Lab Animal Care Technician I

Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH); Boston (MA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) is seeking an Animal Care Technician to join our research support team in Boston. You will provide daily husbandry care for laboratory animals and maintain housing facilities in accordance with AAALAC guidelines and state/federal regulations, under the supervision of the Animal Research Facility Supervisor.

Responsibilities include feeding, watering, cage sanitation, health monitoring, and reporting any issues promptly.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Certificate 1 preferred: Asst Laboratory Animal Tech.
• Certificate 2 preferred: Laboratory Animal Technician.
• 1-3 years related work experience required.
• One year of experience working with animals or in a lab animal environment.
• Must follow detailed instructions with minimal supervision and work well in a team.
• Must not be overly allergic to animals.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily husbandry care to research animals and maintain cages, food, water, and enrichment.
• Monitor animal health and well-being; report illness promptly and document findings.
• Operate biosafety cabinets, animal transfer stations, and specialized racks; report deficiencies.
• Housing of newly arriving animal colonies per procedures; verify logs and cage cards.
• Monitor environmental parameters and record room conditions; report deviations.

Skills

Team Work

Written Communications

Oral Communications

Customer Service

Basic computer skills

Education

High School diploma or GED

Certificate 1: Asst Laboratory Animal Tech

Certificate 2: Laboratory Animal Technician

Job description

Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) is seeking an Animal Care Technician to join our research support team in Boston. You will provide daily husbandry care for laboratory animals and maintain housing facilities in accordance with AAALAC guidelines and state/federal regulations, under the supervision of the Animal Research Facility Supervisor.

Responsibilities include feeding, watering, cage sanitation, health monitoring, and reporting any issues promptly.