- Perform intermediate animal husbandry activities to laboratory animals including species-specific feeding, watering and cage maintenance, following established protocols and care standards to support animal health and welfare.
- Perform basic breeding colony task, such as separating breeders and weaning litters.
- Follow established biosecurity, sanitation, animal welfare, and safety procedures to maintain compliance with institutional, regulatory, and facility requirements.
- Observe animals for routine health and welfare concerns and communicate observations to veterinary, supervisory, or research personnel in accordance with established procedures.
- Administer routine medications and treatments to animals as prescribed and directed by veterinary staff while maintaining required documentation.
- Operate and maintain specialized equipment, including autoclaves and laminar flow hoods, individually ventilated cage racks following established procedures to support a controlled and compliant animal care environment.
- Monitor animal rooms for temperature, humidity, sanitation, and other environmental conditions; identify and report deviations from established standards through appropriate channels.
- Accurately record husbandry activities, animal observations, treatments, and procedural data in accordance with regulatory, institutional, and departmental requirements.
- Notify research staff, veterinary staff, laboratory personnel, compliance personnel, and maintenance personnel to exchange information necessary to support daily animal care operations and research activities.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong time management and computer skills.
- Ability to apply general knowledge of the organization, job content, practices and procedures.
- Knowledge and skills necessary to be proficient in all aspects of job.
- Ability to perform work that requires continuous bending ,stooping, twisting, standing and walking.
- Ability to perform repetitive hand motion (changing cages).
- Ability to be medically cleared to wear a respirator.
