Laboratory Animal Technician

Company: Joul--
Location: Redwood City
Posted on: September 13, 2023

Job Description:

Job Title: Laboratory Animal Technician Location: Redwood City, CA Compensation: $28.00-$33.00 Type: Contract - Overview Global Pharma company looking to hire experienced Laboratory Animal Technician to perform husbandry and animal care techniques. - - - Responsibilities

• The Laboratory Animal Technician performs semi-routine or diversified work that requires the ability to differentiate established principles and practices from unique occurrences which may necessitate adapting or modifying methods.
• Additional specific responsibilities as they pertain to their area of assignment may include, but are not limited to carrying out critical phases of various procedures such as the following:
  • May be required to breed and develop animal colonies, collect tissue samples and collect data for routine operations;
  • Work with others in scheduling and carrying out established standard biological assays and present the results as written notes or verbal reports;
  • Perform such tests and assays using appropriate equipment and techniques in areas of biology, pharmacokinetics, simple chemistry, microbiology, and immunology; Prepare animals and samples for testing, observe tests, and detect and report responses;
  • Perform support duties that involve animal health maintenance, i.e. sentinel program, water and feed evaluation, sanitation sampling and testing, and other related tests, as required;
  • May be required to correlate and calculate related data, summarize and record test results and assays;
  • Dissection and removal of internal organs and/or tissues, limited necropsies under managerial direction/supervision, preparation of specimens for archiving, and quality control checks;
  • Processing tissue and excreta samples from laboratory animals; handling of radio-labeled test materials.
  • Under supervision, may assist with the writing of new or revised procedures.
  • Participate in employee training and ongoing training and education programs as required. - Requirements
    • Lab Animal Tech Experience
    • Knowledge in Microsoft Office/Emails/Calendar
    • HS Diploma Benefits System One offers eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options, including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, and participation in a 401(k) plan. -

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