Animal Research Technician III
or drop it." So we can include a short paragraph with the closing date. - Intro: "Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact." That's about the company; could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" heading is for role description. The intro is more about company; but we can put under "About the role" maybe. However we have a specific section "A Day in the Life he Preclinical Research Laboratory (PRL) within Global Technology and Innovation (GTI) supports the development and evaluation of medical technologies through preclinical surgical research and laboratory operations. The team partners with research, veterinary, and operational stakeholders to execute studies while maintaining compliance with quality, regulatory, and animal welfare requirements. This position is based onsite in Coon Rapids, Minnesota and requires hands-on participation in laboratory and surgical settings. The role includes scheduled weekend, holiday, and after-hours coverage as part of departmental operations. Travel is not anticipated." That's role description. So we can put that under "About the role". Also include the intro maybe. Then "The Animal Research Technician III serves as an advanced technical resource supporting preclinical surgical procedures, anesthesia management, laboratory operations, and study execution. This role performs complex technical responsibilities, assists in training team members, and contributes to operational excellence, study quality, and animal care within the Preclinical Research Laboratory." That's also role description. Then "Primary Responsibilities" list bullet points. Then "Required Qualifications" list bullet points. Then "Preferred Qualifications" list bullet points. Then "Physical Job Requirements" paragraph. Then "U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship" paragraph. Then "Recruitment Fraud Alert" paragraph (should be removed as boilerplate? It's a scam warning; instruction says remove scam-warning boilerplate. So drop that. Then "Benefits & Compensation" section with details: salary range, benefits list. We need sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to map content. - About the role: company intro + role description (A Day in the Life etc). Could also include location, travel not anticipated, schedule info? But schedule is separate. - Responsibilities: the Primary Responsibilities bullet list. - Requirements: maybe Required Qualifications? Or combine Required and Preferred? The instruction: Use headings for Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We need to decide what goes where. Typically Requirements = mandatory qualifications; Qualifications = preferred? Skills = maybe specific skills like imaging systems, Microsoft Office, etc. But we have to avoid thin sections. Let's think. We have Required Qualifications (list). Preferred Qualifications (list). Physical Job Requirements (paragraph). U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship (paragraph). Also maybe "Skills" could be derived from Preferred Qualifications (like AALAS certification, imaging systems, animal physiology, Microsoft Office). Could also include "Experience supporting surgical procedures, anesthesia activities, or laboratory-based research operations." That's more qualification. We could structure: - About the role (company + role overview) - Responsibilities (Primary Responsibilities list) - Requirements (Required Qualifications list + Physical Job Requirements + U.S. Work Authorization) - Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications list) - Skills (maybe specific technical skills: imaging systems, Microsoft Office, animal physiology, etc.) But we could also merge Skills into Qualifications to avoid thin sections. However instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we should avoid creating many thin sections. Perhaps we combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section? But headings are prescribed; we must use them if we have content. We could decide to not include Skills if content is thin; but we have some skill-like content: "Experience using imaging systems including fluoroscopy and computed radiography." "Knowledge of animal physiology, pharmacology, anesthesia, and perioperative animal care." "Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and OneNote." Those could go under Skills. Thus we can have: - About the role - Responsibilities - Requirements (Required Qualifications + Physical Job Requirements + US Work Auth) - Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications) - Skills (Imaging systems, animal physiology, Microsoft Office) - Benefits (Benefits & Compensation details) - Pay (Salary range) - Schedule (weekend/holiday/after-hours coverage, travel not anticipated) We must ensure we don't create sections with filler like "not specified". All have content. Now we need to strip boilerplate: Remove EEO, scam warning, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. Also remove "The above statements are intended to describe the general nature..." that's part of Physical Job Requirements? Actually that's a generic statement; we might keep it as part of Physical Job Requirements? It's boilerplate but maybe considered part of description. