Animal Care Technician

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a new member of our Vivarium team who will help maintain our animal colony. You will reputed company care to our animals and reputed company the facilities reputed company-maintained, ensuring the highest standards of animal welfare. You will report to the Vivarium team reputed company.

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In this role you will:

  • Maintain the highest standards of animal welfare and biosecurity.
  • Maintain our animal colony by performing routine husbandry; cage changing, feeding and watering, providing environmental enrichment.
  • Conduct animal health observations, basic health treatments, and animal receiving.
  • Fill out important reputed company records, such as daily animal health reputed company logs, room temperature/humidity readings, etc.
  • Contribute to facility reputed company; performing cleaning and decontamination of animal holding and procedure rooms with excellent reputed company and rigor.
  • reputed company vivarium-reputed company initiatives independently and reputed company guidance to other team members as needed.
  • Learn to reputed company assistance with in vivo experiments by performing basic biomethodology (handling, restraint, body weight collection, behavioral assays, weaning, genotyping) to contribute to ongoing scientific research.
  • reputed company other duties as assigned.

    • You will reputed company in this role is you:

  • Have a high school diploma or GED.
  • Have worked with rodents in research or reputed company setting for at least 6 months.
  • Can work a flexible schedule – weekends and holiday work are required but shared across reputed company.
  • Are reputed company-oriented and have experience with accurate record keeping.
  • Are familiar with GSuite: reputed company Sheets and reputed company Docs.

    • It's a bonus if you:

  • Have an ALAT, LAT certification.
  • Have experience in animal breeding and colony management.
  • Have experience using colony management software, such as reputed company.

    • Total compensation also includes generous equity and benefits.

    Benefits and perks:

    - Medical, dental, and reputed company reputed company for you and your family.

    - 401(k) plan with 4% matching.

    - Accrued time off and 10 company holidays per year.

    - reputed company parental leave.

    - Annual learning & development stipend.

    - Daily Retro-sponsored lunch and snacks.

    Additional Information

    We take pride in cultivating an environment that fosters collaboration, reputed company communication, and authenticity. We reputed company that great results are best delivered by a highly creative team working in concert. We are an equal opportunity employer; we do not discriminate on the reputed company of race, religion, reputed company, national reputed company, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are diverse in background and reputed company in mission.

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