Study Technician- (SPAM) Specimen Processing and Management
About The Position
Labcorp is seeking a Study Technician to join our Animal Operations team in Greenfield, IN! This role involves learning and applying good research practice (GXP) principles, operating data collection systems, and understanding technician requirements for animal room upkeep, time/study management, data organization, and quality control. The technician will work with multiple species, maintain client confidentiality, and learn to perform basic clinical observations, measurements (body weights, food consumption, tumor measurements, body temperatures), dosing techniques (oral gavage, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous), and sample collections (blood, urine, feces). The role also includes learning basic non-histological tissue collections and eventually running studies independently.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree in animal science, Biology, Wildlife Studies, or related life science field
- Comfortable working with small and large animals in research environment
- Basic Computer Knowledge
- Basic Math Skills
- Ability to accurately read, record and communicate information
Nice To Haves
- Prior animal research experience
- Prior specimen processing experience
- Experience with using standard laboratory equipment such as scales, measures, pipetting
- Ability to follow research study procedures and document findings
- Good time management skills
- AALAS Certification is preferred but not required-we can help you obtain this!
Responsibilities
- Learn to interpret and understand basic protocols.
- Learn good research practice (GXP) principles.
- Learn to operate various data collection systems.
- Learn basic technician requirements, including animal room requirements/upkeep, time/study management, data organization/review, QA/QC audit response, communication skills, and quality check procedures.
- Ability to work across groups with more than one species.
- Maintain client confidentiality at all times.
- Learn to understand requirements for study conduct.
- Independently running studies (basic study designs, multiple species etc.).
- Learn how to perform basic clinical observations.
- Learn how to perform basic data measurements, including body weights, food consumption, tumor measurements, body temperatures, etc.
- Learn how to perform basic dosing techniques for various species, including oral gavage, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous etc.
- Learn how to perform basic sample collections, which may include blood, urine, feces etc.
- May learn basic non-histological tissue collections.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life
- STD/LTD
- 401(k)
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
