NHP Colony Operations Manager
Spectraforce
Thousand Oaks, California
an hour ago
Job Description
Position Title: NHP Colony Operations Manager
Part time: Hours will fluctuate but generally 30 hours a week
Duration: 12 months
Location: Remote (Home Office), with 20–40% travel based on operational cadence
Preferred location of candidate: mid-Florida (Naples, Fort Myers, etc.) this will be where the business travel will be aligned
Position Summary
The NHP Colony Operations Manager plays a critical role in supporting Client’s nonhuman primate (NHP) research program. This individual ensures operational readiness, regulatory compliance, and coordination between internal stakeholders and external partners. The role requires a proactive, detail-oriented leader capable of working both independently and collaboratively, with a strong focus on operational oversight and strategic impact.
Key Responsibilities
• Serve as the onsite presence coordination of key events and oversight of shipments.
• Be present onsite for pre-shipment and receiving events, ensuring compliance and documentation integrity.
• Ensure complete, compliant and timely communication of documentation for CRO acceptance criteria, Client’s requirements (biosecurity and animal specifications) and transportation.
• Ensure that transportation and colony practices meet USDA, AAALAC, OLAW, IATA, and internal animal welfare and quality standards.
• Address logistical or compliance issues both onsite and remotely in real time.
• Support colony performance reporting, including animal census, tracking of colony demographics, morbidity and mortality analysis.
• Generate colony metrics, dashboards, and documentation to support operational decision-making.
• Use colony management platforms and dashboards for tracking, reporting, and planning.
• Document and report recurring issues and their impact on operational efficiency.
• Monitor alignment with contractual parameters, colony demographics, and proactively managing the colony to support Client’s preclinical forecasting.
• Work closely with Client’s NHP Strategy team to anticipate and align animal needs for research timelines and align colony management with best practices and 3Rs principles.
Strategic Impact
This role is critical to maintaining the integrity of Client’s preclinical pipeline. By embedding operational oversight into high-risk areas, ensuring quality NHPs, implementing best practices for colony management, maintaining rigorous documentation, coordinating logistics and shipments, and facilitating timely and accurate communication—the NHP Colony Operations Manager will proactively safeguard operational excellence and compliance throughout these essential
Basic Qualifications
• AALAS certification at the LAT or LATG level.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience working with nonhuman primates in a veterinary, research, or colony management setting.
• Prior experience supporting or coordinating NHP logistics, transport, or colony operations.
• Working knowledge of NHP biology, husbandry, enrichment, and biosecurity practices.
• Familiarity with USDA, AAALAC, OLAW, IATA, and GLP/GMP-compliant environments.
• Excellent documentation practices and communication skills..
• Comfortable working independently from a remote home-office environment.
Preferred Qualifications
• Proficiency with colony management systems.
• Veterinary Technician credential (RVT, LVT, CVT) preferred.
Top 3 Must Have Skill Sets:
• Proficiency with colony management systems.
• Veterinary Technician credential (RVT, LVT, CVT) preferred
• AALAS certification at the LAT or LATG level.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience working with nonhuman primates in a veterinary, research, or colony management setting.
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 43.75/hr.
Part time: Hours will fluctuate but generally 30 hours a week
Duration: 12 months
Location: Remote (Home Office), with 20–40% travel based on operational cadence
Preferred location of candidate: mid-Florida (Naples, Fort Myers, etc.) this will be where the business travel will be aligned
Position Summary
The NHP Colony Operations Manager plays a critical role in supporting Client’s nonhuman primate (NHP) research program. This individual ensures operational readiness, regulatory compliance, and coordination between internal stakeholders and external partners. The role requires a proactive, detail-oriented leader capable of working both independently and collaboratively, with a strong focus on operational oversight and strategic impact.
Key Responsibilities
• Serve as the onsite presence coordination of key events and oversight of shipments.
• Be present onsite for pre-shipment and receiving events, ensuring compliance and documentation integrity.
• Ensure complete, compliant and timely communication of documentation for CRO acceptance criteria, Client’s requirements (biosecurity and animal specifications) and transportation.
• Ensure that transportation and colony practices meet USDA, AAALAC, OLAW, IATA, and internal animal welfare and quality standards.
• Address logistical or compliance issues both onsite and remotely in real time.
• Support colony performance reporting, including animal census, tracking of colony demographics, morbidity and mortality analysis.
• Generate colony metrics, dashboards, and documentation to support operational decision-making.
• Use colony management platforms and dashboards for tracking, reporting, and planning.
• Document and report recurring issues and their impact on operational efficiency.
• Monitor alignment with contractual parameters, colony demographics, and proactively managing the colony to support Client’s preclinical forecasting.
• Work closely with Client’s NHP Strategy team to anticipate and align animal needs for research timelines and align colony management with best practices and 3Rs principles.
Strategic Impact
This role is critical to maintaining the integrity of Client’s preclinical pipeline. By embedding operational oversight into high-risk areas, ensuring quality NHPs, implementing best practices for colony management, maintaining rigorous documentation, coordinating logistics and shipments, and facilitating timely and accurate communication—the NHP Colony Operations Manager will proactively safeguard operational excellence and compliance throughout these essential
Basic Qualifications
• AALAS certification at the LAT or LATG level.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience working with nonhuman primates in a veterinary, research, or colony management setting.
• Prior experience supporting or coordinating NHP logistics, transport, or colony operations.
• Working knowledge of NHP biology, husbandry, enrichment, and biosecurity practices.
• Familiarity with USDA, AAALAC, OLAW, IATA, and GLP/GMP-compliant environments.
• Excellent documentation practices and communication skills..
• Comfortable working independently from a remote home-office environment.
Preferred Qualifications
• Proficiency with colony management systems.
• Veterinary Technician credential (RVT, LVT, CVT) preferred.
Top 3 Must Have Skill Sets:
• Proficiency with colony management systems.
• Veterinary Technician credential (RVT, LVT, CVT) preferred
• AALAS certification at the LAT or LATG level.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience working with nonhuman primates in a veterinary, research, or colony management setting.
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 43.75/hr.