Lab Animal Technical Services Specialist

Job DetailJob Title:Lab Animal Technical Services SpecialistDepartment:62122-Center for Comparative MedicineLocation:FarmingtonFTE%:1Shift1stSearch #:2026-1230Closing Date:08/13/2026Recruiter:Alexander, Donna Additional Links:This position is Benefit eligible; click here for an overview of available benefits.This position is covered by the UHP Bargaining Unit; click here to review the current UHP Contract.This position is in salary group UHP-06; click here to review the current UHP Pay PlanExcellence, Teamwork, Leadership, and Innovation. These values define UConn Health. We are looking for team members that share these same values. Our top-rated organization is looking to add a Laboratory Animal Technical Services Specialist to our growing Comparative Medicine team. If you have a background in this field, we want to hear from you.At UConn Health in the Center for Comparative Medicine, this class is accountable for performing as a specialist in the management of laboratory animal technical services.SUPERVISION RECEIVED:Works under the limited supervision of the Director, Comparative Medicine, or employee of higher grade.EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:Maintains/processes animal inventory and health recordsPrepares internal Federal reportsComplies with and advises investigators of various regulations and standardsRecommends departmental needs with cost, develops costs and departmental needsPerforms physical exams, including laboratory tests on incoming animals, follows up on sick reportsAdvises investigators on animal models; consults with principal investigators (PI) on acquisition of animals; acts as facilitator/liaison to PI's and research techniciansProvides training in humane treatment of animals; assists in surgeries and post-operative careProvides information/assistance to P.I.'s on drugs/procedures, costs and services used for manuscript purposes and preparation of grant proposalsMonitors sanitation status of animals; sentinel animal testing; accompanies State/Federal representatives on facility inspectionsMay assist in various experimentsOrders suppliesPerforms related duties as requiredMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:Considerable knowledge of laboratory animal science and animal researchConsiderable skill in performing animal physical examinations, monitoring animals during and after surgery and assessing/evaluating sick animalsRecord keeping skillsConsiderable interpersonal, oral and written communication skillsComputer skillsAbility to work under stressful conditions.EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:GENERAL EXPERIENCE:Bachelor's degree in animal science, veterinary technology, biology, or a related field and three (3) years technical experience working in the field of laboratory animal medicine working with multiple animal species.Incumbents must be certified or eligible for technologist certification by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, if eligible, obtain the certification within the first year of employment.WORKING CONDITIONS:Incumbents in this class must be able to lift laboratory animals; incumbents may be exposed to scratching.The position requires handling or exposure to animals, bodily fluids, contaminated carcasses or other potentially infectious materials, scratch, biting animals.Also requires work with laboratory chemicals, chemical carcinogens or other hazardous materials.Must be able to lift laboratory animals.The position requires vaccination with licensed vaccines and will require medical surveillance.Personnel must have the respiratory and physical capabilities to utilize battery-powered ventilated hoods and other required PPE and be able to tolerate necessary immunizations.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:Current technologist certification (ALAT, LAT or LATG) by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science.ORActive Veterinary Technician Certification/License (CVT) in good standing in at least one State within the U.S.Hands-on experience with skill in lab animal related functions working with rodents (bleeding techniques, injections, necropsy) etc.SCHEDULE: Full time, 40 hours per week, Monday- Friday, 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, weekends, holidays, and other shifts assigned to accommodate departmental needs, 30-minute unpaid meal break.Why UConn HealthUConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.