Veterinary Research Supervisor

Serves as the on-site working supervisor and designated representative for animal care support to BSL-2 poultry research projects at the client facility. Provides overall management and coordination of the contract technician team while personally performing caretaker duties. Acts as the primary point of contact for the Contracting Officer (CO), Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), Veterinary Medical Officer/Attending Veterinarian, and the Veterinary Services team.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct day-to-day delegation and scheduling of technicians to satisfy 7-day/365-day coverage within the 40-hour-per-person weekly cap.
• Maintain a collaborative working relationship with the COR; provide timely progress updates and proactively resolve bottlenecks.
• Own contract deliverables: Monthly Status Report, Quality Control Plan (due at kickoff), lessons-learned reports, kickoff meeting and minutes, and the QASP (draft at kickoff, final four weeks later).
• Oversee onboarding, background-investigation initiation, and continuity-of-operations/disaster-recovery planning.

Security & Suitability

• Must pass the client's required background investigation (a moderate-tier federal suitability investigation) prior to unsupervised work; contractor/employee bears fingerprinting and associated costs.
• Must complete required federal employment and facility ID/badging forms; a government PIV/credential is issued upon favor