Animal Research Technician

The Fountain Group is currently seeking an Animal Research Technician for a prominent client of ours. This position is located in Athens, GA . Details for the position are as follows:

Animal Research Technician
Location: Athens GA
Pay Rate: $20/hour
Duration: 1 year
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM; weekend overtime at least once monthly; occasional holidays/evening coverage

Job Description

• Perform animal husbandry and healthcare activities in accordance with experimental protocols, Animal Welfare Act regulations, NIH guidelines, USDA requirements, and LAC standards.
• Provide daily animal care including feeding, watering, enrichment, health monitoring, restraint, treatment, and welfare assessments.
• Support clinical research procedures, experimental treatment administration, sample collection, and necropsy activities.
• Maintain animal rooms, pens, feeders, drinking systems, livestock handling equipment, and sanitation areas.
• Perform biosecurity activities including water system sanitation, fomite decontamination, feed handling, and environmental sample collection.
• Maintain accurate animal care, health, study protocol, USDA, and experimental records.
• Work within Biosafety Level 1 and Level 2 laboratory environments.

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent; relevant Animal Science, Veterinary Science, Biology, or related education preferred.

Required Skills

• Animal husbandry and livestock care
• Animal health and welfare assessment
• Animal restraint and handling
• Experimental protocol execution
• Animal treatment administration
• Clinical research sample collection
• Animal room and equipment sanitation
• Biosecurity and decontamination procedures
• USDA animal care documentation
• Animal Welfare Act compliance
• BSL-1/BSL-2 laboratory practices
• Ante-mortem and post-mortem procedures
• Ability to lift up to 70 lbs occasionally and 50 lbs frequently

Preferred Skills

• Sedation monitoring
• Euthanasia procedures
• Necropsy assistance
• Disease assessment and clinical observations
• Blood, fecal, oral fluid, nasal, tonsillar, and laryngeal sample collection
• AAALAC accreditation standards
• NIH Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching
• Animal research or preclinical R&D experience

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