Animal Research Technician

Animal Research Technician

Job Duration: 12 months contract
Location: Athens, GA 30601
Work schedule: M-F 8-4:30, 40 hrs/week. Weekend OT required once a month

Possible conversion to full time role as vacancies become available.

• Performs animal husbandry and health care in accordance with experimental protocol and relevant regulations. Assists with scientific procedures, maintains documentation, sanitizes equipment, and supports facility maintenance. Works in a Biosafety Level 1 and 2 laboratory. Provides guidance to junior team members and may serve as site representative on committees and work groups.
• Supports the discovery, development, and delivery of products. Contributes to the company’s global presence, collaboration, and success. Receives competitive compensation and benefits.

• Complies with regulations and policies, documents and maintains records. Provides animal husbandry and care, maintains pens, feeds, water systems, and equipment. Performs cleaning and sanitation. May supervise junior team members.
• Restrains and manipulates animals for procedures; recognizes abnormal conditions; communicates observations; conducts health assessments; administers treatments.
• Conducts scientific observations and disease outcome assessments; administers experimental treatments as per protocols, records scientific data.
• Under supervision, may administer sedation and conduct euthanasia per protocols.
• Performs site biosecurity functions including sanitation and environmental auditing.
• Assists with clinical R&D sample collection pre- and post-mortem and conducts necropsies as directed.

• Physical Demands / Surroundings: Able to work in extreme environments, heavy lifting up to 70 lbs occasionally. Willing to work directly with animals during ante-mortem and post-mortem procedures. Must not have allergies to animals or livestock/feed dust.
• Visual Demands: Must read and see clearly; prescription eyewear allowed.
• Temperament / Mental Requirements: Even temperament, results oriented, cooperative, systematic thinker, works in multidisciplinary matrix, demonstrates sound judgment and analytical thinking, manages processes and projects, functions well in team or committee roles.

• High School diploma or equivalent (GED).

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