Necropsy Technician

The Necropsy Technician I assists with the preparation and in performing all necropsy functions in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), and company regulations. They will also provide support in histology processes striving to sustain the highest quality results.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have the knowledge, skills, and abilities identified below and perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily, either with or without reasonable accommodation. The below is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for this job's performance and is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities or requirements.

Key Accountabilities

• Interprets and applies protocol information and instructions from Study Director and Study Pathologist for necropsy tasks.
• Prepares for upcoming studies or projects, including but not limited to, creating data collection forms, printing and reviewing tissue lists, and making labels.
• Ensures room is appropriately setup for procedure (i.e. labeled container prep, instruments and tools, drapes, cutting boards, etc.).
• Performs necropsy procedures (identifies and records gross observations, collects protocol required tissues, captures/logs photos, bone marrow smears, organ weights, etc.), on a variety of research animals.
• Participates in cleaning and sanitization of the necropsy room(s).
• Post necropsy, ensures work processes have been maintained and completed on schedule (i.e. photo uploads, scanning paper records, logging tissues, special tissue transfers).
• Completes quality control review of necropsy data.
• Coordinates shipping and/or transfer of necropsy study specimens. Performs waste management and recycling processes.
• Assists in maintaining inventory for necropsy laboratory and alerts appropriate team member of items needed for reorder.
• Conducts upkeep of necropsy instruments (i.e. sharpening, proper storage, etc.) and procedure area(s).
• Supports histology related procedures (i.e., tissue trimming and bagging of residual tissue, labeling, radiography of study specimens, etc.).
• Rotational on call availability for weekend and holiday coverage.

Other

• Follows all SOPs and other applicable laboratory or company policies and procedures.
• Maintains confidential information.
• Supports and participates in company initiatives as directed.
• Performs periodic review of all applicable SOPs to ensure accuracy and confirm procedures are being performed according to SOPs. Participates in SOP writing, review, and revision, as needed.
• Completes training requirements as assigned and maintains appropriate training documentation.
• Maintains compliance and adheres to all safety regulations, policies, and procedures and good documentation practices.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge and ensures compliance with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Association of Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC), Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), and other applicable regulations.
• Interacts with clients, other employees, and the community in a professional manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Critical Success Factors

• Is consistently reliable and trustworthy to fulfill commitments, meet deadlines, deliver quality work on time and take ownership of responsibilities.
• Actively supports and contributes to the success of the team.
• Exhibits an aptitude for quality, an eye for detail.
• Ability to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.
• Understands anatomic and physiologic variations in lab animals.
• Fluency in comprehension and correlation of gross terminology.
• Skill to routinely trim a variety of tissue specimens in consistent and efficient manner.
• Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Has a strong work ethic and positive attitude while working towards or under a given deadline.
• Demonstrated ability to follow detailed instructions and understand…