Research Vivarium Husbandry

Planet Pharma; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Pharma in Wilmington, MA is seeking a dedicated animal care technician to support rodent husbandry and colony management. You will assist with feeding, housing, breeding, sample collection, and data entry using ICM and MS Office, while following SOPs and welfare guidelines.

The role requires strong organizational skills and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a teamwork-oriented environment. Pay up to 21.25 USD per hour.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) plus 0–1 years related experience.
• Tablet data entry and communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office and computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• Perform husbandry tasks: feeding, bedding, water, enrichment.
• Maintain rat/mouse colonies: matings, weaning, sexing, sampling.
• Handle rodents for sampling and identification.

Skills

Data entry proficiency

MS Office familiarity

Clear communication

Self-motivation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) + 0-1 year

Associate’s degree (A.A./A.S.) + 1-2 years

High School diploma or GED + 2-4 years

Tools

Internet Colony Management (ICM)

MS Office

Job description

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 ofoffspring, 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 healthissues.
• 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 newprocesses/tasks with minimal instruction.
• Strictly follow all animal welfare standards and biosecurity procedures necessary to maintain isolator integrityand 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 makingrecommendations. 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

• To qualify for this role, candidates must have one of the following combinations of educations/experience:
• Bachelor’s Degree (B.A./B.S.) plus a minimum of 0-1 years of related experience.
• Associate’s Degree (A.A./A.S.) plus a minimum of 1-2 years of related experience.
• High School diploma or GED plus a minimum of 2-4 years related experience.

• 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.
• The ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
• Must possess a high level of initiative and ability to work with minimal supervision
• Proficient in computers (IE: MS Office Suite)
• Competent with using a tablet computer for data entry and communication (emails, IM’s, etc)

The max pay rate is 21.25/hr for this position