Assistant Director, Office of Animal Care and Institutional Biosafety

Assistant Director, Office of Animal Care and Institutional Biosafety

Hiring Department: Office of Animal Care and Institutional Biosafety

Location: Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1030682

Posting Close Date: 4/18/2025

Salary Range: The budgeted salary range for the position is $80,000.00 - 100,000.00 annually.

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent 'Best Colleges' rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

Benefits eligible positions include a comprehensive benefits package which offers: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability & AD&D insurance; a defined benefit pension plan; paid leaves such as Vacation, Holiday and Sick; tuition waivers for employees and dependents. Click for a complete list of Employee Benefits.

Position Summary
This position assists in the management of regulatory guidance for and support to the Animal Care Committee (ACC). This includes review of animal use research protocols and modifications; making regulatory determinations; shepherding the documents through the review steps; and assisting with other committee business, as necessary. Advises the researchers/Principal Investigators on regulatory requirements and institutional policies and procedures. This position also serves as a liaison to UIC veterinary staff and UIC Environmental Health Safety staff.

Duties & Responsibilities

Process and review ACC protocols and modifications to protocols, interpret federal regulations and policies governing the use of animals in research, testing and teaching and prepare responses to researchers.

Provide guidance to faculty and staff regarding the federal and institutional requirements for research activities with animals and research activities with biohazardous agents as applicable to animal use. Provides guidance and high-level support to the ACC Chair and ACC members.

Participate in the management of the federally mandated component of the animal subject research review system, which conforms to UIC, and applicable regulatory, funding and accrediting agency requirements. This position has the responsibility to ensure that the veterinary review and/ or ACC review comments for protocols and modifications have been resolved. Assist researchers with these required changes as necessary, and finalize approval requirements.

Participate in the management of funding sources associated with animal use at UIC. Assist researchers with understanding the requirements of funding congruency and communicate with the Office of Sponsored Programs in OVCR, as applicable.

Compose communications that accurately document the determinations of the multiple levels of ACC review and assist PI with revisions required.

Ensure ACC administrative, policy, guideline, and protocol files are maintained and retained according to federal requirements.

Assist in the development of correspondence and reports for federal government, various sponsoring and accrediting agencies and professional organizations, national associations and legislative groups, on behalf of the Director, Vice Chancellor for Research, and UIC Administration.

Assist with non-compliance reports related to the ACC.

Provides content for and the Research Protections section of the Office of Research Services website.

Make regulatory determinations on protocols/modifications.

Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in biomedical, health science or related field is required; Master's degree preferred.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in animal research. Additional prior experience with regulatory oversight of animal research preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the federal regulations and guidelines that govern the conduct of research involving animals.
• Demonstrated analytical skills to gather, interpret, organize and present compliance-related data.
• Demonstrated success working collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams of external and internal individuals.
  Strong communication skills.
• Advanced knowledge of information systems (Word, Excel, Adobe, Access and other database applications).

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

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