Animal Care Technologist

Job Description

Job Summary:

• We are seeking an Animal Care Technologist for our client located in Wilmington, MA.
• The Technologist performs specialized production duties to maintain and monitor the health, production and physical environment of animals within isolators, micro-isolator cages or barrier rooms.
• Provides training to departmental staff on all technical skills and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• This is temporary opportunity with the potential to become a regular client employee.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Has substantial understanding and knowledge to perform husbandry tasks, including supplying food, bedding, water and environmental enrichment.
• Proficient at maintaining rat and mouse colonies, including setting up mating’s, weaning and sexing of offspring, genetic sampling of animals, processing samples and other technical tasks as required.
• Proficient at handling rodents (mice and rats), including restraining of animals for collection of fecal pellets, ear/tail sampling as well as tagging animals for identification.
• Has substantial understanding and knowledge to observe animals for any abnormalities or common health issues.
• Has substantial understanding and knowledge to identify and select specific animals for customer shipments, genotyping, health monitoring, mating, transfers or other various tasks as needed.
• Learn, understand, and comply with all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Able to complete new processes/tasks with minimal instruction.
• 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.
• Workload contains complex projects and requires judgement in resolving issues and/or in making recommendations.
• Be detailed-oriented and enter accurate data entry into client.
• Ensure compliance with all local, state and federal laws governing the use of research animals.
• Ability to collaborate with others to train and mentor on knowledge and skills learned.
• Ability to self-organize, plan and execute daily tasks.
• Perform general housekeeping and adhere to EHS, safety, and ergonomic procedures.
• Has substantial understanding of using general computer skills and ability to quickly learn and master required computer programs, databases and other applications (i.e. ICM and Microsoft Office)
• Engage in studies, special projects, efficiency improvements, engagement opportunities, etc.
• Identify issues and recommend potential solutions to management.
• Able to effectively apply and incorporate client DNA into day-to-day work.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Educations and Experience:

• College Degree required.
• Two (2) to four (4) years related experience and/or training.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Competent with using a tablet computer for data entry and communication (emails, IM’s, etc)
• The ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds is required.
• The ability to communicate clearly and effectively is required.
• Must possess a high level of initiative and ability to work with minimal supervision
• Proficient in computers (IE: MS Office Suite).

Certifications/ License:

• AALAS certification at the ALATG.