Research Animal Specialist I
Research Animal Specialist I
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09-04-2025
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Job Description
QUALIFICATIONS
High school diploma or equivalency degree required
Experience in care of animals preferred
Associates degree or higher in veterinary or related science from an accredited institution is a plus.
SKILLS / ABILITIES / COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
Proficient in verbal and written English and Mathematics pertinent to the duties of this position and situations encountered in the animal facility
Ability to lift and move 50 lbs on a regular basis
Long periods of standing
Ability to learn and use bar code/PDA technology and basic computer skills including email and Microsoft Outlook
Has a customerfocused attitude and enjoys working with similarly dedicated persons in a team fashion within a highenergy research environment
GENERAL SUMMARY / OVERVIEW
A Research Animal Specialist provides basic husbandry health surveillance and compliance monitoring to laboratory animals. Responsibilities also include performing equipment sanitation maintaining husbandry equipment records and supporting the facility teams in daily work as needed. All Research Animal Specialists are required to work in a team environment following Lean Management principles and participate in continuous improvement projects.
We look for diversity in backgrounds and experience. Whether this is your first job working with animals or you have several years of experience there are plenty of opportunities to use your current abilities and develop new skillsets at one of the leading academic research hospitals in the country.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Following Duties are performed daily with minimal supervision:
Performs Facility Cage and Equipment Wash Operations
Provides Facility Maintenance and Sanitization
Maintain animal rooms so that secondary enclosure is free of infectious agents.
Report facility and environmental issues that fall outside animal welfare regulatory requirements (as defined in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
Provides Animal Husbandry Tasks
Serve as a member of a research animal care team which is responsible for daily animal husbandry and welfare checks in the facility.
Perform daily work involving the handling of genetically engineered animal models animals with immunocompromised health status and animals recovering from surgery or other invasive procedures etc.
Perform daily animal pen/caging sanitization or changing.
Provide compliance monitoring of cage conditions. (Overcrowded cage management spot changing of dirty cages etc..
Record critical facility data/documentation on a daily basis required by local state and federal regulatory agencies.
Perform routine euthanasia on laboratory animals according to the American Veterinary Medical Associations (AVMA) Panel on Euthanasia.
Provides Animal Health Monitoring
Evaluate animals health each day and report abnormal clinical signs to the team lead and veterinary staff per SOP.
Provide followup notification and treatment of common health concerns prescribed by the veterinary staff per SOP.
Reports progress of therapies to the team veterinary staff and PI staff via health card notifications and email.
The Following Duties may be performed daily under supervision from the Team Lead or Manager:
Perform husbandry and health monitoring of animals in ABSL2 areas.
Assist the Team Lead or designee with housing incoming animals.
Provide research support services.
Collect sentinel samples processing and evaluation.
Perform husbandry and health monitoring of USDA covered species updating Individual Animal Records when required.
Ordering and receiving facility supplies monitoring material replenishment systems.
Assist in the creation validation and maintenance of visual controls within the facility.
Provide treatment and followup of nonstandard health concerns as prescribed by the veterinary staff.
Comply with CCM and MGH policies and standard operating procedures.
Works holiday and weekends as assigned.
Other duties as assigned.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
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