What are the responsibilities and job description for the Animal Technician position at Insight Global?
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Required Skills & Experience
- Daily maintenance of vivarium facilities, under general supervision.
- Change cages / racks, clean primary enclosures per schedule, feed and water different species of animals used in LARC.
- Maintain all animals and animal housing areas according to LARC standard operating procedures for each species.
- Always handle animals humanely and with care. Mistreatment can result in severe, negative employment consequences.
- Monitor room conditions for temperature, humidity, and sanitation. Report conditions outside of set ranges to your Supervisor / Principal Technician.
- Identify animal care needs as they arise and report them to the Supervisor.
- Communicate with the faculty regarding animal housing / husbandry issues in a professional and articulate manner.
- Identify and report all sick and unhealthy animals to Supervisor, Animal Health Technician, veterinary staff, and / or Principle Investigators (PI's).
- Assist in animal health screening programs (which range from rodent sentinel program to large animal sample collection) as assigned.
- Perform treatments, administer routine medications, apply technical skills under close supervision (e.g. collect fecal samples, various injections, etc.).
- Other animal health duties as assigned.
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and / or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.
