Animal Care Technician
Leidos
- Houston, TX
- $68,900-124,550 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Coordinate with IACUC, including scheduling meetings and maintaining minutes.
- Ensure compliance with deadlines of protocol approvals and annual facility reviews; maintain training records.
- Coordinate facility usage and logistics with external vendors, collaborators, and users.
- Prepare documentation for and facilitate American Association for the Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) and Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) accreditation.
- Adhere to Safety, Health and Environmental plan as well as all safety laws and internal safety policies / procedures.
- Demonstrate a commitment to safety and report safety violations and potential safety violations to appropriate supervisory or management personnel.
- Comply with the Quality Assurance Plan, policies, and procedures to ensure established standards are met.
- Perform in compliance with all Standard Operating Procedures and animal care and use protocols pertaining to laboratory animal research in the facility.
- Responsible for the upkeep, cleaning, and sanitizing of housing, procedure areas, animal holding rooms. Identify and report abnormalities to the appropriate personnel.
- Complete purchasing of animal feed, bedding, and appropriate cleaning supplies.
- Must have the ability to work independently and within a dynamic team environment.
- Licensed Veterinarian Technician (LVT) with valid Texas License or Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) Certification or Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATG) Certification with 4 or more years experience with husbandry and care of animals.
- - Or-
- Associate’s degree in Biological Sciences or related field with 6 or more years of experience with husbandry and care of animals.
- Must be able to respond to weekend and off-nominal after hour responsibilities as needed.
- Candidate must have US Citizenship or US Permanent Residency and the ability to successfully obtain a Public Trust Clearance.
- Direct animal handling experience in an American Association for the Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) accredited animal facility preferred; if no handling experience, biomedical research laboratory experience is preferred as an alternative. Experience coordinating laboratory logistics, such as maintaining records, scheduling inspections, etc. is preferred.