Lab Animal Technician 1

Oregon Health & Science University

Beaverton (OR)

On-site

USD 31,960 - 43,187

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

100% healthcare coverage for employees

$50K life insurance

Vacation up to 200 hours

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

Oregon Health & Science University is hiring a Lab Animal Technician 1 in Beaverton, Oregon. This position involves providing husbandry and health care for laboratory animals, requiring effective communication and adherence to instructions. Candidates must have a High School Diploma or GED, a valid Driver's License, and must be able to perform general animal husbandry duties. The role includes working in non-environmentally controlled areas and managing physical demands, offering comprehensive benefits including 100% healthcare coverage for full-time employees.

Qualifications

Valid Driver's License to operate DCM/ONPRC vehicles.
Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written formats.
Ability to assist with research support as trained.

Responsibilities

Provide husbandry, health care, and research support for laboratory animals.
Conduct routine animal husbandry procedures.
Observe animals and recognize abnormalities.

Skills

Effective communication

Animal husbandry

Ability to follow instructions

Research support

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Lab Animal Technician 1

US-OR-Beaverton

Requisition ID: 2026-39186

Position Category: Veterinary

Job Type: AFSCME union represented

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Posting Department: Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC)

Posting Salary Range: $23.20 - $31.35 per hour, with offer based on experience, education and internal equity

Posting FTE: 1.00

Posting Schedule: Weekly work schedules established by DCM supervisory staff, including voluntary and mandatory weekend, overtime, and holiday work schedules

Posting Hours: 7:00am - 3:30pm

HR Mission: Research

Drug Testable: Yes

Department Overview

The Oregon National Primate Center (ONPRC) is located 12 miles west of the OHSU main campus, and sits on 162 acres of land featuring forested areas, research and administration buildings, indoor and outdoor animal housing, and 2-mile perimeter walking path. Our mission is to improve human health and the quality of life through the support of nonhuman primate research programs that advance our knowledge of the causes, preventions, treatments, and cures of debilitating diseases.

Function/Duties of Position

The Laboratory Animal Technician 1 provides husbandry, health care and research support for laboratory animals maintained at the Oregon National Primate Research Center. The primary function of this position is to learn and master the ability to perform the manual and technical tasks directly related to the care of, and research support for the use of, laboratory animals.

The area of work assignment and specific tasks will vary, depending on animal population and care requirements, service requirements, staffing needs and the individual's knowledge. The area of work assignment and specific tasks will vary, depending on animal populations and care requirements, service requirements, and staffing needs, during regular and non-regular working hours, including weekends, holidays, or on an overtime basis. Duties must be performed in a professional manner and will require contact with investigative staff.

With the proper training, conduct routine animal husbandry procedures, including but not limited to:
- Routine feeding and watering of animals.
- Capture, restraint, and transportation of animals in support of veterinary or investigative procedures.
- Handle, restraint, identification and sexing all common varieties of laboratory animals.
- Routine sanitization of animal primary housing, shelters, equipment and facilities. Includes sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, washing and disinfection of floors, walls, ceilings, sinks and other equipment.
- Assist with animal health management procedures, including animal treatment and diagnostic procedures such as weighing, TB testing, and blood collections.
- Assist with facility maintenance.
- Assist with unloading and storing feed (feed bags weigh 25-50 lb each).
- Assist with group-housed animal capture ("roundup") and processing.
- Assist with care of animals in the nursery.
- Assist with animal care and environmental enrichment activities that may be required on weekends, during non-regular working hours, or on an overtime basis.
- Inventory and request supplies.
Observe animals in all housing configurations, recognize abnormalities in physical condition or behavior, and report and record observations.
Recognize and report problems with facilities (i.e., inappropriate room temperatures, leaking or broken water pipes, plugged drains, damaged surfaces, etc.). Perform simple facility maintenance tasks, including but not limited to replacing drinking water valves, simple surface preparation and painting, replace lighting tubes or bulbs, etc.
Operate equipment necessary to support the animal care and support mission of the Division, including but not limited to cage washers, floor scrubbers, autoclaves, pressure washers, scales and veterinary care instruments.
Interact with the research investigative staff to accomplish their needs in a professional manner, with service-oriented attitude.
Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

A valid Driver's License and the ability to drive DCM/ONPRC vehicles on and off campus.
Ability to read, write, and follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to communicate effectively in oral and/or written formats with both technical and professional staff.
Ability to assist with research support at the level that the individual is trained.
Research support must be performed in a professional manner and will require contact with investigative staff.
Ability to perform general animal husbandry duties and assist investigative staff with needs as requested.

Preferred Qualifications

Advancement requires High School Diploma or GED; and master of principles and concepts that are taught on the job.
6 months’ related experience with animals, OR Certification at the Assistant laboratory animal Technician level (ALAT) OR 2 years of indirect laboratory animal experience.
Basic knowledge of the care of animals can be demonstrated through care of household pets, farm animals, or 4-H animals.

Additional Details

Weekly work schedules established by DCM supervisory staff, including voluntary and mandatory weekend, overtime, and holiday work schedules.

Regular schedule is 7:00am – 3:30pm, includes weekends.

Working Conditions

Daily work may involve moving on wet and/or slick surfaces, through narrow corridors between rows of cages, and climbing stairs to corral observation towers.
Perform work in covered areas that are not environmentally controlled.
Work in areas where there is risk of exposure to zoonotic agents through injury, by direct contact with animals or their tissues and body fluids, or by contact with equipment contaminated by animals or their tissues and body fluids.
Work where there is risk of exposure to potentially hazardous chemicals and sanitizing chemicals.
Work in areas or in conditions that require fit testing and use of an N-95 respirator.

Physical Demands

Able to lift and carry objects weighing up to 23 kg (50 lbs.), and lift objects weighing approximately 19 kg (42 lbs.) to approximately shoulder height.
Able to push and pull heavy wheeled equipment such as cage racks and loaded carts.
Able to move unassisted through various animal housing areas located in several separate buildings, indoor and outdoor.
Possess sufficient dexterity and manual skills to safely perform (or learn to perform) basic animal husbandry and animal handling (using proper techniques), and health care procedures, including but not limited to feeding and sanitization procedures, animal capture and restraint, administration of medications, and collection of body fluids and tissues.

Benefits