Vivarium Operations Technician
Vivarium Operations Technician
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Job Description
Impec Group focuses on enhancing the human experience within the workspace encompassing collective wellbeing safety and health. Our mission is to facilitate success within the workplace industry through Innovation Integration and Integrity helping individuals thrive. We aspire to think bigger bolder and delve deeper into builtenvironment solutions.
We are seeking a dedicated and reliable Vivarium Operations Technician to our client in Palo Alto. This position involves supporting daytoday operations within the vivarium including equipment preparation sanitation and animal care. The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to animal welfare and regulatory compliance with the ability to work efficiently in a fastpaced environment.
Pay Range $30/hr
Position Vivarium Operations Technician
Schedule Monday to Friday 8am 4:30pm (Flexible start time between 7:009:00 AM) occasional weekend availability required.
Responsibilities
Vivarium Cage Washing and Equipment Maintenance:
- Prepare cages water bottles and other materials for washing.
- Load and operate the cage washer ensuring proper cycle selection.
- Unload and stock cleaned materials appropriately following the barriers high standards.
- Perform daily and routine maintenance and sanitation of vivarium areas.
- Maintain vivarium cleanliness and waste removal in accordance with applicable SOPs.
Animal Husbandry and Care:
- Perform daily health and environmental checks for mice and report any concerns to Vivarium Operations Lead/Manager and Principal Investigators.
- Perform rodent cage changes and sanitation.
- Organize and maintain cage staging areas to optimize efficiency.
- Assist with clinical observations and basic veterinary care per veterinarian/protocol instructions including weekend health checks when necessary.
- Receive animal shipments assess animal health and house animals appropriately.
- Coordinate the receipt of animal food bedding consumables and caging materials ensuring appropriate stock levels and organization.
Facility Coordination and Maintenance:
- Interact with Facilities vendors and service/repair contractors to address any mechanical or facility issues.
Supply and Equipment Management:
- Coordinate the receipt storage assembly (when needed) and decontamination of vivarium equipment and supplies per vivarium procedures.
- Must be able to occasionally lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds
Regulatory Compliance:
- Maintain compliance with IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee) guidelines and The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals along with other relevant regulatory requirements.
Vivarium Operations Assistance:
- Assist with other Vivarium Operations tasks as needed.
Requirements
Preferred Skills
- Communication Clear verbal and written communication with team members and clients.
- Teamwork and Collaboration Ability to work effectively in team settings supporting a collaborative environment.
- Adaptability Comfortable with change and open to learning new tools or processes.
- Work Ethic Selfmotivated dependable and takes ownership of tasks.
- Attention to Detail Carefully reviews work to avoid errors and ensure quality.
- Demonstrates a strong commitment to animal welfare and scientific learning Brings a sincere interest in animal wellbeing and a curiosity for science with a supportive approach to research and a commitment to doing quality work.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED is required.
- Bachelor of Science (BS) in Animal Science or Life Sciences is preferred.
- Minimum of 06 months of directly related laboratory animal experience in a laboratory animal facility is required.
- AALAS Certification at the ALAT (Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician) level is preferred.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
Benefits
- Choice of select medical plans
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- Paid time off
- Simple Individual Retirement Account (IRA) Plan with employer contribution
- A tremendous organizational culture centered on transparency honest communication prescribed process and personal responsibility.
Impec Group Core Values
- Get things done
- Stay humble
- Focus on people
- Be smart
- Lead with integrity
- Solve problems
- Enjoy the journey together
A great organizational culture centered on transparency honest communication prescribed process personal responsibility and accountability.
Employment authorization will be conducted via EVerify within the first three days of employment.
Impec Group is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate in employment based on race color religion sex (including pregnancy and gender identity) national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information age membership in an employee organization retaliation parental status military service or other nonmerit factors.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Contract
