Animal Care Technician

NU USA Northeastern University; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Dental

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Wellness & life

Retirement and commuting

Job summary

Northeastern University in Boston, MA is seeking an Animal Care Technician to provide husbandry and care to laboratory animals, maintain inventory and records, and perform facility sanitation.

The role requires weekend and holiday work, the ability to work independently with little supervision, and daily exposure to animals and their waste products. Requires a high school diploma and at least two years of animal care experience; ALAT certification is preferred.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency.
• A minimum of two years of animal care experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide appropriate animal care for assigned responsibilities.
• Follow schedules for husbandry, care and housing of laboratory animals.
• Feed, water, and clean cages for assigned animals.
• Report animal health or behavioral problems to staff.
• Maintain animal inventory and room maintenance records.
• Cover and work in most areas of the animal facility.
• Report facilities issues to Director.
• Provide on-the-job training to new animal technicians.
• Assist with receiving and processing animals and supplies; sanitize equipment.
• Operate cage-wash, autoclave and related equipment.
• Prepare caging supplies for use in the facility.
• Perform euthanasia on small laboratory animals.
• Participate in meetings and training as scheduled.

Skills

Animal care experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalency

ALAT certification preferred

Job description

About the Opportunity

Job Summary: The Animal Care Technician provides husbandry and care to laboratory animals, maintains animal inventory records and Animal Husbandry and Room Maintenance Records and performs facility sanitation in DLAM’s Animal Facilities. This person is required to complete assigned work schedules with little to no supervision. The technician should be able to work independently and make correct decisions in their daily routine. The position requires weekend and holiday work hours. The position involves daily exposure to laboratory animals and their waste products.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency degree.
• A minimum of two years of animal care experience.
• ALAT certification preferred.

Job Duties

• The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide appropriate animal care for his/her assigned responsibilities.
• With little to no supervision, follow assigned schedules for husbandry, care and housing of laboratory animals.
• Technician responsible for feeding, watering, and cleaning the cage of their assigned animals.
• Reports all animal heath or behavioral problems to the appropriate staff.
• Maintains animal inventory records and Animal Husbandry and Room Maintenance Records for each assigned room.
• Able to cover and work in all/most areas in animal facility.
• Reports all facility and environmental issues to the Director.
• Provide guidance and on the job training to new animal technicians.
• Provide assistance with receiving and processing incoming animals and supplies Sanitizes and maintains the animal research facility equipment.
• Operates cage-wash, autoclave, and other animal facility related equipment.
• Assembles and prepares caging supplies for use in the animal facility.
• Performs euthanasia on small laboratory animals.
• Participates in technician meetings as scheduled by supervisory staff.
• Participates in continuing education training programs throughout employment as requested May be trained to provide specialized technical assistance to the DLAM Veterinary Staff and investigator staff.
• Required to work weekend and holidays.
• Occasional overtime work is also required to cover work due to absences of other animal care technicians.
• Required to comply and follow DLAM and NU-IACUC policies and procedures.
• Performs all other duties necessary for the proper functioning of the animal facility as assigned by the supervisory staff.

Position Type

Temporary

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.

Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes

• medical
• vision
• dental
• paid time off
• tuition assistance
• wellness & life
• retirement- as well as commuting & transportation

Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

This job is for a current or anticipated job vacancy.

Pay Rate: $25.00 - $30.00 hourly rate

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