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Animal Care Specialist

2 months ago


Boston, Massachusetts, United States Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Full time

Job Summary

The Animal Technologist provides animal clinical care and treatment to research animals as prescribed by the ARF Technical Services (TS) Manager/Supervisor and as directed by the Attending Veterinarian.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provides routine handling, restraint, and identification of common laboratory animals.
  • Assists in monitoring animal colonies for injured, sick, moribund, or dead animals and recording/reporting any findings.
  • Maintains animal health records for on-going treatments in the HMR/IACUC database.
  • Assists in separating overcrowded cages as necessary, transcribing correct animal information onto cage cards/ECCs after separations, and entering information accurately into Technical Services database.
  • Assists the Technologists in collection of sentinel animals.
  • Maintains and reports accurate records, including but not limited to; technical service records, electronic cage cards, animal census, breeding records, transgenic data, anesthesia machine logs, animal receiving and disposition logs, etc.
  • Assists TS Manager or Principal Technologist with Intramural and LC Quarantine Animal Transfers.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • BA/BS preferred.
  • 1 year working in an AAALAC-accredited laboratory animal facility preferred.
  • AALAS certification at the Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) or Laboratory Animal Technologist (LAT) level is preferred.