Duties Responsibilities Administration • Supervise technicians responsible for work in the area of veterinary diagnostic microbiology under the leadership of the faculty section head and Associate Laboratory Director. • Assure proper staffing for the laboratory and assign staff to meet the needs of the laboratory. • Maintain inventory and place orders for both VDL Microbiology and Food Safety sections, including media, supplies, reagents, etc. • Responsible for maintenance contracts for the VDL microbiology section. • Represent the Microbiology section on the VDL computer committee. • Principal contact for the section, fielding most of the phone calls from case coordinators, receiving, office, clients, residents, and students relative to clinical cases. • Oversee data and software management for equipment. Enter and retrieve computerized data (Excel, PowerPoint, Photo-Adobe Workshop). • Monitor metrics for the lab section and associated tests. • Monitor and plan equipment needs and replacements in collaboration with VDL Administration. • Approve time off and payroll submissions. Benchwork • Prepare samples, inoculate media. • Evaluate aerobic and anaerobic culture plates, isolate pathogens, and perform bacterial identification and susceptibility testing. • Back-up for Leptospira MAT test. Quality Assurance • Draft and update SOPs. • Maintain assets within the quality system. • Oversee QA/QC of media, identification systems, and antimicrobial susceptibility panels. Maintain records of the above for AAVLD accreditation. • Represent Microbiology on the VDL QA/QC committee. Responsible for lab Q-Pulse records, assisting staff with Q-Pulse, Core One For Labs, and other IT issues. • Make sure training documentation is completed in the quality system for all microbiology personnel. • Manage the reporting and processing of QA variances and non-conformances with staff. Other duties as assigned.