Animal Science Technician

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Job description

Title: Animal Science Technician -

Pay: $19/hour Hours

Shift: 7am-330pm

Job Description:

• Employee will be responsible for physical environment for group of assigned laboratory animals.
• Perform routine animal health-related tasks.
• Perform basic animal husbandry,
• Cage washing
• Assist with rodent colony maintenance
• Breeding,
• Weaning, etc. .
• Operate computer,
• Maintain records on animal deliveries,
• Print and maintain all cage identification.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to use and understand basic medical terminology, and to be sensitive to the needs of caged laboratory animals.
• Skill to recognize normal and abnormal body functions in a variety of laboratory animals.
• Demonstrated skill in clinical diagnostic lab specimen collection techniques, and
• Ability to administer medication to laboratory animals: oral, topical, injectable.
• Working knowledge of laws and regulations that govern housing and management of lab animals.
• Knowledge of humane methods of euthanasia in laboratory animals.
• Ability to perform euthanasia as directed.
• Proven skill to operate and maintain mechanical equipment, autoclave, cagewasher, vehicle, janitorial equipment i.e. floor scrubber .
• Ability to learn and apply principles of sanitizing and disinfecting.
• Manual dexterity and ability to write legibly and use metric system.
• Ability to operate a computer and telephone.
• Ability to follow direction, to be thorough performing assigned tasks, to organize work, and flexibility to adjust work schedule to accommodate varying work loads.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of people, and to exercise diplomacy and flexibility interacting with a diverse and multi-national scientific staff.

You should know: Your safety matters! Vaccination against COVID-19 may be a requirement for this job in compliance with current client and governmental policies. A Kelly recruiter will confirm and share more details with you during the interview process.

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