Director Animal Health & Welfare
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About the Role
Seeking a Director of Animal Health and Welfare to lead the comprehensive animal health and welfare program at a zoo. Responsibilities include managing animal health, preventative medicine, welfare programs, nutrition, research, and team leadership.
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Responsibilities
- Provide direction and participate in the comprehensive animal health and welfare program
- Manage the animal welfare program and associated operations
- Oversee medical care of rescued animals as part of various programs
- Lead the Animal Health Department annual budget
- Consult and educate zoological colleagues and leadership on health, welfare, and husbandry
- Conduct animal health research projects and prepare results for presentations and publications
- Develop and update colleague resourcing and plans for the team
- Develop and maintain safety protocols for a safe working environment
Requirements
- Proven experience in animal health and welfare management in a zoo or similar facility
- Veterinary degree or equivalent qualification
- Experience in leading a team and managing budgets
- Knowledge of animal nutrition, preventative medicine, and welfare programs
- Ability to conduct research and publish findings
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Role Overview
- The Animal Health and Welfare Director is responsible for providing direction of and participation in the comprehensive animal health and welfare program.
- This includes the zoo's animal population (mammals, fish, reptiles, birds & invertebrates) as well as providing support for any associated Rescue & Rehabilitation program.
- This position is integral to the direction of the facility's high animal welfare standards and to the advancement of the science of animal health.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for the maintenance and management of all aspects of collection animal health including diagnosis and treatment of disease, preventative medicine programs, the animal welfare program, and nutrition.
- As part of various programs, oversees medical care of rescued animals.
- Responsible for leading the Animal Health Department annual budget.
- Shares responsibility for the management of animal rescue program with the Zoological team.
- Consults and educates the Zoological colleagues and leadership team in areas of health, welfare, and husbandry.
- Conducts animal health research projects and prepares the results for presentations and peer reviewed publications.
- Provides strategic direction and contribution to the planning, organization, and implementation of the Animal Health and Welfare department's short and long term plans and goals.
- Develops and updates colleagues resourcing and plans for the team.
- Plans and develops the Animal Health and Welfare department's annual operating budget in coordination with the Zoological husbandry team.
- Develops and maintains safety protocols to ensure a safe working environment for colleagues and animals.
- Assists in the field for rescues, health assessments and possible research with various species.
- Participates in developing long range goals and objectives, including capital planning.
Qualifications
- Proven experience in animal health and welfare management in a zoo or similar facility.
- Veterinary degree or equivalent qualification.
- Experience in leading a team and managing budgets.
- Knowledge of animal nutrition, preventative medicine, and welfare programs.
- Ability to conduct research and publish findings.
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