Animal (Laboratory) Surgical Technician

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Culmen International is seeking an Animal Labatory Surgical Technician to support a Naval Medical Research program in Portsmouth, VA.

This position will provide guidance, training, and technical assistance to Principal Investigators (PIs), research personnel, and veterinary staff with the goal to enhance their ability to effectively execute research protocols, including those that comply with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP).

What You’ll Do In Your New Role

In this role, you will perform minor surgical procedures, assist with major surgeries, ensure and researchers have the support they need during critical operations. In addition, you will:

• Handle the collection, analysis, preservation, and disposal of biological specimens, including euthanasia and necropsy, all while prioritizing ethical considerations.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and organization by disinfecting and sterilizing surgical instruments, as well as managing inventory levels efficiently.
• Ability to follow the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and standard operating procedures in the vivarium.
• Ensure the safe receipt, restraint, and handling of animals, coupled with rigorous maintenance of clean and sanitary environments for their care.
• Provide comprehensive support through feeding, watering, and transporting animals, while conducting thorough physical examinations and diagnostic procedures, ensuring accurate and detailed data recording in medical records. –
• Administer anesthesia and monitoring its effects, operating physiological equipment effectively, and providing attentive post-operative care, which includes assessing pain and administering necessary medications.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• 3 years of direct relevant experience
• Experience working with animals in a laboratory or clinical setting
• Experience with both small and large lab animals
• Knowledge of routine veterinary technical and husbandry techniques
• Knowledge of appropriate and effective handling of animals
• Knowledge of standard operating procedures of a lab environment
• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in a related field
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust/NACI; willingness to obtain a Secret clearance.
  
  

Desired Qualifications

• Secret Clearance
  
  

About The Company

Culmen International is committed to enhancing international safety and security, strengthening homeland defense, improving global health and humanitarian programs, and optimizing government operations. With experience in over 140 countries, we help our customers to accomplish critical missions in challenging environments worldwide.

• Exceptional Medical/Dental/Vision coverage with 100% of the premiums paid by the company for all employees and their eligible dependents for full-time positions (including same or opposite-sex domestic partners)
• 401k – Vested immediately and 4% match
• Life insurance and disability paid by the company
• AFLAC Available
• Education and Professional Developmen t
• 12 Paid Holidays
  
  

At Culmen International we are committed to creating, promoting, and sustaining a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our commitment to these values is unwavering across all our work around the world. We include and celebrate employees of diverse races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, ethnicities, nationalities, socioeconomic statuses, languages, (dis)abilities, ages, and religious commitments. These differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our employees and clients. Culmen is an equal opportunity employer.