Rodent Health Technician

AbbVie Inc; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company committed to improving health outcomes through innovative research. As a Rodent Health Technician, you'll play a vital role in ensuring the welfare of laboratory rodents while supporting critical studies. This position offers a unique opportunity to work with a dedicated team, providing essential veterinary care and technical support. With a focus on animal health, you'll contribute to groundbreaking projects in a collaborative environment. If you're passionate about animal care and research, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Short-term Incentive Programs

Qualifications

• Experience in veterinary care for rodents and technical tasks.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide veterinary care and anesthesia support for rodents.
• Maintain documentation and compliance with regulatory guidelines.

Skills

Veterinary Care

Anesthesia Support

Technical Research Skills

Communication Skills

Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)

Education

High School Diploma

Associate's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us atwww.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie onX,Facebook,Instagram,YouTube,LinkedInandTik Tok.

Job Description

The rodent health technician supports exemplary animal health and welfare in service of AbbVie’s pipeline by providing animal health care for rodents under the supervision of the Veterinary Technician Manager and Veterinarian. This includes treatments, observations, preventative medicine, surgical and anesthesia support, and study directed technical activities. Communicates with investigators and other key stakeholders. Works autonomously on weekends and holidays. Contributes to specific projects or initiatives for the Comparative Medicine department. Provides exemplary animal care and adheres to all department and AbbVie regulatory expectations. Works in compliance of all applicable local, federal, GLP, FDA, and USDA regulations.

Responsibilities:

• Proficiently provides veterinary care for rodents under the supervision of the Veterinary Technician Manager and/or area Veterinarian
• Provides anesthesia and surgical support for rodents
• Provides rodent study support including technical tasks (minimally tail vein bleeding and oral gavage dosing)
• Efficiently manages time and prioritizes tasks in consideration of animal welfare and workflow
• Effectively communicates with other members of the veterinary staff and investigators
• Routine support for rodent health monitoring program including sample collections, submission and leading mock drills
• Maintains appropriate documentation, handling, and archiving of data, as required by research, veterinary procedures and/or regulatory guidelines.
• Provides basic level technical training in rodent area
• Supports Operations and Behavior Teams
• Helps to maintain area (lab, vivarium, support area) including supplies, medications, equipment and facilities. Recognizes and reports operations issues in facilities.
• Performs job functions with working knowledge of regulatory compliance and animal care and use guidelines including: Food and Drug Administration, Associate for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, International (AAALAC), Guide for the Care and use of Laboratory Animals, APHIS Animal Welfare Act Regulations.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent education with four years’ experience in a laboratory setting or Associates degree or Bachelor Degree.
• Strong technical research skills (i.e. oral dose and blood collection) in rats and mice
• At least 2 years of experience working with rodents in a laboratory setting
• ·AALAS certification preferred
• Flexibility to work weekends (as needed) and devote additional weekday hours as business needs dictate
• Ability to work effectively in a team setting as well as independently
• Employment history demonstrating initiative, strong work ethic, integrity
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with diverse personalities.
• Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) with documentation experience preferred
• Working knowledge of Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Willing and able to work a rotating schedule which includes some level of mandatory weekend coverage and holiday coverage.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes ingood faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individualcompensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimatelypay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/visioninsurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of payis considered to bewages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable.The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefitsthat are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid andmay be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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