Animal Technician - Joslin Diabetes Center

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

The Animal Technician provides routine husbandry care of laboratory animals across multiple animal facilities following standardized laboratory procedures which adhere to State and Federal regulations. Works with Lead Animal Technician as needed. May assist with research staff as needed.

Weekends and holidays are required.

Job Description:
Responsibilities :

- Perform husbandry care for laboratory animals on a multi-building campus including daily health/cage checks, housing/procedure room checks, and cage changes following Standard Operating Procedures

- Perform routine cleaning and sanitization of animal rooms and procedure rooms according to established procedures

- Document completed tasks and observations and report any deviations or adverse conditions to Lead Animal Technician and/or Veterinary Technician as appropriate

- Receive and house animal shipments

- Practice safety, environmental, and/or infection control methods

- Interact with researchers and other groups as appropriate

- Provide technical assistance to researchers (breeding, study support, emergency euthanasia, animal export packing, and inter/intra building animal relocations) as needed

- Assist with inter/intra building central services activities including waste management, carcass removal, equipment fumigation, housing rack installation, small equipment relocation, and cage wash duties as needed

- Assist Lead Animal Technician and be able to back-up Lead Animal Technician during absences as needed

- Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

Qualifications :

- High school diploma or equivalent

- 1-3 years of experience in an animal facility. Experience working in an AAALAC accredited facility is desired

- ALAT certification ( Note: This is a requirement. If you aren't currently certified, you must sit for the exam after 18 months from date of hire.)

- Must have strong attention to detail

- Must be able to communicate (speak, read, and write) in English

- Must be able to work well within a team and independently

- Must possess basic level computer skills

- Must be able to lift, push, and pull a minimum of 50lb on a flat surface or ramp

- Must be able to stand for 6 hours

- Applicants must be able to handle small rodents, soiled animal bedding, and perform euthanasia.

Pay Range:
$15.00 - $24.00
The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.  Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled