Animal Care Specialist I - Pharma-OncologyWork with Purpose

Full Time - 40 Hours/Week Monday-Friday with some weekend requirements

As an Animal Care Specialist you will be responsible for the care of animals at our Discovery site, having responsibilities that include, feeding/watering, sanitizing enclosures, environmental enrichment, handling and restraint and other related tasks including assisting with the movement of animals and stocking of supplies.

If you possess the following qualities, we will train you in the rest:

• You have a great sense of team spirit and responsibility.
• You have a positive attitude and love to bring that energy into the lab every day to support your colleagues.
• You have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment both independently and in a team setting
• You concentrate on the details and can work reliably and precisely

•    You are dependable

The pay range for this position is $18.50-$19.00. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.
    

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education:  High school diploma or General Equivalent Degree (G.E.D.).
• Experience: 0-6 months related experience in animal research and/or husbandry preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
• Certification/Licensure:  None

•    Other:  Ability to handle common laboratory animal species. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Employees must be able to lift, move, manipulate, and/or hold heavy objects up to and including 50 pounds; this includes work materials, equipment, and/or animals.
• Must be able to perform procedures, which require, talking, hearing, standing or sitting for long periods of time, entering data into a computer, using appropriate instruments, reaching with hands and arms, working in narrow spaces, and wearing safety equipment (PPE) according to OSHA regulations and company standards.
• Must be able to frequently firmly hold species while utilizing fine motor skills.  

•    Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Works in a research environment, which requires use of sharp objects, working around mechanical parts, working with or near known or unknown toxic or caustic chemicals and/or biological hazards, exposure to fumes and airborne particles, working at noise levels ranging from moderate to loud.
• The employee regularly works with live animals with risk of exposure to allergens, zoonotic disease, and biohazards.  

•    The noise level in the work environment ranges from low to high depending upon the species housed. 

COMMENTS: 
•    This position requires overtime, weekend, holiday, and/or after hours shift coverage, as needed.