Animal Technician

The Research Animal Technician is responsible for providing daily care and husbandry for laboratory animals and supporting research activities within the Animal Research Center (ARC). This position plays an important role in maintaining animal health and welfare, supporting study activities, and ensuring the facility operates in accordance with established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), study protocols, animal welfare requirements, biosecurity procedures, and applicable safety standards.

The successful candidate will be dependable, detail-oriented, self-motivated, and comfortable working both independently and as part of a team. This position is ideal for an individual who enjoys working with animals, is eager to learn and develop new technical skills, and takes ownership of assigned responsibilities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Animal Care & Research Support

• Provide daily animal husbandry and care to maintain the health, welfare, and quality of research animals.
• Monitor animal health and promptly report concerns to management and veterinary staff.
• Support research studies and biodevice testing activities, including incubation, candling, egg breakout, transfer, hatch, residue breakout, and cleanup.
• Perform and/or assist with technical procedures, animal treatments, sample collection, body weights, necropsies, and other study activities as directed by approved protocols.
• Operate and maintain equipment used in animal care and research activities, including cage washers, isolation cages, biodevices, incubators, and hatchers.
• Conduct euthanasia in accordance with applicable guidelines, approved procedures, and established documentation requirements.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and legible records and documentation.
• Review, correct, and verify study data for accuracy and completeness.
• Support animal health monitoring, biosecurity, and biosafety programs.
• Maintain clean and sanitary animal rooms and work areas in accordance with established procedures.
• Assist with microbial surveys, water analysis, mite surveys, and other facility monitoring activities.
• Follow all company policies, SOPs, accreditation standards, animal welfare requirements, and study-specific procedures.

Facility, Inventory & Operational Support

• Maintain inventory levels and ensure animal care and research supplies are properly stocked, organized, and stored.
• Move supplies and equipment between the main facility and off-site storage locations.
• Maintain off-site storage areas in a clean, organized, and inventoried condition.
• Support delivery and pickup of empty racks, egg racks, and boxes to and from local commercial

  About Zoetis
  
  At Zoetis, our purpose is to nurture the world and humankind by advancing care for animals. As a Fortune 500 company and the world leader in animal health, we discover, develop, manufacture and commercialize vaccines, medicines, diagnostics and other technologies for companion animals and livestock. We know our people drive our success. Our award-winning culture, built around our Core Beliefs, focuses on our colleagues' careers, connection and support. We offer competitive healthcare and retirement savings benefits, along with an array of benefits, policies and programs to support employee well-being in every sense, from health and financial wellness to family and lifestyle resources.

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