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Animal Care Facility Manager
Washington State University
Animal Care Facility Manager
Washington State University
 Animal Care Facility Manager Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on: June 7, 2026 If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details. Available Title(s): 1185-YN_ADMINPRO - Animal Care Facility Manager Business Title: Animal Care Facility Manager Employee Type: Admin. Professional Position Details: The Opportunity: As the Animal Care Facility Manager for the Office of the Campus Veterinarian's Integrated Vivarium Services, you will play a central role in ensuring the smooth, safe, and compliant operation of the Integrated Vivarium Services (IVS) animal care facilities. In this role, you will oversee daily unit operations by supervising staff (10-15 employees), managing budgets, implementing policies and procedures, allocating resources, and ensuring meaningful results. You will take the lead in providing, or coordinating, professional instruction for personnel in animal handling, restraint, euthanasia, equipment use, and other essential techniques. Your expertise in husbandry, behavior, and facility management will guide researchers in maintaining high-quality animal care that protects both research integrity and animal well-being. You will be responsible for monitoring the physical condition of facilities and equipment, arranging repairs or maintenance as needed, and developing or updating standard operating procedures to support evolving facility needs. In this role, you will also offer in-depth training and oversight to faculty PIs and research staff to maintain safety standards and animal health status, while coordinating and supervising the proper handling of biohazardous waste within your managed facilities. As part of IVS's centralized, service-center operations, you will help ensure that animal care services are delivered effectively, efficiently, and in alignment with institutional and regulatory expectations. You may perform all responsibilities listed or a combination based on operational needs-either way, you will be essential to fostering safe, high-quality research environments. Expectation on hours to be worked for this position would be Monday - Friday; between the hours of 7 AM - 5 PM. Weekend and Holiday hours on a rotating bases is also required. This is an essential position, and the employee will be expected to report to work under conditions that other employees are not required to report to work, such as inclement weather and WSU suspended operations. Percentage Breakdown of Job Functions: 60% - Animal Facility Management 25% - Personnel, Financial and Administrative Management 10% - Equipment, Facilities and Safety 5% - Other Duties To support WSU's ability to attract talent in a competitive job market, this recruitment has been approved for a hiring incentive payment of up to $2,500.00. More information regarding the hiring incentive payment program can be located on the HRS website: Hiring Incentive - Human Resource Services, Washington State University (wsu.edu). Summary of Duties: The Animal Care Facility Manager position is responsible for the sound management of operations and the maintenance and safety of animal care facilities and their constituent animals consistent with laboratory Animal Care Guidelines. This includes: managing unit operations including staff supervision (10-15 employees), budget, policies, procedures, allocating program resources, and responsibility for results; providing or arranging instruction to unit personnel in the handling, restraint, euthanasia, and related animal techniques and equipment usage; providing advice on husbandry, management, behavior and related factors potentially affecting research data or experimental procedures; overseeing the physical integrity of facilities and equipment and scheduling maintenance when needed; providing in-depth training and monitoring of faculty PIs and their research staff in proper procedures for maintaining safety and animal health status; routine evaluation and development of new standard operating procedures as applicable to new facility; as well as coordinating and overseeing the handling of biohazards waste for the IVS Facilities under this position's management. Facilities include vivaria that are part of the Integrated Vivarium Services (IVS) unit providing centralized animal care at WSU Pullman. These are service center operations, and users are charged for animal care services based on animal & cage numbers, specialized services and required care. This position may perform all of these duties or a combination Additional Information: This is a full time (100% FTE), permanent position. This position is overtime eligible. Monthly Salary: $4,942.10 - $7,567.00 | Commensurate with experience and qualifications In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate's current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position. Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for AP staff and Total Compensation. Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Position Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for work visa sponsorship About the Office of the Campus Veterinarian - The Office of the Campus Veterinarian supports humane and ethical care and treatment of animals involved in research and education at WSU. The OCV Integrated Vivarium Services provides daily care of animals in several facilities located on the WSU Pullman campus. The professional animal care technicians provide care, custodial support, husbandry, technical services and research support. Area/College: Office of Research Location: Pullman, WA Application Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements. 1) Resume 2) Cover Letter
Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made. Time Type: Full time Position Term: 12 Month Washington State University encourages all qualified candidates to apply, including members of the military and veterans, and persons with disabilities. WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or hrs@wsu.edu. Notice of Non-Discrimination In matters of admission, employment, housing or services, or in the educational programs or activities it operates, WSU does not discriminate or permit discrimination by any member of its community against any individual on the basis of sex, race, color, national or ethnic origin, physical disability, mental disability, sensory disability, use of a trained service animal, age, religion, creed, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, honorably discharged veteran, member of the military, or immigration or citizenship status except as authorized by federal or state law, regulation, or government contract. Inquiries about the application of federal and state laws and regulations (including inquiries regarding the application of Title IX, ADA/Section 504, and implementing regulations), as well as reports and complaints of discrimination and harassment, can be made verbally or in writing to WSU's Compliance and Civil Rights, the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights, or both. More information, resources, and contact information are available here: https://ccr.wsu.edu/notice-of-nondiscrimination/ To apply, visit https://wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jobs/job/Pullman-WA/Animal-Care-Facility-Manager_R-14947 Washington State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Educator and Employer. Copyright 2025 Jobelephant.com Inc. All rights reserved. Posted by the FREE value-added recruitment advertising agency jeid-71289d35e28b6d46bffa7625102286f1
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