Preclinical Support Technician

We are growing! The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) has expanded capacity at a new state-of-the-art preclinical facility located at Momentum Labs in Gainesville, Florida.

We are currently seeking passionate individuals who are eager to contribute to our mission and accelerate drug development by delivering translationally relevant preclinical services. If you're ready to make a difference and be part of a team that's at the forefront of preclinical drug development, JAX is the place for you. Our new facility offers an unparalleled opportunity to work with top-tier scientists, study directors, and researchers in a dynamic and collaborative environment. Join us at JAX and help shape the future of human health.

Learn More Here - https://www.jax.org/florida

The work schedule and work list for the incumbents is established based on operational demands and resource availability and may fluctuate based on the changing needs of the department. Staff members may be required to work weekend shifts, holidays, and overtime

Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions

• Basic Husbandry
• Learn, practice and demonstrate with guidance basic proficiency in animal care, husbandry, colony maintenance, room maintenance and operations, sanitation, record keeping and relevant information systems, standard operating procedures, and staff request.
• These duties may be conducted with varying requirements dependent on location such as standard animal room
• Transport clean and soil supplies through materials airlock.
• Progresses from straight transfer (no pups) to cages w/litter, aging, sexing, and weaning. Cage changing according to PI staff requests.
• Successful and accurate daily Welfare check for proper food, water, bedding and wellbeing. Observe & report with guidance variances from health standard.
• Identifies abnormal animals and how to report them.
• Room Sanitation
• Colony Management/Maintaining Colonies (JMCRS)
• Maintains with guidance appropriate breeding scheme(s), program or area specific
• Manage with guidance breeding rotation (make-up, retirement, non-productive units)
• Maintain accurate and legible cage cards and data input Packing and Shipping
• Learns to ship packages internally, externally, and internationally following IATA, DOT, and applicable SOPs
• Learns to Receive packages and confirm them using established software
• Able to track, count, and move inventory from receiving to storage to point of use
• Processes materials behind barrier following applicable SOPs
• Works with applicable departments to utilize calibrated instruments to validate equipment.
• Handles waste following proper waste streams and applicable SOPs
  
  

Other Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• High School diploma or GED and knowledge of barrier room function and animal husbandry as normally acquired with 3 months successful experience.
• Successful completion of Primary Animal Care Training and successful completion of 90-day introductory period is required for advancement.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain mouse colonies and applying proper record keeping.
• Demonstrated team player with professional, positive attitude and willingness to be flexible
• Demonstrated ability to identify sick/ill/deviant mice with guidance.
• Demonstrated ability to efficiently and accurately use word processing, web browser, and database software to record and report activities
• Regular, reliable and consistent attendance in accordance with departmental and Laboratory guidelines
• Ability to be accurate in transcribing/entering/extracting data.
• Oral and written communications skills sufficient to clearly convey and receive information and ideas.
• Interpersonal relationship skills sufficient to allow incumbent to function as an effective team member.
• Able to work flexible shifts (evening/week-end/holidays).
  
  

The hourly wage range is $19.00 per hour.

About JAX

The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California), Japan and China. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.

Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease. It models and interprets genomic complexity, integrates basic research with clinical application, educates current and future scientists, and provides critical data, tools and services to the global biomedical community. For more information, please visit www.jax.org .

EEO Statement

The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.