Global Solutions Network (GSN), a federal government contracting firm, presents this full time, long-term position supporting GSN's customer at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This career opportunity provides a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

If interested, please provide an up-to-date resume.

Responsibilities.

• Coordinate all animal procedures , including PET scans, and MRIs. 
• Operate and maintain sophisticated and innovative equipment to perform tests, analyses and other laboratory procedures. 
• Prepare for, participate in, and clean up following aseptic surgery. 
• Work with staff on the design of behavioral testing procedures for documenting the effects of a wide range of experimental manipulations.
• Teach the animal (rhesus macaque monkeys) to respond to a variety of different visual stimuli using operant conditioning.
• Act as liaison with other staff to ensure proper transfer of animals from housing facility to imaging equipment.
• Maintain laboratory areas, animal surgical areas and animal holding areas; maintain clean laboratory environment.
• Coordinate and assist in all animal procedures and surgeries.
• Schedule and maintain an accurate research tracking system and database for all research activities, daily records of experiments and results, including research documentation.
• Monitor and maintain physiological status of animal during imaging experiments.
• Train incoming laboratory members in procedures as appropriate.

Qualifications.

• Bachelor's degree in Biology or related field 
• A minimum of 3 years experience
• Proficient with MRI and CT scanning technology, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Previous experience handling and training non-human primates
• Prior experience with aseptic surgery 
• At least one year experience giving monkeys injections.

Global Solutions Network, Inc. (GSN) is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the GSN to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected US veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.