Animal Resource Center Technician

1 month ago

Dallas, Texas, United States UT Southwestern Full time

Why UT Southwestern?

At UT Southwestern, we're committed to excellence, innovation, and teamwork. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO, and paid holidays, as well as opportunities for career growth and development. We're proud to be a Veteran Friendly work environment, supporting the next mission of our country's heroes.

Experience and Education

  • High school graduation, vocational school, or GED, plus six months experience as a Senior Animal Technician, or equivalent experience.
  • Certification as Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science preferred or eligible.

Job Duties

  • Participate in care and management of specialized animal programs, including breeding colonies, animal conditioning, and barrier-sustained animals.
  • Maintain accurate and complete records for monitoring and surveillance of animal programs.
  • Assist in specialized monitoring and surveillance programs.
  • Review and comply with all SOPs and quality assurance standards.
  • Maintain accurate departmental animal housing or support area record keeping.
  • Euthanize and dispose of animal carcasses following established procedures.
  • Assist in SPF animal colony maintenance and production, utilizing sterile techniques to maintain animal health.
  • Participate in providing training of Animal Technicians and Animal Care Attendants.
  • Prepare required reports to faculty and supervisors relative to animal colonies, equipment, and supply needs.
  • Maintain required attendance level and adherence to work schedule.
  • May provide direction and guidance to several Animal Technicians.
  • Ability to work weekends as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Ability to operate and maintain all types of equipment used in assigned duties.
  • Extreme accuracy and proficiency in maintaining area records and performance of technical procedures.
  • Extreme accuracy in monitoring environment, animal health, equipment care, and performance of animal care duties.
  • Lifting and moving heavy materials and equipment.
  • Exposure to animal odors and contact with animals, which may harbor zoonotic diseases.
  • Exposure to hazardous chemical, physical, or biological agents.
  • Ability to perform duties of considerable complexity.
  • Devising new work methods and interpreting policy.
  • High degree of ingenuity, initiative, and/or judgment.
  • Contact with principal investigators and other research laboratory personnel.

Working Conditions

  • Work is performed primarily in laboratory area.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

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