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." The generic statement about "The above statements are intended to describe the general nature..." is typical boilerplate but not explicitly listed; but it's a disclaimer. Might be considered legal boilerplate. Safer to remove it? However it's part of Physical Job Requirements section; but we could keep the physical demands description? The paragraph after that: "The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions." That's also boilerplate. Might be considered legal. But we need to preserve substantive information; the substantive part is maybe none. The Physical Job Requirements may not have specific physical demands listed; it's just generic. So we might drop Physical Job Requirements entirely because it's just boilerplate. However we have "Physical Job Requirements" heading in the posting but content is generic. According to instruction: "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text". So we should not include Physical Job Requirements if it's just generic. So we can omit that. Similarly, U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship: that's substantive (policy about sponsorship). Keep that. Now Benefits & Compensation: we have substantive content: salary range, benefits list, incentive plan, etc. Keep. Now Schedule: we have info about scheduled weekend, holiday, after-hours coverage; travel not anticipated. That's schedule. Now we need to format. We'll produce HTML like:
About the role
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If we have multiple paragraphs, we can wrap each in. For lists, use
- . We must not include or . Let's craft content. About the role: combine company intro and role overview. Company intro: "Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact." Role overview: "A Day in the Life: The Preclinical Research Laboratory (PRL) within Global Technology and Innovation (GTI) supports the development and evaluation of medical technologies through preclinical surgical research and laboratory operations. The team partners with research, veterinary, and operational stakeholders to execute studies while maintaining compliance with quality, regulatory, and animal welfare requirements. This position is based onsite in Coon Rapids, Minnesota and requires hands-on participation in laboratory and surgical settings. The role includes scheduled weekend, holiday, and after-hours coverage as part of departmental operations. Travel is not anticipated." Also the Animal Research Technician III description: "The Animal Research Technician III serves as an advanced technical resource supporting preclinical surgical procedures, anesthesia management, laboratory operations, and study execution. This role performs complex technical responsibilities, assists in training team members, and contributes to operational excellence, study quality, and animal care within the Preclinical Research Laboratory." We can combine into a few paragraphs. Now Responsibilities: list bullet points from Primary Responsibilities. Let's extract them exactly: - Support preclinical surgical procedures by performing anesthesia technician responsibilities independently. - Serve as operating room circulator, including operating room preparation, sterile product handling, fluoroscopy operation, contrast injections, and imaging data management. - Acquire, assess, and maintain radiographic images using computed radiography and fluoroscopy systems. - Support animal studies through animal care, monitoring, post-operative care, dosing support, and collaboration with veterinary and research personnel. - Maintain compliance with animal welfare, biosafety, biosecurity, quality, and controlled substance handling requirements. - Train and support laboratory personnel on departmental procedures, equipment, and operational practices. - Collaborate on the development, revision, and maintenance of standard operating procedures, work instructions, and controlled documentation. - Participate in departmental operations, including scheduling support, after-hours responsibilities, and weekend and holiday coverage. Now Requirements: we need Required Qualifications list plus maybe US Work Auth. Required Qualifications bullet points: - 3+ years of technical experience in animal research, laboratory operations, veterinary support, surgical support, or related preclinical research environments. - Experience supporting surgical procedures, anesthesia activities, or laboratory-based research operations. - Experience working with research animals and performing animal care, monitoring, and facility support activities. - Experience following regulated procedures, documentation practices, and quality requirements. - Ability to participate in scheduled weekend, holiday, and after-hours coverage. US Work Authorization & Sponsorship paragraph: "At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment." We can include that as a paragraph under Requirements. Now Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications bullet points: - American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) certification at the Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT), Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT), or Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATG) level. - Experience working in a regulated research, laboratory, or medical device environment. - Experience using imaging systems including fluoroscopy and computed radiography. - Knowledge of animal physiology, pharmacology, anesthesia, and perioperative animal care. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and OneNote. - For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required. Now Skills: we could extract specific skills from Preferred Qualifications that are skill-like: imaging systems, animal physiology, pharmacology, anesthesia, perioperative