Job description

Cape Fox is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Animal Research Technician to join our team. This role will require someone who is detail-oriented, organized, and knowledgeable of all regulations, compliance standards, and guidelines regarding animal care and use programs.

As an Animal Care Technician, you will be responsible for performing various duties related to animal husbandry and research support. These duties will include:

Core Duties:

• Assist with necropsy; set up, collect, and properly label biological samples, clean up and properly document the procedures
• Maintain sanitation of cages and racks in vivarium areas in accordance with all DoD, Federal, and local regulations
• Perform basic animal husbandry duties as well as prepare an animal environmental enrichment schedule and provide the environmental enrichment in accordance with all DOD, Federal, and local regulations
• Perform minor surgery and/or microsurgery on laboratory animals
• Maintain records to comply with regulatory requirements
• Knowledgeable of the requirements for AAALAC International accreditation
• Collect experimental data from animals to include blood pressure, weight, blood analyses, or other tests required as part of the protocol support
• Assist with developing standard operating procedures, maintain, and document facility sanitation, ensure safety procedures are followed, documented, and maintained
• Inform the Facility/Vivarium Manager of issues that arise or need repair to maintain the required standards
• Order and maintain supplies for the vivarium
• Create and revise research forms, provide forms and regulatory guidance to research staff with guidance from the Attending Veterinarian (AV) and Branch Chief
• Schedule and organize internal and external inspections, maintain the tracker for correction of deficiencies, and provide a report to the AV as well as the Branch Chief
• Review animal subjects research protocols as well as related documents to ensure they are followed as approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and Air Force policies
• Maintain records as well as electronic databases of animal research protocols, their progress, and perform animal inventory management functions
• Follow established research guidelines and policies for all animal care activities
• Be knowledgeable of all regulations, compliance standards, and guidelines with regard to the Animal Care and Use Program
• Provide quality control of the administrative areas of the Animal Care and Use Program
• Provide administrative support to the branch as well as other duties as assigned appropriate to the required functions of the research mission
• Perform animal health checks when required and alert veterinarians of any pertinent animal health related issues

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Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Laboratory Animal Research: 3 years (Preferred)
• Animal medicine: 3 years (Preferred)
• Animal husbandry: 1 year (Preferred)
• Animal necropsy: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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