Description
- Perform routine husbandry duties associated with animal care for mice and rats.
- Ensure cleanliness of the entire facility, including but not limited to, cleaning and disinfecting floors, surfaces, cage systems, and equipment maintenance.
- Monitor and ensure overall health and welfare of animals in accordance with CCAC guidelines.
- Conduct daily health checks of all animals and keep detailed documents and records.
- Prepare cages; receive incoming animals from external vendors.
- Ensure data is entered into software systems and organize health records in an accurate and timely fashion.
- Remove biohazardous waste, sharps, and other wastes as per established procedures.
- Monitor and maintain inventory supply (feed, bedding, etc.); seek to ensure procedure rooms are always stocked and functional.
- Collect tissue samples for genotyping.
- Work within established guidelines, policies, SOPs and safety requirements.
- Prioritize urgent and important responsibilities, such as animal care, facility maintenance, and meetings pertaining to studies that are being conducted.
- Keep up to date and detailed records of experiments and data analysis within an Electronic Lab Notebook system. Ensure experiments are counter-signed on a monthly basis.
- Ensure the laboratory environment safe and well-organized; follow and keep up to date with Health & Safety policies.
- Act in accordance with Company policies, including, for example, the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and ensure policies are understood and followed by direct reports, if any.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Post-secondary education in a life sciences discipline is desired. Strong desire to learn and apply technical skills.
- Previous experience working with and caring for animals is an asset.
- Detail-oriented with good organizational, time management and observational skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team. Participate in cross-functional activities, as needed.
- Good interpersonal and clear communication skills.
- Ability to exercise mature judgment, discretion, and initiative.
- Capable of lifting to 25kg.
- Ability to work rotational weekends and statutory holidays.
- Basic computer skills include spreadsheets and word processing.
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