Animal Care Technician I - Jupiter, FL
Core
Provides basic care of animals and animal facilities by completing simple and routine animal caretaking and cage wash duties in a research setting.
Role type
Entry-level animal care technician (cage wash focus)
Builds
Maintains sanitized caging and animal support facilities for research use
Domain
Life sciences research / animal husbandry
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Operating cage wash machinery, autoclave operation, biohazard waste processing, equipment sanitization, SOP compliance
Preferred skills
Research animal care experience, AALAS ALAT certification
Responsibilities
Operate cage wash equipment and perform assigned cleaning and preventive maintenance, Operate autoclave to sterilize or decontaminate caging equipment, Process soiled bedding exposed to potentially hazardous chemicals correctly, Sanitize equipment and animal support facilities, Collect swabs and Biological Indicators for assessment, Transport caging supplies between clean storage areas and cage washrooms