Laboratory Technologist

Planet Pharma; Wilmington (DE); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking a Laboratory Technologist in Wilmington, DE. The role involves specialized production duties related to animal health and husbandry, requiring strong attention to detail and technical skills. This temporary position has potential for full-time employment, making it an ideal opportunity for candidates with a high school diploma and relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Requires 2+ years related experience with animal handling.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and communicate effectively.
• Competent in using tablets for data entry and communication.

Responsibilities

• Perform husbandry tasks including supplying food, bedding, and environmental enrichment.
• Maintain mouse colonies: breeding, weaning, and genetic sampling.
• Follow SOPs and ensure compliance with animal welfare standards.

Skills

Animal handling

Attention to detail

Technical skills

Data entry

Education

High school graduation diploma or G.E.D.

Higher educational experience preferred

AALAS certification at the ALATG

Tools

Microsoft Office

ICM

Job description

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This range is provided by Planet Pharma. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$19.00/hr - $21.00/hr

CONTRACT

MUST HAVES:

• High school graduation diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.) with 2+ years related experience and/or training
• Experience with animal handling and ability to perform husbandry tasks, including supplying food, bedding, water and environmental enrichment

Position Overview:

The Technologist performs specialized production duties to maintain and monitor the health, production and physical environment of animals within isolators, micro-isolator cages or barrier rooms. Provides training to departmental staff on all technical skills and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

This is temporary opportunity with the potential to become a full time employee.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Has substantial understanding and knowledge to perform husbandry tasks, including supplying food, bedding, water and environmental enrichment.
• Proficient at maintaining rat and mouse colonies, including setting up matings, weaning and sexing of offspring, genetic sampling of animals, processing samples and other technical tasks as required.
• Proficient at handling rodents (mice and rats), including restraining of animals for collection of fecal pellets, ear/tail sampling as well as tagging animals for identification.
• Has substantial understanding and knowledge to observe animals for any abnormalities or common health issues.
• Has substantial understanding and knowledge to identify and select specific animals for customer shipments, genotyping, health monitoring, matings, transfers or other various tasks as needed.
• Learn, understand, and comply with all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Able to complete new processes/tasks with minimal instruction.
• Strictly follow all animal welfare standards and biosecurity procedures necessary to maintain isolator integrity and animal health status, including the proper sterilization and entry of supplies/animals into isolators.
• Workload contains complex projects and requires judgement in resolving issues and/or in making recommendations. Be detailed-oriented and enter accurate data entry into Internet Colony Management (ICM).
• Ensure compliance with all local, state and federal laws governing the use of research animals.
• Ability to collaborate with others to train and mentor on knowledge and skills learned.
• Ability to self-organize, plan and execute daily tasks.
• Perform general housekeeping and adhere to EHS, safety, and ergonomic procedures.
• Has substantial understanding of using general computer skills and ability to quickly learn and master required computer programs, databases and other applications (i.e. ICM and Microsoft Office)
• Engage in studies, special projects, efficiency improvements, engagement opportunities, etc.
• Identify issues and recommend potential solutions to management.
• Able to effectively apply and incorporate CRL DNA into day-to-day work.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High school graduation diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.), higher educational experience preferred.
• Two (2) to four (4) years related experience and/or training.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
• Competent with using a tablet computer for data entry and communication (emails, IM’s, etc)
• The ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds is required.
• The ability to communicate clearly and effectively is required.
• Must possess a high level of initiative and ability to work with minimal supervision
• Proficient in computers (IE: MS Office Suite).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• AALAS certification at the ALATG.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research and Science

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Biotechnology Research

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