Research Model Husbandry

Job Description

Job Summary:

• As an Animal Care Associate for our GEMS Breed Group in Wilmington, MA.
• The GEMS Animal Care Associate will learn how and continue to maintain and monitor the health, production, and physical environment of client or (CRL) animals housed at CRL facilities.
• These environments may include isolators or individual ventilated cages (IVC).

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Perform entry-level husbandry tasks, including supplying food, bedding, water and environmental
  enrichment.
• Maintain rat and mouse colonies, including setting up matings, weaning and sexing of offspring, genetic
  sampling of animals.
• Handle rodents (mice and rats), including restraining of animals for collection of fecal pellets, ear/tail
  sampling as well as tagging animals for identification.
• Observe animals for any abnormalities or common health issues.
• Identify and select specific animals for customer shipments, genotyping, health monitoring, matings, transfers
  or other various tasks as needed.
• Learn, understand, and comply with all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) with direct supervision and
  instruction for most processes/tasks.
• Learn and strictly follow all animal welfare standards and biosecurity procedures necessary to maintain
  isolator integrity and animal health status, including the proper sterilization and entry of supplies/animals into
  isolators.
• Be detailed-oriented and enter accurate data entry into Internet Colony Management (ICM).
• Ensure compliance with all local, state and federal laws governing the use of research animals.
• Ability to prioritize and execute daily tasks with guidance from supervisor(s).
• Perform general housekeeping and adhere to EHS, safety, and ergonomic procedures.
• General computer skills and ability to quickly learn required computer programs, databases and other applications (i.e. ICM and Microsoft Office).
• Be able to learn to identify issues and communicate to management and learn the importance of our CRL DNA and core values.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience: Entry-level, no previous experience required.
• Sufficient computer knowledge to use a tablet computer and communicate using Microsoft Applications.
• The ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage with those of other cultures or
  backgrounds.
• The ability to communicate clearly and effectively.

Certification & Licensure:

• AALAS certification at the ALAT or above.