Surgical Veterinary Technician

Actalent; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A prominent company in the healthcare sector seeks a Surgical Technician to support their surgical team in Minneapolis. The role involves the comprehensive care of experimental animals, including feeding, cleaning, and assisting with surgeries. A suitable candidate will have relevant veterinary qualifications and a proven track record in surgical environments, ensuring the highest standards of animal welfare are maintained throughout research operations.

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance (Voluntary)

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Qualifications

• 3+ years of surgical experience required.
• Should possess handling and surgical skills.
• Certification as Veterinary Technician is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Care for animals used in research and development studies.
• Assist with surgery and postoperative care.
• Maintain inventory and records for experimental animals.

Skills

Animal research

Preclinical expertise

Animal handling

Veterinary science

Veterinary technician skills

Animal husbandry

Anesthesia

Education

Certified Veterinary Technician

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Job Description

This position supports the surgical team and involves a variety of tasks related to the care and maintenance of experimental animals used in research and development studies.

Surgical Technician

Pre-Clinical | Offers Benefits | Excellent Growth Opportunity

Job Description

This position supports the surgical team and involves a variety of tasks related to the care and maintenance of experimental animals used in research and development studies.

Responsibilities

• Care for the animals used in research and development studies.
• Perform duties related to the maintenance of experimental animals, including feeding, caring for animals, cleaning cages, and maintaining inventory and animal identification records.
• Clean and sanitize the animal facility and equipment.
• Ensure biosafety and biosecurity of the animals.
• Partner with preclinical investigators to assist and support veterinarians with surgery, dosing, postoperative care, and monitoring of animal studies.
• Provide technical support in areas such as production operations, maintenance, safety testing, process improvement, or product development.
• Use schematics, diagrams, written and verbal descriptions, or defined plans to perform testing and troubleshooting on electronic or mechanical components, equipment, or systems.
• Gather, maintain, format, compile, and manipulate technical data using established formulae and procedures and perform detailed mathematical calculations.
• Suggest and/or make improvements to optimize work processes.
• Run minor projects including performing tests, interpreting data, and developing reports.
• Perform technical activities requiring considerable judgment and may have ownership of minor projects.
• Independently propose solutions to problems for supervisor review.
• Communicate typically with internal contacts, obtaining and providing technical information on matters of moderate importance to the job area.
• Provide guidance, coaching, and training to other employees within the job area.
  
  

Essential Skills

• Animal research
• Preclinical expertise
• Animal handling
• Veterinary science
• Veterinary technician skills
• Animal husbandry
• Anesthesia
  
  

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• 3+ years of surgical experience
• Certified Veterinary Technician
• 1+ years of previous anesthesia experience
  
  

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $28.00 - $30.50/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

Available For This Temporary Role May Include The Following

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
  
  

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Minneapolis,MN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 18, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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