Key Duties and responsibilities

• Perform vaccine and viral dosing calculations along with the preparation of formulations under sterile conditions using an aseptic technique (powder compounds, liquids)
• Basic technical procedures on rodents such as SC, IP, IM, ID, IV injections, oral gavage (PO), isoflurane anesthesia, euthanasia, tissue collections, and blood draw methods (cardiac puncture, tail vein, and submandibular, and retro-orbital techniques) using an aseptic technique
• Whole blood processing for serum or plasma isolation for downstream analysis
• Daily clinical observations and examination of animals for signs of disease and distress and recording and reporting of findings
• Animal weighing and recording and reporting of findings, when required
• Daily monitoring of the vivarium. Including temperature, humidity, daily checklists, and material and reagent inventories
• Assist with general animal care (animal intake, husbandry) when required
• Assist with the maintenance of the breeding colony
• Assist with cleaning when required
• Assist with shipping of samples when required
• Administrative Responsibilities:
• Maintaining vivarium inventories; client dosing materials, animal samples, syringes, and various reagents
• Collaboration with team members on a daily basis to plan and execute animal studies according to IACUC protocols
• Providing quality assurance to all study documents before and after study execution to ensure accurate completion of all associated manipulations and animal records
• Review and preparation of vivarium documents
• Recording and reporting of any and all findings during procedures, clinical observations/weight data and daily vivarium checks

Qualifications

• AA/AS/BA/BS is preferable along with AALAS certification at a minimum of LAT required
• 2-3 years’ prior experience working in laboratory animal research setting with rodents and using general sterile techniques
• Knowledge of IACUC/OLAW/USDA regulations/guidelines/policies documentation
• Proficient with of Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
• Knowledge of GraphPad Prism is a plus