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Animal Care Technician

Clinical
Birmingham, AL, US
Pay Rate Low: 21.63 | Pay Rate High: 21.63
  • Added - 19/03/2025
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***Vaccinations Required!***

A growing client in research is looking to grow their team with hiring a new Animal Care Tech! If you have experience caring for animals in a veterinary or research field, we’d love to talk to you about this role!

Schedule: M-F 8a-5p w/flexibility 

Pay: $21.63/hr  

As an Animal Care Technician, you should have husbandry experience, a desire to work in a research environment, a good work ethic, and be content providing care for the animals on study. If you have experience with large animals, rodents, or research, this would be a great fit for you!

Responsibilities:
  • Provide daily care to laboratory animals including feeding, watering, and cage cleaning.
  • Maintain accurate daily records of animal health as well as all SOP and regulatory required documents.
  • Sanitize animal rooms, cages, and other equipment to maintain a healthy environment for animals. 
  • Operate sanitizing equipment, environmental housing equipment and research related equipment.
  • Transfers animals and animal identification to clean caging/racks, and materials from storage to work areas.
  • Transports laboratory equipment and materials to and from rooms.
  • Observes animals twice daily and reports abnormal findings.
  • Interpret medical orders, accurately calculate pharmacologic doses and administer medications.
  • Assist with the transport and receipt of animals
  • Review and evaluate medical records, research data for accuracy

Education/Experience:
  • Minimum High School Diploma
  • Minimum of 1 year with lab animal exp or veterinary exp.
  • Immunizations are required for this position (Tetanus, Hepatitis B, Smallpox, Polio, and Influenza.)

**This job description is a complete list of all desired skills but not all are required.  We strongly encourage candidates who have some of the skills to apply.  We look forward to a conversation to learn more about you**

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