Animal Care Trainee $19.25hr Ellsworth ME
Core
Trainee learning basic animal care, husbandry, colony management, and room maintenance in a controlled clean room environment to support biomedical research.
Role type
Trainee animal care technician (mice)
Builds
Mouse colonies and research supplies for biomedical research
Domain
Biomedical research / Laboratory animal science
Required skills
animal care, cage changing, sanitation, record keeping, inventory management, breeding scheme maintenance, shipping preparation, welfare checks, data entry
Preferred skills
warehouse, food service, retail, healthcare background
Technologies
AX system, cage cards
Responsibilities
Learn and demonstrate basic proficiency in animal care, husbandry, colony maintenance, room maintenance, sanitation, and record keeping; transport supplies through airlocks; perform daily welfare checks; identify abnormal animals; maintain breeding schemes and cage cards; prepare and pack shipping containers; perform inventory discard.
Seniority
Entry-level trainee