Animal Handling Assistant Position Available In Jefferson, Alabama
Tallo's Job Summary: A non-profit pharmaceutical company in Birmingham, AL is hiring an Animal Handling Assistant. This contract-to-hire role offers a starting pay of $45k. Requirements include a high school diploma, 1 year of related experience, and demonstrated ability in animal handling. Responsibilities include caring for laboratory animals, cleaning cages and equipment, and gathering experimental data. Apply now to join the team!
Job Description
Animal Handling Assistant
Contracts/Outsourcing
Birmingham, AL, US
Pay Rate Low:
21.63 |
Pay Rate High:
21.63 A non-profit pharmaceutical company with a great reputation is seeking an Animal Care Technician to join their team!
Shift:
Monday-Friday 8a-5p
Type:
Contract to hire
Pay:
Starting at $45k
Requirements:
High school diploma or equivalent with 1 year of related experience.
Demonstrated ability to handle and restrain animals
1 year of animal handling experience – Vet experience works as well.
Responsibilities:
Handles and works with laboratory animals and the equipment, supplies, and materials required to provide for humane conditions.
Cleans cages, equipment, and work area, and decontaminates animal rooms, this includes operating sanitizing equipment.
Provides support to the animal care facility. This includes, but is not limited to: vermin control, measuring and recording facility environmental factors (light intensity, directional airflow, quantitative airflow, water sample collection, timer checks, etc.), air filter changes, and lab cleaning/decontamination.
Provides clean housing, feed, water and appropriate enrichment for animals housed in the facility.
Gathers experimental data by measuring and recording body weights and temperatures, qualitative and quantitative food and water consumption, and observation of physical condition.
Transfers animals and animal identification to clean caging/racks, and materials from storage to work areas.
Observes animals twice daily and reports abnormal findings to appropriate individual(s).
Observes appropriate safety and study requirements by reading, understanding, and following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and study protocols. This job description is a complete list of all desired skills, but not all are required. We strongly encourage candidates who have some of the skills to apply. We look forward to a conversation to learn more about you! INDBH #LI-DNP
