Laboratory Animal Technician

Are you an experienced lab or research technician with a passion for hands-on work in preclinical research? Inotiv is seeking a skilled Lab Technician to join our dedicated team in Westminster, where your expertise in dosing, specimen collection, and rodent handling will directly support our mission to advance scientific discovery.

Location: Westminster, CO

Schedule: Monday – Thursday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM + Sunday, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Department: In Vivo PKPD Research

Pay: This position could be offered at different levels for candidates who qualify with a combination of advanced levels of education and/or years of experience. This is a non-exempt role paying $21 - $26.50 per hour and can adjust along with the level of the role to match the person’s relevant experience and/or education level.

What We’re Looking For:
We're seeking candidates with strong experience in a lab or research environment, especially those who:

• Are confident handling rodents in a study setting

• Have hands-on experience with dosing and blood collection techniques

• Are familiar with standard laboratory practices and safety procedures

• Thrive in a team-oriented, fast-paced environment

What You'll Do:

In this role, you'll work directly with rats and mice in support of preclinical studies. You'll be relied on for your precision, efficiency, and attention to detail as you:​

• Administer doses of compounds to rats and mice via common dosing routes, including but not limited to oral, intravenous, subcutaneous, and intraperitoneal.

• Perform data collections, including weighing, clinical observations, health assessments, post operative monitoring, and disease progression scoring.

• Perform blood collections from rats and mice via tail vein, retro-orbital, and terminal blood draws.

• Process whole blood collection via centrifugation for plasma and/or serum.

• Perform functional measurements (metabolic cage cycling, transdermal GFR, blood pressure, body composition, glucose tolerance test, etc.). 

• Assist in formulating experimental compounds for administration.

• Assist in rodent surgeries

• Support and participate in other duties and company initiatives as directed by management.

• Keep laboratory clean and stocked with supplies.

• Utilize various software applications sustained by a Windows platform. (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

• Use general laboratory equipment, including but not limited to balances, syringes and needles, blood collection tubes, centrifuges, pipettes, formalin collection jars, liquid nitrogen, -80 freezers, incubators, fluid/syringe pumps, chemical and clean hoods, PPE (lab coat, gloves, face mask or respirator, shoe covers, hair nets, eye protection), quarantine/isolation rooms, autoclaves, and necropsy hand tools.

• Other tasks as assigned.

Education & Experience:

• B.S./B.A. in science (biology or equivalent) with 1-year direct laboratory animal work experience, or Associate degree with 4 years direct laboratory animal work experience, or 6 years of direct laboratory animal work experience without a college science degree, or equivalent combination of related education and required work experience will be considered with management approval.

• Preferred animal laboratory research experience with mice and rats, including dosing, in-life sample collections, and necropsy collections.

Skills & Abilities:   

• Demonstrates a working knowledge and awareness of general laboratory procedures. 

• Demonstrates an ability to follow detailed instructions with a sense for scientific method. 

• Demonstrates an ability to work independently and in a team environment.

• Demonstrates an ability to use a computer software to compile and maintain study data and reports for study records and sample inventory.

• Demonstrates a positive attitude and exhibits respect for co-workers, managers, and other employees.   

• Exhibits accuracy performing laboratory operations.

• Exhibits good written and oral communication skills.  

• Maintains a commitment to adhere to all safety regulations and procedures.  

• Maintains suitable organizational skills.  

Why Inotiv?
At Inotiv, you’ll be part of a collaborative, mission-driven team working on research that makes a difference. We offer meaningful work, opportunities to grow your skillset, and the chance to be part of a supporti