Animal Care Technician

POSITION SUMMARY

This position requires one weekend day per week plus four weekdays. Schedule options are Sunday – Thursday or Tuesday – Saturday; hours fall between 5:30am and 5:30pm per the facility light schedule. Holidays are staffed on a rotating schedule.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Perform specialized business duties 
  • Husbandry and Scientific
    • Perform daily mouse husbandry, including cage changes, adding enrichment, and replacing food and water on a set schedule
    • Perform daily spot checks for ad hoc changeouts
    • Perform daily health and welfare observations, report findings to Veterinary Nurse, and perform minor treatments under the direction of the Veterinary Nurse
    • Ensure animals are provided with a clean, comfortable, and entertaining environment
    • Assist in disinfection/sanitation of equipment and facility
  • Facilities
    • Perform disinfection/sanitization of equipment, supplies, and facility
    • Perform waste removal and recycling
    • Maintain inventory of supplies, including ordering, receiving, unboxing, and storing items
    • Ensure all rooms are fully stocked for use by husbandry team
    • Assist vivarium team with ad hoc requests
    • Coordinate supply movement with company Facilities/Ops teams
    • Coordinate OSHA compliance with company Facilities/Ops teams
    • Manage upkeep and calibration of vivarium equipment
    • Preassemble cages for future use during weaning and receiving
  • Maintain accurate, detailed daily records
  • Maintain a clean and organized workspace
  • Assist in receipt of animals from outside vendors
  • Perform euthanasia techniques per AVMA guidelines (primary method: CO2)
  • Function within a high performing team with a strong focus on collaboration and communication
  • Participate in departmental and company meetings and presentations
  • Interface with laboratory, operations, and management staff
  • Adhere to Standard Operating Procedures and help improve current processes
  • Follow Institutional, local, state, and federal regulations, policies, and procedures to ensure proper animal care, health, and welfare
  • Other duties as assigned, which may include cross-training to support other roles

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Proficiency in verbal and written English required
• 1+ years of lab animal or veterinary experience preferred, level dependent on experience
• Experience in an AAALAC accredited facility preferred
• AALAS certification at the Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician level (ALAT) preferred; must sit for exam within 12 months of employment
• Approved Veterinary Assistants (AVA) welcome
• Ability to lift 40lbs
• Walk and stand for several hours per day
• Perform repetitive motions (bend, squat, kneel, twist, reach above shoulder height, bottle capping, push/pull)
• Perform quick, simple grasping motion with both hands for several hours per day
• Wear full Personal Protective Equipment for several hours per day (mask, coveralls, gloves, shoe covers, hairnet

 

About Twist Bioscience

Twist Bioscience synthesizes genes from scratch, known as “writing” DNA. Just as children learn to both read and write, the next phase of development for the genomics revolution is the ability to write DNA.

At Twist Bioscience, we work in service of people who are changing the world for the better. In fields such as health care, agriculture, industrial chemicals and data storage, our unique silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform provides precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable to our customers.

Twist Bioscience Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Twist Bioscience Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic characteristics, or any other category protected by law.