BFT Research Animal Specialist
About The Position
A Research Animal Specialist 1 provides basic husbandry, health surveillance, and compliance monitoring to laboratory animals. Responsibilities also include performing equipment sanitation, maintaining husbandry equipment records, and supporting the facility teams in daily work as needed. All Research Animal Specialists are required to work in a team environment following Lean Management principles and participate in continuous improvement projects. This position involves daily exposure to laboratory animals, their waste products, and possibly chemical agents, radioactive isotopes and ABSL2 hazards. Rotating weekend and holiday work hours are required.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalency degree required
- Proficient in verbal and written English and Mathematics pertinent to the duties of this position and situations encountered in the animal facility.
- Ability to lift and move 50 lbs on a regular basis
- Long periods of standing
- Has a customer-focused attitude and enjoys working with similarly dedicated persons in a team fashion within a high-energy research environment.
- Ability to learn and use bar code/PDA technology and basic computer skills including email and Microsoft Outlook.
- Valid drivers license (for specified facilities).
Nice To Haves
- Experience in care of animals preferred
Responsibilities
- Performs Facility Cage Wash Operations.
- Provides Facility Maintenance and Sanitization.
- Provides Animal Husbandry Tasks.
- Provides Animal Health Monitoring
- Performs Facility Support Functions.
- Works within a Team Environment following Lean Management Principals.
- Perform husbandry and health monitoring of animals in ABSL2 areas.
- Assist the Team Lead or designee with housing incoming animals.
- Provide research support services.
- Collect sentinel samples processing and evaluation.
- Perform husbandry and health monitoring of USDA covered species, updating Individual Animal Records when required.
- Ordering and receiving facility supplies, monitoring material replenishment systems.
- Assist in the creation, validation and maintenance of visual controls within the facility.
- Comply with CCM and MGH policies and standard operating procedures.
- Provide treatment and follow-up of non-standard health concerns as prescribed by the veterinary staff.
- Works holiday and weekends as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
