plan training/cross training of staff to ensure standard, consistent operations across all RAR animal facilities Ensure staff implement proper and consistent husbandry care for all species & areas within RAR Create and maintain work schedules (including weeke

70% Animal Care and Use Maintain and refine behavioral paradigms so that they support ongoing projects by collecting behavioral and cognitive data Identify animal health and welfare issues as they arise, and prepare mitigatory action Continuously progress animal methodology through enrichment, infrastructure improvements, diet modifications, handling technique in a data d