Animal Handling Assistant

Astrix • Birmingham, AL

257d • $45,000 - $45,000

About The Position

A non-profit pharmaceutical company with a great reputation is seeking an Animal Care Technician to join their team!

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent with 1 year of related experience.
• Demonstrated ability to handle and restrain animals.
• 1 year of animal handling experience - Vet experience works as well.

Responsibilities

• Handles and works with laboratory animals and the equipment, supplies, and materials required to provide for humane conditions.
• Cleans cages, equipment, and work area, and decontaminates animal rooms, this includes operating sanitizing equipment.
• Provides support to the animal care facility. This includes, but is not limited to: vermin control, measuring and recording facility environmental factors (light intensity, directional airflow, quantitative airflow, water sample collection, timer checks, etc.), air filter changes, and lab cleaning/decontamination.
• Provides clean housing, feed, water and appropriate enrichment for animals housed in the facility.
• Gathers experimental data by measuring and recording body weights and temperatures, qualitative and quantitative food and water consumption, and observation of physical condition.
• Transfers animals and animal identification to clean caging/racks, and materials from storage to work areas.
• Observes animals twice daily and reports abnormal findings to appropriate individual(s).
• Observes appropriate safety and study requirements by reading, understanding, and following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and study protocols.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: High school or GED