Lab Animal Tech II-Lab Animal Care Unit (2 Openings)

Responsibilities

• Assists with daily care and maintenance of animals under standard and specialized housing conditions.
• Sanitizes cages, pens, animal quarters, and equipment; performs minor repairs.
• Observes individual animals and colonies for signs of disease, illness, injuries, abnormal behavior, or mortality; reports those conditions to the supervisor and veterinary staff.
• Administers medications and/or treatments as instructed by veterinary staff; reports overcrowded cages to investigators and supervisors.
• Receives newly arrived animals, verifies records, and transfers animals to appropriate caging; maintains accurate records.
• Contributes to successful operation of unit by ensuring proper infrastructure is maintained.
• Carries out the first line of the facility’s disease surveillance program in the work area.
• Assists investigators and research staff with various research projects.
• Maintains supplies, sanitizes caging, and equipment; sanitizes animal rooms and facilities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED (transcript required).
• Experience: One (1) year of direct experience caring for animals; OR successful completion of a formal 12-month course (1296 hours) training program in Animal Lab Technology (Certificate or Diploma); OR certification as an Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) is accepted in lieu of one year of experience.
• License/Certification: Must obtain Assistant Lab Animal Technician (ALAT) certificate within 18 months of employment.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Ability to use hands in a repetitive motion; excellent oral, written, and observation skills; ability to perform standard repetitive work involving straightforward application of work rules and procedures; ability to handle animals and evaluate their health status; ability to follow written standard operating procedures; ability to communicate effectively and work as a team; ability to learn sterile microisolator techniques.