Registered Veterinary Technician

eGenesis; Wawasee Village (IN); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing education support

Licensure fee coverage

Annual conference attendance support

Job summary

eGenesis, located in Wawasee Village, Indiana, is seeking a Registered Veterinary Technician to join our veterinary services team. This role involves supporting the health and welfare of swine herds in our facilities, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and assisting with surgical and daily care.

The ideal candidate will have a Veterinary Technician Certification, 1 to 3 years of relevant experience, and skills in communication and organization. We offer support for professional development including continuing education and conference attendance.

Qualifications

• Registered Veterinary Technician with over 1 – 3 years of veterinary tech experience.
• Must be able to work in various environments including farm and office.
• Frequent lifting of objects 30–60 lbs required.

Responsibilities

• Provides surgical support, including anesthesia monitoring.
• Conducts weekly medication inventory and manages controlled substances.
• Maintains GMP compliance and documentation for veterinary activities.

Skills

Veterinary Technician Certification

Experience in livestock surgery

Excellent time management skills

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Strong organizational skills

Job description

About EGenesis

eGenesis is a clinical‑stage biotechnology company developing human‑compatible engineered organs to address the severe global organ shortage. The Company’s proprietary genome engineering platform enables extensive, multiplex gene edits to remove key biological barriers, add protective human transgenes, and inactivate endogenous retroviruses. eGEN‑2784, a genetically engineered porcine kidney, is the Company’s lead program and is currently being evaluated in a multi‑patient Expanded Access study at MGH. eGenesis is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

At eGenesis, our core values—innovation, collaboration, compassion, resilience, and passion—are at the center of how we work. We engineer hope and bring passion to everything we do. We collaborate and learn from one another, combining diverse expertise to tackle complex challenges. We innovate boldly, pushing boundaries and science to new heights, where no pig organ has gone before. With resilience, we navigate challenges and celebrate progress together. And in all we do, we lead with compassion—for our patients, our people, and our pigs.

Position Summary

The veterinary services team supports the health, welfare, and regulatory compliance of swine herds housed in the Designated Pathogen Free (DPF) and Source Animal Facility (SAF) at the eGenesis site in Northwest Indiana. The team ensures standardized veterinary medical care, surgical excellence, herd health management, regulatory compliance, and adherence to GMP requirements.

The Registered Veterinary Technician reports to the Director of Veterinary Services, Animal Resource Veterinarian or Clinical Veterinarian and serves primarily a support role to the Veterinarian Team in the Source Animal Facility (SAF) and Designated Pathogen Free facility (DPF). This position will provide support for daily animal care, surgical readiness and sanitation for program procedures, procurement, inventory management, GMP compliance and documentation.

eGenesis is committed to supporting ongoing professional development and supports the Registered Veterinary Technician's licensure fees, continuing education, and annual conference attendance.

Primary Responsibilities

• Surgical support including surgical suite preparation, anesthesia monitoring, documentation and recovery management
• Equipment maintenance and coordination with Facilities team
• Conduct weekly medication inventory
• Controlled substances access and documentation
• Manage inventory tracking and requisition and participate in semi‑annual inventory review meetings
• Assist with training animal care personnel
• Neonatal monitoring and C‑section support
• Provide daily animal care and observations including administering medications, vaccines & treatments
• Bridge communication between animal care and veterinary teams
• Maintain procurement suite readiness
• Maintain GMP compliance and documentation
• Complete submission forms for diagnostic testing
• Calendar management of veterinary activities
• Follow safe work practices and safety procedures
• Promote and adhere to eGenesis, IACUC and USDA animal care policies

Basic Qualifications

• Veterinary Technician Certification
• Over 1 – 3 years of veterinary tech experience
• Experience in livestock surgery preferred
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize work
• Attention to detail and problem‑solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi‑task

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to work in different environments, including farm, shop, office, and animal husbandry environments in varying weather conditions. The employee frequently is required to be walking, stooping, climbing, and crouching. Employees are regularly expected to lift objects 30–60 lbs multiple times throughout the day. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust to focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in multiple environments, including office, laboratory, surgery, necropsy, and animal husbandry environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, filing cabinets, and fax machines. This job may require the use of hazardous chemicals, conduct sample collection on livestock and operate in a dusty environment.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.