Animal Care Specialist (Contingent/Temp)
WuXi AppTec
- Cranbury, NJ
- Temporary
- Full-time
- Vivarium care; including facility sanitation, cage/tunnel washing, autoclave use, and facility maintenance. Includes sweeping, mopping, cleaning, washing/decontamination, and keeping areas organized and prepared for study initiation.
- Keeps laboratory supplies filled and organized, pest control monitoring, and environmental
- Rodent handling/husbandry; including hand restraint of animals, transfer of animals between cages, animal receipt, animal observations, and simple biological sample collections, maintaining food and water for animals, and daily animal housing room
- Performs laboratory waste management
- Keeps inventory of supplies and restocks areas when
- Assists with routine vivarium environmental monitoring (RODAC, pest control, lighting checks, ).
- Under close regular supervision, individual performs routine laboratory techniques and
- Receives specific instructions on assigned task and expected
- Delivers accurate results on assigned tasks within the expected
- Complies with all safety rules, practices good housekeeping, and maintains safe workplace without supervision.
- Learns basic technical knowledge of pharmaceutical areas, DMPK, ADME, In Life, Metabolism, and
- Other duties as assigned.
- High School or Associate degree. Knowledge of animal science, biology, or a related discipline a
- 0-2 years of relevant experience in animal care or related field, or
- An Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) certification from American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) is a plus but not required.
- Any similar combination of education and experience.
- Has a basic understanding of scientific discipline
- Ability to perform preliminary lab work with supervision after training
- Ability to follow instructions to perform required procedures
- Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within drug discovery and development R&D laboratory settings
- Well organized, detail oriented, and adaptable to changes
- Good oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Computer skills: knowledge of internet research, MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Need to be able to read, write and understand English
- Ability to work independently
- Must be able to work in a laboratory/cage wash environment with variable noise conditions
- Must be able to work in a laboratory setting with exposure to animals/biohazardschemicals
- Must be able to wear appropriate PPE
- Must be able to work in an environment with variable noise levels
- Ability to stand/sit/walk for long periods of time
- Ability to lift 50 lbs routinely
- Ability to crouch, bend, twist, reach, reach over the head, and pull/push caging, wheeled carts and racks
- Ability to push/pull 50 lbs routinely
- Clarity of vision
- Ability to identify and distinguish colors
- Must be able to perform activities with repetitive motions
- Ability to climb ladders / stairs / scaffolding
- Inside/outside working conditions