Lab Animal Care Tech II — ALAT Certified & Enrichment

The University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Pittsburgh is seeking an Animal Care Technician II within the Division of Laboratory Animal Resources to provide husbandry and care for laboratory animals, including feeding, enrichment, and health observations. The role covers cage cleaning, facility sanitization, inventory management, staff training, and responding to animal care requests.

The candidate must have lab animal experience and ALAT certification; weekend/holiday work and lifting up to 50 pounds are required.

Qualifications

• Lab animal experience required.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Proficient with common applications (email, Microsoft Office, Zoom) and CAMS.
• Ability to work weekends and holidays occasionally.
• Ability to stand for long periods.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to push/pull heavy equipment.
• Pass criminal and background checks.
• Preferred: completion of the DLAR Career Development Program.

Responsibilities

• Provide food, water and enrichment for animals.
• Perform cage changes and sanitize housing enclosures and equipment.
• Complete daily health observations and basic medical treatments.
• Maintain logs of care activities and environmental parameters.
• Assist with training and mentoring staff.
• Manage inventory, track and order supplies.
• Learn and use CAMS to receive animals, census, and record-keeping.
• Give facility tours and review manuals with new researchers.
• Oversee completion of facility tasks.
• Assist with room and rack sanitization oversight.
• Perform cleaning, stocking, laundering scrubs and cagewash operations.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

English communication

Tech literacy

Detail oriented

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

CAMS

PRISM

Microsoft Office

Zoom

Job description

The University of Pittsburgh is seeking an Animal Care Technician II within the Division of Laboratory Animal Resources to provide husbandry and care for laboratory animals, including feeding, enrichment, and health observations. The role covers cage cleaning, facility sanitization, inventory management, staff training, and responding to animal care requests.

The candidate must have lab animal experience and ALAT certification; weekend/holiday work and lifting up to 50 pounds are required.