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Technical Associate, Animal Care

1 month ago


Cambridge, United States Pfizer Full time

Why Patients Need You

What You Will Achieve

As part of the Animal Care Research & Development team, you will be relied on to take care of the animals used in research and development studies. You will also be responsible for maintaining inventory and animal identification records. You will have a good understanding of Pfizer's procedures, techniques, tools, materials and equipment. Your decision making will help you prioritize workflows based on the available resources. You will follow standard procedures to complete tasks and contribute to the team’s success by sharing your previously acquired knowledge.

It is your hard work and focus that will help in making Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

How You Will Achieve It- Perform routine animal husbandry and welfare duties as directed.- Support research by providing basic technical services (restrain, dose administation, blood collection) to research investigators- Observe and report status of animal health, food and water consumption, appearance, behavior, etc.- Support general operations- Required to work with all species house at the site.- Manage own time professional development, is accountable for own results and prioritizes own workflow.

May be required to work under one of the following: United States Department of Agriculture Animal Welfare Act and associated Regulations and Standards, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Public Health Service Policy, and/or AAALAC accreditation standards.

**Qualifications**:
Must-Have- High School Diploma or GED with 1+ years of relevant experience- Knowledge of basic mathematics and ability to demonstrate level of technical skills and abilities- Ability to comprehend written and verbal instructions-
- Non-standard work schedule

Nice-to-Have- Associates or Bachelor's Degree- AALAS Certification- Experience working in a laboratory animal setting- Experience working in a pharmaceutical setting

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS- Must be able to lift 50 pounds and work standing up lifting items above shoulder level for extended periods of time- Ability to perform repetitive physical activities such as: pushing and pulling racks of caging, lifting bags of feed and bedding, reaching, stooping and bending.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS- Weekend and holiday work are required

This is an Essential Personnel Role:
Essential Personnel are defined as the staff that are required to report to their designated work location, to ensure the operation of essential functions or departments during an emergency, as determined by Pfizer, or when the business has suspended operations. There are some individuals who may be required to perform essential services remotely and those individuals will be identified in advance and notified by their supervisors, but in most cases Essential Personnel are required to be on-site during an emergency or suspension of

operations.

Other Job Details:
- Work Location Assignment: On Premise- On Premise colleagues work in a Pfizer site because it’s needed to get their job done. They may have flexibility to work remotely from time to time, but they are primarily on-site.

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.
Sunshine Act
Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider’s name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.
EEO & Employment Eligibility
Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States


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