Animal Care Technician
Core
Provides husbandry, care, and sanitation for laboratory animals in a research facility.
Role type
Animal Care Technician
Builds
Maintains animal inventory and facility sanitation records
Domain
Life Sciences / Laboratory Animal Research
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Animal husbandry, cage cleaning, inventory management, facility sanitation, equipment operation, euthanasia of small animals, health monitoring
Preferred skills
ALAT certification, on-the-job training capability
Technologies
Cage-wash, autoclave
Responsibilities
Feed, water, and clean cages of assigned animals; maintain animal inventory and room maintenance records; sanitize and maintain animal research facility equipment; operate cage-wash and autoclave; perform euthanasia on small laboratory animals; report animal health or behavioral problems; assist with receiving and processing incoming animals and supplies.
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC