Rodent Research Technician - Level 2

Transpharmation Inc•Centre Wellington, ON

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Transpharmation is a dynamic preclinical contract research organization that specializes in high-quality, translational drug discovery services. The company provides a friendly and team-oriented work atmosphere as well as competitive wages and benefits. The Research Technician II (“RT II”) will have a solid understanding of each individual’s roles and responsibilities within the company and within research studies. The RT II will have a clear understanding of and be able to perform a majority of the procedures at Transpharmation Canada within the Rodent Department. The RT II will demonstrate a clear understanding of the complexities of a research trial and be able to efficiently follow study protocols, with continued guidance from the Study Coordinator/Study Director/Scientific Director.

Requirements

Veterinary diploma or B.Sc. degree in a relevant field (e.g. Pharmacology, Pharmacokinetics, Veterinary Sciences, Biochemistry) and/or relevant equivalent with at least 2 years of direct experience.
Experience as a Research Technician I for at least 1 year or relevant experience
Experience within a laboratory environment
Experience handling confidential laboratory and scientific data
Experience executing administrative strategies
Knowledge of the basic principles of biology, immunology and chemistry
Knowledge of the principles of safe handling of potentially pathogenic substances and contaminated materials
Familiar with the following acts and regulations: ISO 17025 (2017), OECD Principles on GLP, CCAC guidelines and policies and the Animals for Research Act

Nice To Haves

CALAS RLAT certification encouraged.

Responsibilities

Assist and perform assigned in vivo study procedures in the Rodent Department.
Act as study personnel in OECD GLP studies.
Record and document experimental details with a high level of integrity, ethics and accuracy in adherence with Good Documentation Practice.
Assist in the preparation of data summary reports, study related data entry, Quality Control.
Perform study-related husbandry duties to ensure proper animal care practices are adhered to and are according to CCAC guidelines and facility SOPs.
Work within a team to ensure that projects are successfully conducted and completed to a high level of quality and scientific competence.
Participate in the maintenance of an adequate inventory of supplies.
Assist the Rodent Department Manager in the maintenance and operation of animal facility and husbandry in accordance with CCAC guidelines, Animals for Research Act and facility SOPs.
Participate in internal working groups (eg. animal care committee, health and safety, etc).
Demonstrate and/or train processes and techniques to new employees and visitors.
Other duties as assigned
Operate centrifuges and perform advanced blood separation
Drug administrations (SC, IM, IP, IV, PO, interdermal, etc.)
Survival blood collection (saphenous, tail snip, submandibular, catheter, etc.)
Terminal blood collection, tissue/organ extraction and weighing
Anaesthesia/Analgesia in support of surgery and animal welfare
Euthanasia
Restrain animals for procedures as needed
Perform and/or support seizure testing, including but not limited to: MES, 6Hz, Corneal Kindling, Amygdala Kindling
Perform and/or support pain testing from start to end independently, including but not limited to: Von Frey, Acetone drop, Tail flick, Formalin
Prepare rooms for testing
Possess ability to operate test apparatus for behavioral and cognitive testing (LMA, rotarod, grip strength, core body temperature, watermaze, etc.)
Daily observations (health observations)
Possess ability to independently run operant training and testing, as assigned and scheduled by Study Coordinator
Ability to create basic graphs from experimental results
Understand basic data analysis (means, standard error, median, interquartile)
Any other duties as deemed necessary