Animal Care Technician
Core
Provide husbandry, facility maintenance, and animal welfare support for preclinical drug discovery research involving mice and rats.
Role type
Animal Care Technician (preclinical research)
Builds
Preclinical research environments and animal models for neuroscience drug discovery
Domain
Biopharmaceuticals / Neuroscience / Preclinical Research
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
animal husbandry, health monitoring, facility cleaning, biohazard waste handling, inventory management, tissue sampling, anesthesia administration, euthanasia, data recording
Preferred skills
life sciences education, animal care experience, genotyping assistance, formulation preparation
Technologies
software systems for health records, spreadsheets, word processing
Responsibilities
Perform routine husbandry duties for mice and rats; ensure facility cleanliness and equipment maintenance; monitor animal health and welfare per CCAC guidelines; conduct daily health checks and maintain records; receive and process incoming animals; remove biohazardous waste; maintain inventory of supplies; collect tissue samples for genotyping; assist with technical procedures and formulation preparation; perform weighing, anesthesia, and euthanasia.
Seniority
Individual Contributor, entry to mid-level