Animal Technician

About the role

This position is Per Diem and fully onsite for 20-32 hours a week. It also involves working eight hours on either Saturday or Sunday.

Responsibilities

• Changing rodent cages while strictly adhering to established SOPs.
• Administer special dietary formulations and medicated water to rodents as defined by research protocols.
• Maintaining animal rooms and other facility areas in accordance with accepted standards of sanitation.
• Monitoring rodent colonies for sick or injured animals up to twice daily. Recording and reporting such findings in accordance with SOP via Manage Tasks and HMR system apps.
• Operating and maintaining laboratory animal husbandry equipment including, but not limited to laminar flow work benches, biosafety cabinets/ hoods, ventilated air racks, autoclaves, sterilizers, and cage wash equipment. Reporting malfunctioning equipment immediately to supervisor.
• Technical duties may include medical treatments of rodents with minor injuries, emergency separations, and euthanasia.
• Proper record keeping including room logs and health monitoring reports (HMR) as required. This will include use of computerized data collections systems and apps for cage census and health monitoring.
• Documenting all tasks completed via Manage Tasks, HMRs, Alerts, and Compliance reports as required.

Requirements

• The position prefers a high school diploma or GED. No prior experience is required, but 1 year of experience in a laboratory animal facility or veterinary technician program is preferred. AALAS technician certification at the ALAT level is preferred but not mandatory.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of animal care and husbandry, cleaning, independent work, phone/PDA usage.
• Ability to work in an independent and organized manner as well as within a team.
• Ability to pay attention to detail, communicate effectively to management, taking direction, and learn new tasks.
• Ability to perform all duties while strictly adhering to established SOPs.
• Basic computer skills for computerized record keeping in accordance with established procedures, (i.e., Manage Tasks, animal holding room census data collection, and other computerized logs and apps).

Skills

• Knowledge of animal care and husbandry, cleaning, independent work, phone/PDA usage.
• Ability to work in an independent and organized manner as well as within a team.
• Ability to pay attention to detail, communicate effectively to management, taking direction, and learn new tasks.
• Ability to perform all duties while strictly adhering to established SOPs.
• Basic computer skills for computerized record keeping in accordance with established procedures, (i.e., Manage Tasks, animal holding room census data collection, and other computerized logs and apps).

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$43,000.00 - $46,800.00 per year

Schedule

Per Diem, fully onsite for 20-32 hours a week. Working eight hours on either Saturday or Sunday.