ASSISTANT CHIEF, ANIMAL HEALTH

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Annapolis, MD (Anne Arundel County)

Coordinates all Animal Health field services operations, to support the agency's mission of protecting animal and public health, promoting agriculture and ensuring food safety. Supervises two field veterinarians. Responsible for all field activities at auction markets, farms, shows and other facilities or premises where animals are kept, sold or moved. Activities include regulatory inspections and enforcement duties such as placing quarantines; disease surveillance and disease investigations; and animal emergency operations such as pet sheltering. Serves as Animal Disease Traceability Coordinator (ADT) and manages the USDA ADT Cooperative Agreement. Assists the Chief, Animal Health in developing or revising animal health regulations.

Supervises two field veterinarians.

Identifies resource needs and prepares field services budget annually. Reviews and approves new purchases and repairs. Manages cooperative agreements, contracts and MOUs and oversees subordinates managing such programs or agreements.

Directs Regional Animal Health Field Service delivery in the two state regions - East and West for routine and emergency activities. Manages training programs for field staff and subordinate field staff assigned to subordinate Regional Veterinarians.

Identifies needs, writes, reviews, approves and/or assigns preparation of Animal Health policies and Standard Operating Procedures.

Represents the Department and Program in public and other agency meetings and events.

Serves as lead, Animal Health in the absence of the State Veterinarian (Chief, Animal Health and absence of Assistant Chief, Operations). In this duty is responsible for the proper execution of the essential duties of the Chief, including making routine decisions, signing official documents, and issuing health orders. 

Education: Possession of a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or a Veterinary Medical Doctor's degree from a college or university accredited or recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Experience: Five years of general veterinary medicine experience, at least three years of which must have been in regulatory programs related to animal health.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application (and on separate pages, if necessary) to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment.  All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date.  We will not consider information submitted after this date.  Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the employment (eligible) list for at least one year.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS  

Resumes will NOT be accepted in lieu of completing the online or paper application.

Online applications are STRONGLY preferred, however paper applications will be accepted from candidates who may not have internet access.  All paper applications must be received by 4:30 PM on the closing date, no exceptions.  (Postmarks not accepted.)  Mail applications to:

Maryland Department of Agriculture
Human Resource Office, Room 304
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD  21401

If you are submitting additional information, such as transcripts, the preferred method is to upload them online with your application.  If you are unable to upload, you may mail, hand-deliver or fax (HR Fax # 410-841-5846).  Mailing Address:  Maryland Department of Agriculture, Human Resource Office, Room 304, 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD  21401.

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