Animal Research Support Specialist I - RSC

About the role

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers countless ways to change lives. Our diverse community of more than 20,000 Breakthrough Makers will inspire you to pursue passions, develop expertise, and drive innovation. At CHOP, your experience is valued; your voice is heard; and your contributions make a difference for patients and families.

The Resuscitation Science Center (RSC) focuses on advanced therapies for treating cardiac arrest and traumatic brain injury (TBI) that reduce neurological and mitochondrial damage. Our laboratory is a translational laboratory working on multiple models of critical illness in rodents and large animals. Under the direction of the Laboratory Animal Manager, this role will assist in anesthesia, surgery, post-operative care, animal care and treatments, inventory and procedure preparation. Under minimal supervision, this position may perform minor surgical or other non-invasive procedures and maintain study documents and inventory as required and will be expected to work in both a team and independent setting. The RSC is seeking passionate well-rounded individuals with distinguished organization, communication, time management, and critical thinking skills. This is a full-time onsite position.

Responsibilities

Research Support

• Participate in day-to-day operations and experiments with fellow research technicians and research collaborators including but not limited to: drug preparation and dosing, anesthesia induction and monitoring, minor surgical procedures and per-operative animal care.
• Good understanding of animal care and use regulations in research.
• Monitor and communicate animal welfare with Laboratory Animal Manager, researchers and veterinary staff.
• Collaborate with research groups on project and protocol designs.
• Conduct necropsies and collect tissue samples for diagnostics and downstream analysis.

Quality Assurance

• Maintain meticulous animal records in compliance with USDA regulations, animal welfare guidelines, and CHOP internal guidelines and policies.
• Ensure compliance with approved IACUC protocols.
• Participate in inventory of supplies and equipment for expiration and low stock.

Training

• Complete the RSC large animal