Animal Tech – II

Job Description

Job Summary:

• Responsible for the general maintenance and set up of various types of animals for studies in accordance with regulatory requirements and under supervision.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Cleaning cages, pens, trays, equipment, and fittings.
• Ensuring animals are kept clean and comfortable.
• Feeding and watering animals.
• Handling and moving animals safely.
• Monitoring the environmental conditions and reporting deviations to supervisor.
• Performing clinical observations, sample collection, monitoring food consumption, and performing accurate data collection and reporting.
• Assisting with technical functions in accordance with training and performing other duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Collecting and recording research data and biological specimens in compliance with Good Laboratory Practice Regulations (GLPs), study protocols, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Stocking and ordering supplies, maintaining lab cleanliness, autoclaving supplies, and appropriately disposing of biohazardous and chemical waste.
• Working across groups and with more than one species.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or Associate’s Degree in Life Sciences with 0-1 year of related experience.
• A combination of equivalent experience and education will be considered.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must demonstrate a commitment to the quality care of laboratory animals and direct contact with a variety of animals.
• Experience with dogs and cats preferred; poultry or lab animal experience is translatable.
• Willingness to work rotating weekends and holidays.