Associate Director Colony Management; ANML CARE MGR

Job Summary

The Associate Director (AD) Colony Management is accountable for the strategic direction and administrative management of the Primate Center Colony Management component, which includes Animal Care, Colony Management Services, Population and Behavioral Health Services, and Genetic Management Services.

Duties include:

1) In collaboration with the Director and other Associate Directors, set the strategic direction for Colony Management, including Animal Care, Colony Management Services, Population and Behavioral Health Services, Genetic Management Services, and the National Institute on Aging Colony (co‑led with the AD Primate Medicine);
2) Ensure high quality and appropriately managed daily care of colony and research animals;
3) Direct, coach, train, manage and supervise performance to oversee technical and professional staff and their direct reports;
4) In collaboration with the AD Primate Medicine, provide oversight, planning, and management for the nonhuman primate colonies and animal care programs;
5) In collaboration with the AD Primate Medicine, direct and manage animal program and regulatory compliance with campus, state, and federal regulatory agencies (e.g., AAALAC, USDA, FDA, CDC, NIH). In collaboration with the AD Primate Medicine, represent the California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) during regulatory inspections and inquiries;
6) Communicate transparently with the AD Primate Medicine and other stakeholders regarding animal related processes, procedures, housing, enrichment, or related entities to ensure appropriate integration and veterinary oversight;
7) Manage operations, strategically optimize animal production to meet the needs of researchers, and develop long‑term plans for colony production working collaboratively with Core Scientists;
8) Manage animal space (indoor and outdoor) to accommodate research needs including experimental nurseries, infectious housing, specialized housing needs, ABSL‑3 housing, and breeding;
9) Respond to information requests for animal records through the Freedom of Information Act both state and federal; 10) Formulate and administer policies and programs for Colony Management functions including budget, recharge and recovery administration in collaboration with the AD Administration and Operations, personnel management, and while ensuring operational effectiveness and efficiencies of Colony Management performance with rigor and essential oversight and accountability.

The AD Colony Management manages multiple large and complex animal needs affecting broad constituencies across the CNPRC, UC Davis, throughout the National Primate Research Centers consortium, and with investigators at a national level. This position is responsible for team building and professionalism within all areas of Colony Management by working closely with Managers and staff, promoting effective faculty/Core Scientist relations with appropriate integration, and functioning collaboratively in supervising research support services to Core Scientists and other PIs as requested.

This position will develop and implement operational policies in collaboration with the ADs and Core Scientists; procedures and regulations of regulatory activities covering colony operations; and will collaborate closely and transparently with the AD Primate Medicine and Core Scientists on these activities. Oversee regulatory requirements pertaining to colony housing and daily care. The incumbent must ensure colony operations management with the primary goal to meet CNPRC academic research needs and objectives and to facilitate research while balancing the regulatory requirements.

Within the limits of available resources, the AD Colony Management must also provide the components necessary to ensure a high level of animal care (specifically nonhuman primates) in colony operations and balance research needs with the UC Davis campus animal care program and regulatory requirements. The UC Davis CNPRC is an Organized Research Unit under the Office of Research that supports interdisciplinary research programs on significant human health problems where nonhuman primates…