Lab Animal Care & Facility Technician Trainee

Mount Sinai Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,907,827 - 76,248,782; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Health System seeks a Comparative Medicine Trainee responsible for sanitation and daily upkeep of a laboratory animal facility. This role supports researchers by maintaining cages, inventorying PPE and supplies, and ensuring compliance with health and safety guidelines across autoclaving and rack washing operations.

Responsibilities include environmental monitoring, health reporting, documentation, and assisting in training.

Qualifications

• Must have basic animal care knowledge and attention to detail.
• Prior animal facility experience is limited or not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clean cages, water and food; report equipment maintenance.
• Maintain clean and safe work environment; sanitation of cage wash areas.
• Operate and monitor equipment like tunnel/rack washer and autoclave.
• Record environmental conditions and maintain logs; follow written instructions.
• Assist with health monitoring and report issues to supervisor/veterinary staff.
• Participate in departmental training and contribute to problem solving.

Skills

Less than 1 year animal care

Education

H.S./G.E.D.

Job description

Mount Sinai Health System seeks a Comparative Medicine Trainee responsible for sanitation and daily upkeep of a laboratory animal facility. This role supports researchers by maintaining cages, inventorying PPE and supplies, and ensuring compliance with health and safety guidelines across autoclaving and rack washing operations.

Responsibilities include environmental monitoring, health reporting, documentation, and assisting in training.