Licensed Animal Technician

LSIndex; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Job summary

LSIndex in Exeter is seeking a licensed animal technician to join our client’s growing research facility. The role focuses on procedural/licensed work with rodents, supporting experimental studies and daily operations.

You will train staff, assist with animal experimentation, prepare study plans, maintain records, and ensure medicines handling meets regulatory standards. A BSc in Biological Sciences is required, with a relocation package offered if needed, salary £26,000.

Qualifications

• Experience training staff members in a lab environment.
• Experience working in a rodent research facility.
• BSc or higher in Biological Sciences or equivalent degree.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with animal experimentation and research.
• Help prepare and submit study plans.
• Record keeping for animal and laboratory records.
• Support daily husbandry tasks in the facility.
• Be a key staff member responsible for medicines.
• Use license for experimental procedures actively.

Skills

Staff training

Laboratory assistance

Regulatory compliance

Education

BSc in Biological Sciences

Job description

We are recruiting a licensed animal technician to join our client base in Exeter. Our client is the fastest-growing UK Research facility with some of the world’s most influential scientists. It is a rapidly expanding centre of excellent international research. They offer a salary of £26,000 and a relocation package if needed.

As a Procedural/Licensed Technician, you will work in the research facility with rodents. You will assist with animal experimentation and monitoring and be expected to train new and existing staff members.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assisting with animal experimentation and research
• Helping to prepare and submit study plans
• Record keeping, such as animal and laboratory records
• Supporting the facility with daily husbandry tasks
• Be one of the critical members of staff to be responsible for medicines
• You will be required to use your license for experimental procedures actively

Job Requirements:

• Previous experience in training staff members
• Previous experience working in a rodent research facility
• BSc or higher in Biological Sciences or equivalent degree