Animal Care and Research Support Specialist
About The Position
Why Patients Need You Everything we do, every day, is in line with an unwavering commitment to the quality and the delivery of safe and effective products to patients. Our science and risk-based compliant quality culture is flexible, innovative, and customer oriented. Whether you are involved in development, maintenance, compliance or analysis through research programs, your contribution will directly impact patients. What You Will Achieve The Technical Specialist’s primary responsibility is to provide basic husbandry, handling, restraint and health surveillance of laboratory animals in compliance with local regulatory requirements. This individual will also be responsible for maintaining inventory of animal supplies and providing basic technical assistance (i.e., restraint, injections, blood collections) in support of research studies. Perform all regulatory responsibilities in compliance with applicable regulatory standards. How You Will Achieve It Primary Duties: Perform routine animal husbandry duties as directed. Observe and report status of animal health, food and water consumption, appearance, behavior. Provide support in basic veterinary medical treatment as prescribed by the veterinary staff. Support cage wash equipment operations and maintenance. Support research by providing basic technical services (restraint, dose administration,) to research investigators. Required to work with all species housed at the site. Train and mentor new hires in animal husbandry and facility support duties fulfilling department training requirements. May be required to work under one of the following: The United States Department of Agriculture Animal Welfare Act and associated Regulations and Standards, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Good Laboratory Practices, Public Health Service Policy and/or AAALAC accreditation standards.
Requirements
- High school degree or GED required
- 4 years’ experience required (+certifications)
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds and work standing up lifting items above shoulder level for extended periods of time.
- Ability to perform repetitive physical activities such as: pushing and pulling racks of caging, lifting bags of feed and bedding, reaching, stooping and bending.
- For this position, you are expected to enter the nonhuman primate areas as part of your job responsibilities, a pre-hire requirement is either providing proof of measles immunity or receiving the measles vaccination before hire.
- Weekend and holiday work are required
- Work shift from 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM, working weekends every other week.
- This is an essential personnel role: Essential Personnel are defined as the staff who are required to report to their designated work location, to ensure the operation of essential functions or departments during an emergency, as determined by Pfizer, or when the business has suspended operations. There are some individuals who may be required to perform essential services remotely and those individuals will be identified in advance and notified by their supervisors, but in most cases Essential Personnel are required to be onsite during an emergency or suspension of operations.
- This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a pharmaceutical setting
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Problem-solving skills
- Familiarity with animal care and welfare regulations
- Experience with cage wash equipment
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively
Responsibilities
- Perform routine animal husbandry duties as directed.
- Observe and report status of animal health, food and water consumption, appearance, behavior.
- Provide support in basic veterinary medical treatment as prescribed by the veterinary staff.
- Support cage wash equipment operations and maintenance.
- Support research by providing basic technical services (restraint, dose administration,) to research investigators.
- Required to work with all species housed at the site.
- Train and mentor new hires in animal husbandry and facility support duties fulfilling department training requirements.
Benefits
- eligibility for overtime, weekend, holiday and other pay premiums depending on the work schedule and the Company’s policies
- comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments
- Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
