Biological Science Laboratory Technician (Animal)

Job Title

*THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*

Duties

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following:

• Provides proper cage preparation including use and maintenance of cage washing equipment, cages, bottles, sipper tubes, autoclaves and other pertinent equipment.
• Performs soiled cage preparations, sanitizing, loading proper temperature monitoring of cage washer and autoclave, and the use of dip tanks.
• Prepares cages for autoclaving and possesses knowledge of the use of the autoclave including liquid, solid and food sterilization, use of indicator tape, proper transportation of items to designated areas and proper storage of sterile equipment.
• Provides animal room and facility sanitation including the proper use of chemicals, such as disinfectants, sanitizing agents, sterilant and detergents.
• Reports any abnormal readings of environmental parameters in order to have these corrected immediately.
• Performs animal receiving including using proper forms, preparation of cages for receiving, transporting animals properly, inspection of vendor transport vehicle to ensure appropriate and legal transport occurred, transfer of animals, separation of animals by species and health status, completion of inspection reports, health status, identifying health problems, ensuring appropriate gender and strain were sent, completing cage cards appropriately and completing all other pertinent records accurately and in a timely manner.
• Responsible for the health, care and well-being of animals used in research at the facility, including routine, special (e.g., genetically modified rodents), barrier and isolation care.
• Responsible for the care and well-being of research animals including behavioral needs, appropriate use in research, watering and feeding requirements, ensuring the micro and macro environments are appropriate for the species, use of appropriate bedding and caging.
• Observes all research animals and reports any signs of sickness, abnormalities, changes or deaths as directed by supervisor.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved