Animal Technician

The Fountain Group; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Lexington area is looking for an Animal Technician to perform high-level animal handling, dosing, and sample collection. This 12-month contract position offers an hourly rate of $20-23 and requires hands-on experience with rodents. Candidates with a GED, HS diploma, or higher education in relevant fields are encouraged to apply. Join a dynamic research environment with the potential for career growth.

Qualifications

• Hands on experience in animal/rodent handling and sample collection.
• Ability to review and comply with SOPs and quality assurance standards.
• Experience in animal anesthesia and euthanasia.

Responsibilities

• Perform high level of animal handling, dosing, and sample collections.
• Contribute technical assistance to research projects.
• Monitor health and food checks on pharmacology studies.

Skills

Animal handling

Sample collection

Data recording

Dosing

Education

GED

High School Diploma

AS or BS degree

Job description

Currently I have an opening for an Animal Technician located in Lexington, MA. Details for the position are as follows :

Technical Information :

• Pay : $20-23 hourly
• Onsite, M-F, 40 hours per week- occasional weekends required
• 12-month contract with potential for extension / conversion

Qualifications :

• GED, HS diploma, AS, or BS graduate with hands on experience in animal / rodent handling, sample collection, and / or dosing.

Job Description :

• Responsible for performing high level of animal handing, dosing, sample collections and data recordings.
• Contribute technical assistance to research projects in the NNRC rodent facility.
• Internal relationships include working with technical and scientific members of the in vivo team, Laboratory animal sciences staff, Lab Operations, Research Associates and Research Scientists locally and globally.
• Ability to review, comprehend and comply with all standard operation procedures (SOPs) and quality assurance standards pertaining to laboratory animals.
• Hands on experience in rodent animal handling and in-life measurements.
• Hands on experience with bleeding and sample collection.
• Dosing animals with different route of administration including PO, IP, and SC.
• Performs and records daily food and health checks on various pharmacology studies.
• Experience in animal anesthesia and euthanasia.
• Performs post-procedural and post-surgical monitoring.
• Performs sample and data collection, necropsy, and tissue collection.