Veterinarian Tech

Veterinarian Technician

BC US LLC was established in 2012 near Immokalee Florida, approximately 40 miles due east of Naples Florida. The site serves as a breeding, holding, and quarantine facility for Mauritian origin macaques. Together with our high-level of care and enrichment programs, we ensure that the company oversees a program of the highest standards providing non-human primate models for life-saving biomedical research programs to pharmaceutical companies, CRO's as well as Universities.

We are currently looking for a Veterinarian Technician to come join our fast growing team in Immokalee, FL!

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide compassionate care for the animals while ensuring compliance with relevant regulations
• Conduct clinical observations for hospital and colony animals, to include assessment of outdoor group housed animals
• Assist veterinarians in all aspects of clinical care to include administering treatments, radiology, ultrasounds, surgery, and necropsy
• Assess, record and report animal health
• Collect samples and prepare samples for shipment
• Assist Behavior Team with observations and assessments, maintain enrichment plans to ensure behavioral health of animals
• Maintain all hospital areas in a neat and sanitary condition, updating required logs
• Maintains inventory - restocking treatment/procedure rooms as needed.
• Other duties may be assigned

Required Skills:

• Must be able to read, write, and interpret documents including task descriptions, standard operating procedures, and other instructions.
• Bilingual for Spanish is preferred, but not required
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong analytical and organizational skills

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• 2 years of non-human primate experience is preferred, but not required.
• Certified Veterinary Technician, or AALAS certification at the LAT level preferred
• Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Proficient with animal management systems.

BC US values diversity in its workforce. The company is firmly committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity and will administer its policies in a manner that treats each employee and applicant for employment on the basis of merit. BC US will take affirmative action to seek out qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, or veteran status.