Lab Animal Technician Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent and less than 1 year of relevant experience required
• Equivalent combination of education and experience
• Understands the detrimental consequences to research projects and animals that their failure to fulfill such responsibilities can entail.
• Utilizes knowledge and awareness of standards, requirements, and federal and state regulations.
• Knowledgeable of factors and considerations involved in the transmission of animal diseases and the role of the animal care technician, animal health technician, and research staff in preventing such disease transmission.
• Reads, understands, and follows instructions contained in posted Standard Operating Procedures.
• Knows and abides by the requirements pertaining to attendance as well as personal hygiene and institutional policies concerning to use of hazardous substances and the safe use of equipment.

Nice To Haves

• General experience with animals in a work environment or a research environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform activities associated with the provision of routine husbandry services done in one or more animal housing rooms containing various species of laboratory animals.
• Provide general and technical assistance to supervisors, investigators, animal health, and veterinary staff.
• Provide support to Vivarium common service areas or functions such as cagewash room, waste/trash removal, and sterile supply.
• Understand the critical role of the animal care or cagewash technician assistant as an integral member of the research team and the importance of their individual responsibility for the integrity of various aspects of research projects.
• Understand the detrimental consequences to research projects and animals that their failure to fulfill such responsibilities can entail.
• Utilize knowledge and awareness of standards, requirements, and federal and state regulations.
• Provide all needed husbandry services for one or more species of laboratory animal.
• Assure that all standards and conditions pertinent to the proper care and maintenance of assigned species are met.
• Utilize knowledge of normal behavior and physical condition to evaluate overall well-being of animals by observing them daily for signs of ill health or other abnormalities.
• Be knowledgeable of factors and considerations involved in the transmission of animal diseases and the role of the animal care technician, animal health technician, and research staff in preventing such disease transmission.
• Read, understand, and follow instructions contained in posted Standard Operating Procedures.
• Execute special instructions involving deviations from Standard Operating Procedures as they relate to animal health, biosecurity, cage sanitation, or veterinary care.
• Maintain records such as animal and supply inventories, animal room or cagewash logs, and special charges.
• Prepare special reports as requested.
• Know the importance of individual animal and project identification and practice established methods to maintain accurate records.
• Determine the sex of all common laboratory animals (e.g. adults, juveniles, and neonates) and/or the housing biosecurity, sanitation and sterilization needs of all laboratory animals.
• Inspect and evaluate caging, physical plant, and other equipment for conditions affecting laboratory animal well-being and staff safety and reporting any problems.
• Follow through to assure that reported problems have been resolved.
• Know and abide by the requirements pertaining to attendance as well as personal hygiene and institutional policies concerning to use of hazardous substances and the safe use of equipment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.