Animal Laboratory Technician Animal Husbandry Technician - The Binding Site

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

Job Description

Work Schedule

Shift: Tuesday/Wednesday 74:30 Thursday/Friday 74 pm Saturday 710

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses gowning gloves lab coat ear plugs etc. Various outside weather conditions

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific youll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research development and delivery of lifechanging therapies.

Location: Benson VT

Shift: Tuesday/Wednesday 74:30 Thursday/Friday 74 pm Saturday 710

Our work in specialty diagnostics from providing diagnostic assays and instruments to clinical monitoring across disease stages improves the diagnosis and management of blood cancers and immune system disorders. Your determination to put patients at the heart of every decision will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on now and in the future.

The Binding Site part of Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in specialty diagnostics that provides diagnostic assays and instruments to improve the diagnosis and management of blood cancers and immune system disorders. The Binding Site Freelite offering is widely recommended for multiple myeloma diagnosis and monitoring across all stages of the disease by major clinical guideline publications. In addition The Binding Site is an active and influential contributor to the broader scientific community. To find out more visit Specific Information

The Binding Site VT specializes in the production of polyclonal antibodies primarily in sheep and is a subsidiary of a larger diagnostic company based in England. We currently have a fulltime 40hour position available for an Animal Husbandry Technician on our USDA registered sheep farm and laboratory in Benson VT.

Discover Impactful Work:

This full time role will participate in and carry out all aspects of animal husbandry and welfare across both sites. They will be required to work both independently and as a team to meet the demands of animal welfare/husbandry across two farms and will ensure that the welfare is maintained to a high standard at all times. Theyll need to follow treatment policies and ensure they are up to date with current standard process. All of their work is carried out in accordance with USDA IACUC protocol animal welfare act health and safety and animal welfare procedures and guidelines as well as company policies and standards.

A Day in the Life Husbandry Tech:

• Carry out daily feeding regimes of all animals on the farm
• Routine and nonroutine animal treatments
• Participate in animal sorting or movement
• Participate in herding and transfer of animals between farm sites
• Participate in the breeding/lambing program
• Assist in keeping all housing buildings to USDA standards
• Work in conjunction with the Attending Veterinarian where required
• Ensure all records are completed daily and accurately
• Any other requirements regarding the welfare and maintenance of animals housing areas and production areas

A Day in the Life Lab Tech:

• Antisera processing
• Collection of blood by plasmapheresis
• Completion of relevant records
• Antigen administration
• Test bleeding
• Weekly animal sorting for production activities
• Care for and ensure the welfare of animals including but not limited to feeding watering bedding and routine mucking

Keys to Success:

Education

• High school diploma

Experience

• Knowledge and experience of working with livestock preferred
• Knowledge and experience of breeding/lambing preferred

Knowledge Skills Abilities

• Valid driving license required
• Excellent communication and organizational skills (written and verbal)
• Able to communicate at all levels
• Work in a team setting
• Ability to multitask and prioritize workloads
• Ability to proactively problem solve
• Attention to detail
• Work autonomously

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• Dependability reliability and comfortable working in any weather
• Must be flexible due to the unexpected nature of working with animals and on a farm
• Working one weekend day is needed as part of the animal feeding staff rotation
• Lift up to 50 pounds /
• Lifting carrying pushing pulling
• Reaching twisting turning
• Walking on uneven wet slippery surfaces

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration annual incentive plan bonus healthcare and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative forwardthinking organization and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity intensity involvement and innovation!

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Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company team and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans and a national vision plan including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO) 10 paid holidays annually paid parental leave 3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave) accident and life insurance and short and longterm disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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