The purpose of the Animal Care Technician is to provide animal care for larger preclinical animals. You will be working with swine, canine, and ovine. You will build quality into all aspects of your work by maintaining compliance to all quality requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for daily maintenance of animal health and husbandry
- Follow all SOPs and observe safety practices
- Clean all animal housing areas daily
- Provide enrichment to animals daily including exercise, toys and social housing
- Disinfect each housing area weekly to include walls, flooring and feed bins
- Feed all animals according to department SOPs
- Maintain cleanliness and organization in all areas of the lab
- Responsible for receipt of department deliveries
- Communicate all health status issues immediately to Veterinary Staff
- Document all activities in animal records and forms daily using Good Documentation Practices
- May assist Veterinary Technicians and Veterinarians as assigned by Manager
- Communicate any facility maintenance required to Manager
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AA Degree or equivalent work experience in related discipline and 1-2 year of related experience.
Experience with animals in pre-clinical setting (special attention to pigs, dogs and sheep).
Experience with GDP documentations and GLP studies.
Ability to do simple drug dose calculation
Anesthesia knowledge
-Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT)
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.