Laboratory Animal Technician II
Houston, Texas
Employer: Baylor College of Medicine
Industry: Research
Salary: $37147 - $42714 per year
Job type: Full-Time
Division: Center for Comparative Medicine
Work Arrangement: Onsite only
Location: Houston, TX
Salary Range: $37,147 - $42,714
FLSA Status: Nonexempt
Work Schedule:: Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Summary
Under minimal supervision, provides skilled care and handling of transgenic laboratory animals. Primarily working in areas to include: standard housing, biohazard, non-human primate and specialized animal colonies. Also responsible for limited supervisory duties including direction and oversight of work, but excluding discipline.
Job Duties
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
Requisition ID: 19750
Work Arrangement: Onsite only
Location: Houston, TX
Salary Range: $37,147 - $42,714
FLSA Status: Nonexempt
Work Schedule:: Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Summary
Under minimal supervision, provides skilled care and handling of transgenic laboratory animals. Primarily working in areas to include: standard housing, biohazard, non-human primate and specialized animal colonies. Also responsible for limited supervisory duties including direction and oversight of work, but excluding discipline.
Job Duties
- Conducts daily health checks and feeds and waters animals under gnotobiotic conditions.
- Changes cages as scheduled and sanitizes housing areas.
- Performs technical procedures such as: permanent animal identification, animal restraint and tissue biopsies.
- Receives animals into and transfers animals out of barrier facility. Records and maintains extensive, accurate records for transfer activities.
- Maintains accurate colony records and study records.
- Receives, possesses and fulfills internal purchase order requests.
- Coordinates with Primary Investigators and other staff to maintain colonies and achieve scientific objectives.
- Provide routine husbandry and other job related duties as assigned.
- Detailed record keeping and log documentation.
- Ability to work independently with limited direct supervision.
- Provides training and mentorship to less senior technicians.
- Performs other job related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- High School diploma or GED.
- Two years of relevant experience.
- Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS).
Preferred Qualifications
- Candidates with computer skills (email, Excel, Word) are preferred.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
Requisition ID: 19750
Created: 2024-06-20
Reference: 19750
Country: United States
State: Texas
City: Houston
ZIP: 77069
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