What are the responsibilities and job description for the Animal Technician position at Astrix?
Pay Rate Low: 18.00 | Pay Rate High: 25.00
Rapidly growing Biotech Manufacturer is seeking a Animal Technician near Dallas, TX! This is a great opportunity to work with an innovative company that has cutting-edge technology focusing on pre-clinical and clinical therapies! Must have previous Animal husbandry experience to qualify! Vet technicians who are looking to make an impact within oncology research would be a great fit for this role!
Schedule: Mon-Thurs 6a-4:30p (weekends and holidays as needed)
Pay: $18-$25/hr (depending on experience)
Location: 100% On-site- Plano, TX
Animal Tech Responsibilities
Rapidly growing Biotech Manufacturer is seeking a Animal Technician near Dallas, TX! This is a great opportunity to work with an innovative company that has cutting-edge technology focusing on pre-clinical and clinical therapies! Must have previous Animal husbandry experience to qualify! Vet technicians who are looking to make an impact within oncology research would be a great fit for this role!
Schedule: Mon-Thurs 6a-4:30p (weekends and holidays as needed)
Pay: $18-$25/hr (depending on experience)
Location: 100% On-site- Plano, TX
Animal Tech Responsibilities
- Monitoring, handling, and caring for research animals; including providing feed, water, health checks and cage changes.
- Maintain study records and preclinical research activity on each research animal.
- Preclinical experiment (injection, bleeding, euthanasia, necropsies)
- Animal healthcare, preparation, and follow-up (monitoring, tagging, weighing, and calipering)
- Assist with the receipt, stocking, and maintenance of supply inventories.
- Clean room facility maintenance and experiment preparation
- Responsible for animal husbandry and euthanasia.
- Handle radioactive materials.
- High school diploma with 2-3 years of related work experience. Associates Degree with 1-2 years of related work experience.
- Bachelors in animal sciences is preferred.
- Interest in working regularly with radioactive isotopes.
- Interest in working with animal models of cancer
Salary : $18 - $25