Director Laboratory Animal Management (Research Animal Resources)

Director Of Lab Animal Management

Johns Hopkins University is seeking a Director of Lab Animal Management that will report to the Attending Veterinarian and Executive Director for Research Animal Resources (RAR) and will ensure animal husbandry in all assigned animal facilities at Johns Hopkins University are performed in a manner compatible with all humane, legal, and scientific requirements. The position will require travel between JHU facilities.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Direct animal care operations within designated JHU animal facilities.
• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of animal care operations across designated JHU animal research facilities, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities and research objectives.
• Ensure full operational, regulatory, and accreditation compliance with all applicable standards.
• Lead, develop, and manage Animal Care Managers, fostering a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.
• Establish and maintain high standards for animal husbandry programs, ensuring the health, welfare, and ethical care of all research animals.
• Provide executive oversight of laboratory animal operations, including satellite facilities, to ensure consistency, efficiency, and compliance.
• Design and implement operational programs that drive workplace safety, regulatory readiness, process efficiency, and exceptional standards of organization and sanitation.
• Direct the development and execution of a comprehensive, institution-wide integrated pest management program.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Research Animal Resources (RAR) leadership and the JHU LiUNA Bargaining Unit, ensuring effective interpretation, administration, and compliance with collective bargaining agreements.
• Collaborate and partner with key institutional stakeholders to ensure coordinated operations, risk mitigation, and alignment with institutional goals.
• Establish and continuously refine enterprise-wide policies, procedures, and operational frameworks to ensure a highly efficient, scalable, and compliant animal care program.
• Provide strategic leadership in the development, standardization, and governance of SOPs and operational policies, ensuring consistency, regulatory alignment, and workforce effectiveness.
• Oversee and optimize supply chain strategy, including demand forecasting, vendor performance, inventory controls, and cost containment initiatives.
• Lead high-level vendor negotiations and contracting strategies for supplies, services, and capital equipment.
• Partner with the Attending Veterinarian to provide executive oversight of capital projects, including new construction, renovations, and commissioning of vivaria and support spaces.
• Co-lead the development and execution of short- and long-term strategic plans for RAR operations.
• Serve as a key strategic partner to internal stakeholders to align operational priorities with research needs and institutional objectives.
• Direct the investigation and resolution of complex operational, facility, and compliance issues.
• Design and implement comprehensive workforce development and training programs.
• Champion a culture of operational excellence by establishing best practices in documentation, data integrity, and recordkeeping.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Biology, Animal Husbandry, or related field.
• Ten years of progressively responsible experience managing a large, complex animal research facility.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification by the American Association of Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) at the Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATG) or Certified Manager of Animal Resources (CMAR) level required.
• Animal Facility Management - Advanced
• Animal Husbandry and Health Monitoring - Advanced
• Training and Development: -Advanced
• Animal Welfare Compliance - Advanced
• Interpersonal Skills - Advanced
• Process Improvement - Advanced
• Ability to work under environmental conditions that could require the use of safety equipment.
• Specialty Occupational Health requirements up to date and complete.

Classified Title: Director Laboratory Animal Management Role/Level/Range: L/04/LE Starting Salary Range: $86,300 - $151,000 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.) Employee group: Full Time Schedule: M-F / 8:30AM-5PM FLSA Status: Exempt Location: School of Medicine Campus Department name: Research Animal Resources Personnel area: University Administration