Animal Care Technician I

Mispro Biotech Services Corporation•Somerville, MA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Mispro fosters and ensures the responsible and humane use of in vivo research models within its network of AAALAC-accredited contract vivariums. The Animal Care Technician I is a junior-level animal care position focused primarily on animal care, animal husbandry, and facility maintenance. The position reports directly to a Site Operations Site Supervisor and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The technician provides daily husbandry to laboratory animal species, predominantly rodents, in accordance with laboratory animal care guidelines, regulations, and SOPs. Duties also include facility maintenance, sanitation, waste management, supply handling, client communication, documentation, and support for regulatory compliance. The role requires local travel and availability for weekend, holiday, emergency, and after-hours operational responsibilities.

Requirements

High school degree required.
Understanding of commitments and responsibilities associated with general animal care.
Willingness to learn about animal care, environments, and facility operations in a research setting.
Strong commitment to providing quality research service support.
Familiarity with regulatory standards governing animal care and use in research, including local, industry, federal, and AAALAC standards.
Ability to identify non-compliant animal care or facility operations and report them to local leadership.
Effective verbal and written communication, including responding to emails, following the appropriate chain of command, and escalating emergencies.
Interpersonal skills including transparency, professionalism, integrity, and trust.
Organizational skills including prioritization, time management, scheduling, and attention to detail.
Team focus and ability to support local site culture.
Ability to work independently and recognize when to engage management for triage, support, or clarification.
Ability to travel locally.
Ability to lift 50 pounds, move heavy objects, stand for prolonged periods, and perform repetitive-motion tasks.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to or familiarity with research environments through work study, academic class or lab, internship, or related experience.
Two-year degree in general science, animal science, or veterinary science.
ALAT certification, encouraged upon employment.

Responsibilities

Perform daily animal husbandry, including checks, cage changes, clinical follow-up, and wellness identification, primarily for rodents.
Recognize and respond to standard rodent clinical conditions.
Maintain cage-change schedules in alignment with in-room client activity and ensure animal care standards.
Perform euthanasia as required for animal welfare and appropriate colony management.
Recognize and report environmental deviations involving temperature, humidity, lighting, HVAC, noise, or odor.
Perform facility sanitation and support waste management, including regulated medical waste, pathological/chemical waste, laboratory waste, recycling, and composting.
Receive and maintain common consumables, including PPE, caging, and diet.
Provide clients with regular updates regarding animal conditions and basic support requests, including clinical updates, breeding progress, consumable restocking, waste management, and sanitation.
Complete required sign-offs and accurately document activities.
Develop familiarity with Mispro SOPs and maintain standards as SOPs are updated or revised.
Support compliance with institutional, governmental, and accrediting protocols and policies, including IACUC, QA, EPA, PHS, USDA, and AAALACi requirements.
Remain current with company training and professional development opportunities.
Travel locally.
Support weekend, holiday, emergency, and after-hours operational responsibilities.
Assist with other duties as requested to support the program.