Technician, R&D II Vivarium

Purpose:

Comparative Medicine is responsible for providing animal care and assuring regulatory animal compliance while meeting and advancing the scientific needs of our researchers with consideration for the well-being of our research animals. We are a scientifically integrated organization within R&D working to provide solutions for in-vivo research groups through technical support and model development maintenance and on-going refinements.
The Technician II is responsible primarily for technical procedures (in vivo and invitro) but will also support husbandry/animal care and the operational aspects of Comparative Medicine in a GxP environment.

Responsibilities:

• Handling and restraint of research animals (primarily mice but can include but not limited to rats dogs and non-human primates
• Perform PO IV ID IP and SC injections.
• Perform other survival and non-survival procedures including blood collection identification body weights etc.
• Perform euthanasia.
• Tissue harvest/necropsy
• Support and help with animal care/husbandry.
• Keep inventories.
• Perform in vitro bench top techniques including preparation of formulations pipetting etc.
• Support and help with animal health and environmental monitoring.
• Equipment validation and maintenance
• Writing and revising SOPs and training documents
• Other duties as needed.

Qualifications :

• ALAT certification with High School Diploma and 5 years experience in laboratory animal field or ALAT with AS/BS and 3 years experience or LAT certification with High School Diploma and 3 years experience or LAT with AS/BS and 1 year experience.
• Able to lift 50 pounds.
• Able to perform repetitive procedures.
• Must be adaptable and flexible to meet the demands of an ever-changing work environment.
• Must be able to troubleshoot.
• Advises co-worker and/supervisor of issues (and provides solutions)
• Understands and acts on detailed instructions.

Additional Information :

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: 

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on manyfactors  including  geographic location and we may ultimately  pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be  modified in the future. 

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation holidays sick) medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

• This job is eligible to  participate in our short-term incentive programs.  

Note: No amount of pay is  considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned  vested  and determinable. The amount and availability of  any bonus commission incentive benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a   particular employee  remains in the Companys sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be  modified at the Companys sole and absolute discretion consistent with applicable law. 

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Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time