Animal Care Technician I

About the role

The Animal Care Technician I shall be responsible for the coordination, movement, and maintenance of facility equipment and supplies. Participate in sanitation through the central cage wash/In-life and perform monthly environmental tasks for the facility. Provides basic husbandry services or perform tasks involved in the care, maintenance, and welfare of animals (e.g. mice, rats, rabbits, dogs, swine, non-human primates).

Responsibilities

• Completes training focused on general core skills for the area of work.
• Comply with the appropriate safety and study requirements as described in the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), and regulatory authorities including but not limited to ALCOA+, USDA, AAALAC, and governmental regulations.
• Comply with appropriate safety and health practices including personal protective equipment and barrier requirements, as applicable.
• Handle, restrain, and manipulate animals consistently, professionally, and with empathy.
• Recognize animal behavior, health status and report to appropriate channels.
• Perform animal husbandry (cleaning, feed, sanitation, enrichment, etc.) on a regular basis.
• Operate, maintain, and perform equipment tasks (e.g. cage washers, autoclave, cage movement) on a regular basis.
• Observe and report any aberrations in animal room environments (room temperature, humidity, lighting, ventilation, vermin, etc.).
• Perform general facility cleaning, stocking, and inventory.
• Receive, and distribute animals for isolation, study assignment or consolidation.
• Maintains acceptable data standards according to the data quality performance standards.
• Works with integrity and checks data upon completion. Deviations, edits, etc. are done in a timely manner.
• Acts as support group for other departments (e.g., moving animals from building to building, cage changes, bringing animals to necropsy, etc.).
• Participates in a weekend and evening rotations, as needed.

Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma and/or GED required; BS/BA in a scientific discipline preferred.
• Work Experience: Minimum of 0-1 of related experience.
• Supervisory Experience: N/A
• Certificates/Licenses /Registrations: ALAT certification preferred.
• Technical Skills: MS Office suite. Able to adapt easily to new software programs.
• Language(s) Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, software manuals, study documents, and procedure manuals; and the ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Well developed interpersonal skills are required.
• Personal/professional integrity and proven discretion in handling confidential information.
• Ability to develop strong trusting relationships in order to gain support and achieve results.
• Relevant industry experience a plus.
• Ability to work cross functionally on process improvements.
• Demonstrated attention to detail.
• Ability to multi-task and maintain organization in a fast paced, changing environment.
• Ability to manage change.
• Readily adapts to new projects.
• Positive attitude toward work and co-workers.
• Able to identify and resolve problems as they are encountered.

Benefits

Altasciences offers a wide variety of benefits to help our employees live healthy and fulfilling lives both at and outside of work. Altasciences' Benefits Package Includes Health/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans, 401(k)/RRSP with Employer Match, Paid Vacation and Holidays, Paid Sick and Bereavement Leave, Employee Assistance & Telehealth Programs, and Altasciences' Incentive Programs Include Training & Development Programs, Employee Referral Bonus Program, Annual Performance Review.