Lab Assistant - Animal Care (Temporary)

Job Summary

This is a Temporary position working full time hours, M-F 8:00am - 4:30pm. 

Perform basic laboratory and record-keeping tasks. Support the functions of the animal care group.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  
⦁    Assist in the archiving of non-study/study/ facility data (ex log sheets, cage wash forms, etc).
⦁    Assist animal care staff with clerical duties (e.g., filing, making copies, etc.).
⦁    May be responsible for preparing simple lab solutions (e.g., buffers, media/common vehicles, bleach, and eye wash solution).
⦁    Monitor and maintain inventory of assigned areas (e.g. PPE Stations, Haz waste boxes, etc).
⦁    Operate basic lab equipment and perform routine maintenance as needed. 
⦁    Perform all tasks in compliance with Good Laboratory Practice Regulations (GLPs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). 
⦁    Perform basic husbandry duties such as liner changes or setting up cages.
⦁    Perform limited troubleshooting and calibration of instruments as appropriate for assigned area.
⦁    Submit Work Orders for equipment or facility issues.
⦁    Prep autoclave cages and may sterilize glassware and other items using an autoclave.
⦁    Perform Pest Control checks of areas and document as per SOP.
⦁    Assist with the receipt and documentation of feed and bedding.
⦁    Perform weekly eye wash checks and document.
⦁    Assist in the breakdown and setup of study rooms.
⦁    Clean and sanitize hallways and labs.
⦁    Perform weekly census of animals.
⦁    Ensure logs and forms are properly and completely filled out.
⦁    Collaborate with Animal Care and In-Life technical staff.
⦁    Perform all other related duties as assigned.

The pay for this position is $17.00/hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

Job Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:
⦁    Education:  High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.).
⦁    Experience:  None
⦁    Certification/Licensure:  None
⦁    Other:  Must be detail-oriented and have general familiarity with lab procedures.  Good verbal communication skills required. Basic computer skills; familiarity with Microsoft Office software.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
⦁    Employees must be able to regularly lift, move, manipulate, and/or hold animals and heavy objects up to and including 50 pounds; this includes work materials, equipment, and/or supplies.
⦁    Must be able to regularly push wheeled carts weighing up to 1200 pounds on a repetitive basis each day over distances of approximately 1- 100 feet.
⦁    Must be able to perform procedures, which require standing or sitting for long periods of time.
⦁    Must be able to regularly move about the facility to access file cabinets, office machinery, and other buildings.
⦁    Regularly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer. 
⦁    Regularly uses laboratory instruments.  
⦁    Must be able to work in narrow spaces.
⦁    Must be able to wear safety equipment (PPE), as needed, according to OSHA regulations and company standards.
⦁    Must be able to regularly stoop, bend, kneel, stand or reach up with hands and arms to manipulate objects on shelves from one and one-half to six and one-half feet above the floor on a repetitive basis each day.
⦁    Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
⦁    Must be able to communicate with employees, exchanging accurate information.
⦁    Must regularly move about inside the facility to access supplies which may require going up and down stairs. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
⦁    Works in a research environment, which requires use of sharp objects, working around mechanical parts, working with or near known or unknown toxic or caustic chemicals and/or biological hazards, exposure to fumes and airborne particles, occasionally working within a walk-in refrigerator or freezer at noise levels ranging from moderate to loud.
⦁    The employee is regularly exposed to live animals with risk of exposure to allergens, zoonotic disease, and biohazards.  
⦁    The noise level in the general work environment ranges from low to loud depending upon the task being performed. 

Comments:
⦁    This position requires overtime, weekend, holiday, and/or after hours shift coverage as needed.