Vivarium Support Technician (Temp-to-Hire)
Core
Provide vivarium support by cleaning, sanitizing, and maintaining animal caging materials, cagewash equipment, and vivarium spaces to support scientific research.
Role type
Junior IC vivarium support technician
Builds
Clean and maintained vivarium facilities and caging for laboratory animals
Domain
Life sciences / Laboratory animal care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Operating mechanical washing equipment, Sanitizing and maintaining caging materials, Monitoring cagewash equipment operation, Recording operational data, Stocking and maintaining supply inventories, Disposing of biohazards and chemical hazards
Preferred skills
Experience working in a research animal facility
Technologies
Rack washer, robotic index washer, sterilizers, Microsoft Office, Google Docs
Responsibilities
Operate cagewash equipment including rack washers and robotic index washers; Sanitize and maintain caging materials; Monitor daily operation of cagewash equipment; Record data for duties completed; Dispose of animal carcasses and biohazards; Clean and sanitize facility
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on IC