Summary

Under minimal supervision, provides skilled care and handling of transgenic laboratory animals. Primarily working in areas to include: standard housing, biohazard, non-human primate and specialized animal colonies. Also responsible for limited supervisory duties including direction and oversight of work, but excluding discipline.

Job Duties

• Changes cages as scheduled and sanitizes housing areas.
• Performs technical procedures such as: permanent animal identification, animal restraint and tissue biopsies.
• Receives animals into and transfers animals out of barrier facility.
• Records and maintains extensive, accurate records for transfer activities.
• Maintains accurate colony records and study records. 
• Receives, possesses and fulfills internal animal purchase requests.
• Establishes breeding cages and weans juvenile animals.
• Coordinates with Primary Investigators and other staff to maintain colonies and achieve scientific objectives. 
• Communicates directly with stakeholders to convey detailed information and accurately accomplish directives.
• Provides routine husbandry and other job related duties as assigned.
• Detailed record keeping and log documentation. 
• Ability to work independently with limited direct supervision.
• Provides training and mentorship to less senior technicians.
• Performs other job related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Two years of relevant experience.
• Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS).  
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Candidates with computer skills (email, Excel, Word) are preferred.