Pay Rate Low: 32 | Pay Rate High: 34

A growing client in research is looking to grow their team is hiring a Sr. Animal Care Research Technician! If you have 4+ years of experience caring for larger animals including non-human primates in a research field, we’d love to talk to you about this role!

Pay: $32–$34/hr
Schedule: M-F 8AM – 5PM
Location: Birmingham, AL 

Key Responsibilities:

• Handle, restrain, and care for various laboratory animals, including NHPs, rodents, dogs, ferrets, and rabbits.
• Administer test and control materials via multiple routes (oral, IV, IM, IP, subcutaneous) and perform anesthesia procedures.
• Conduct chair training, dosing, reproductive procedures, and monitor animal health, recovery, and welfare.
• Collect samples, perform necropsies, and harvest tissues according to study protocols.
• Observe, record, and report abnormal findings to the veterinarian.
• Set up and manage study files, randomization, and data collection in Provantis.
• Assist in surgeries and sterilize instruments and equipment.
• Train and mentor junior team members, monitor work quality, and act as study lead when assigned.
• Develop or revise SOPs, forms, and methods as needed.
• Ensure compliance with ABSL-2 and ABSL-3 laboratory requirements, including PPE and immunization protocols.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a science-related field
• Minimum of 4 years of laboratory animal experience.
• Experience with Non-human primates (NHPs), dosing, and chair training required.
• Strong knowledge of GLP, SOPs, and safety procedures.

***This job description is a complete list of all desired skills but not all are required. We strongly encourage candidates who have some of the skills to apply. We look forward to a conversation to learn more about you!***

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