Please see below for an exciting job opportunity at the New York Marine Rescue Center (NYMRC) located in Riverhead, NY. Feel free to share within your network, as well as with any qualified candidates.
Position Title: Senior Biologist
Position Overview
The New York Marine Rescue Center (NYMRC) is now accepting applications for a Senior Biologist. The application deadline is August 16th or until ideal candidate has been selected. This is a full-time position with benefits.
The New York Marine Rescue Center is a rescue and rehabilitation organization that promotes marine conservation. Our mission is to preserve and protect the marine environment through conservation efforts including research, rescue, rehabilitation,
and education. As a 501 (c) non-profit, we are the primary responders for sick or injured seals, sea turtles, and small cetaceans, and maintain the only marine mammal and sea turtle rehabilitation center in New York State.
Senior Biologist Competencies
• Administers veterinary care as prescribed by veterinarians to rehabilitation cases, including health assessments, blood collection and analysis, dispensing of drugs (including injections), treatment of wounds, and euthanasia.
• Responds to stranding calls as appropriate, educates the public through 24-hour hotline coverage and provides on-call support as necessary
• Coordinates stranding response
• Packages and ships samples according to federal shipping regulations
• Manages on-site volunteer and field volunteer programs including recruiting, interviewing, hiring, scheduling and providing training workshops. Supervises biologist, volunteers and interns in the daily husbandry of rehabilitation
cases, medical treatments, and special projects
• Administers development and management of NYMRC’s stranding database and keeps NYMRC in compliance with Federal reporting obligations
• Presents information about program through media interviews, press conferences, and email inquires
• Perform necropsies of sea turtles. Collect, prepare, and submit biological samples for detailed analysis
• Perform maintenance of life support systems, rescue equipment, and rescue response vehicles
• Delivers public lectures about the stranding program, marine animal natural history, and research projects
• Complies, analyzes, and presents stranding data for annual Greater Atlantic Region Network conferences
• Complies and analyzes stranding data for publications and or contributes to manuscript preparation
• Assists with grant and report writing, as needed
• Performs other position-related duties, as assigned
• Performs administrative tasks as directed
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree with a focus on biological science or veterinary technology preferred
• 3-5 years’ experience in sea turtle or marine mammal in a clinical setting
• Experience with sea turtles and marine mammal stranding network is essential
• Excellent organizational, leadership, and interpersonal skills
• Good to excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (i.e. Microsoft, Excel, PowerPoint, Access); knowledge of GIS preferred
• Able to work and maintain professionalism under strenuous conditions (inclement weather, long hours, heavy lifting)
• Willing to work weekends and holidays as well as periodic 24 hour on-call shifts
• Possess a valid U.S. driver’s license
Application process:
Email your resume and cover letter describing how you meet both qualifications and competencies of the position, as well as THREE professional references to
mmontello@nymarinerescue.org or mail to:
New York Marine Rescue Center
467 East Main Street
Riverhead, NY 11901
Attention: Maxine Montello
Maxine Montello, M.Sc.
Rescue Program Director
New York Marine Rescue Center
467 East Main Street
Riverhead, NY 11901
Phone: (631) 369-9840 ex 106
Fax: (631) 369- 9826
Hotline: (631) 369-9829
**IMPORTANT: Please note that our contact information has changed. The Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation is now the New York Marine Rescue Center (NYMRC) and remains
the primary response organization for stranded seals, sea turtles, dolphins, porpoise, and small toothed whales.**