Associate Director, Primate Medicine

Associate Director, Primate Medicine – University of California, Davis

The Associate Director (AD) Primate Medicine is accountable for the strategic direction and administrative management of Primate Medicine Services, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Services, and the National Institute on Aging Colony.

Duties include:

• In collaboration with the Director, set the strategic direction for Primate Medicine, including Primate Medicine Services, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Services, the Primate Assay Laboratory Core (co‑led with the Infectious Diseases Unit), and the National Institute on Aging colony (co‑led with AD Colony Management).
• Leading a team of primate veterinarians; manage clinical care for a colony of approximately 5,000 nonhuman primates.
• Support cutting‑edge primate research for internal and external investigators, including Core Scientists at this NIH‑supported research facility.
• Represent the California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) to federal agencies and NIH consortia in collaboration with the AD Colony Management and other CNPRC key members.
• In collaboration with the AD Colony Management provide oversight, planning, and management for the nonhuman primate colonies and animal care program.
• In collaboration with the AD Colony Management, direct and manage animal program and regulatory compliance with campus, state, and federal regulatory agencies (e.g., AAALAC, USDA, FDA, CDC, NIH). Together with the AD Colony Management represent the CNPRC during regulatory inspections and inquiries.

Department Overview:
The AD Primate Medicine directs a large and complex primate medicine program serving the CNPRC, UC Davis, other National Primate Research Centers, and investigators on a national level. The position develops and implements operational policies and procedures covering medical, clinical, surgical and pathology services, and oversees regulatory requirements pertaining to veterinary medicine, veterinary anatomic pathology, and the clinical laboratory. The AD ensures a high level of animal care in veterinary medicine and surgery, anatomical pathology, and clinical laboratory support services, balancing research needs with UC Davis Animal Care Program requirements.

Final date to receive applications
:
Apply by February 4th, 2026 at 11:59 pm.

Minimum Qualifications

• Board-certified by the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine. Successful completion of a residency program in Laboratory Animal Science. Licensure to practice veterinary medicine in the State of California and/or eligible to obtain licensure within one year of employment.
• Doctoral Degree (D.V.M. or D.V.M./Ph.D.).
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of laboratory animal medicine as evidenced by Diplomat Status in the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine. USDA certified. Minimum of 7 to 9+ years of experience in laboratory animal medicine and minimum 5+ years of experience managing and directing complex animal preventative/emergency care programs. Experience in all aspects of animal husbandry, production practices (breeding colony management) in animal care, and applied understanding of behavior management practices.
  
  Demonstrated professional veterinary experience in clinical medicine as it applies to diagnostics, surgical procedures, and medical treatment of nonhuman primates, with 5+ years of progressive leadership in managing a large‑scale clinical veterinary service program.
• Demonstrated experience and expertise working with nonhuman primates as models of human disease. Experience diagnosing and characterizing spontaneous diseases of nonhuman primates as potential models of human disease.
• Experience in nonhuman primate sales and breeding production, including marketing, pricing, budgeting, inventory control and management, cost and revenue projections, and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated experience in the field of laboratory animal care and clinically‑based research support.
• Knowledge of institutional, local, state, national and international rules and regulations governing the use and care of laboratory animals (USDA Animal Welfare Act, ILAR Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals,…