Laboratory Animal Technician II

$37,147 - $42,714/Yr

Baylor College of Medicine - Houston, TX

Full-time

Houston, TX

Educational Services

About the position

The Laboratory Animal Technician II position at the Center for Comparative Medicine involves providing routine care and handling of laboratory animals, ensuring their health and well-being in compliance with established standards. The role includes assisting with daily operations, maintaining accurate health records, and overseeing the cleanliness and safety of animal care areas.

Responsibilities

• Assists with maintaining accurate health records.
• Conducts daily animal health checks and assists with ensuring all daily assignments are completed and properly documented.
• Helps ensure the staff's daily animal health checks are completed and documented accordingly.
• Ensures that activities are in compliance with AAALAC standards.
• Feeds and waters animals.
• Changes animal caging as scheduled, sanitizing rooms, equipment, and hallways.
• Verifies staff daily progression and ensures proper log completion.
• Ensures that all facility logs are properly documented.
• Oversees cage wash daily operations and ensures proper log completion.
• Oversees animal transfers and houses incoming animals.
• Reviews pink slips and ready to wean cage reports and addresses deficient cages following IACUC policy.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED.
• Two years of relevant experience.
• Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) certification by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS).