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Animal Technician IThe Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center • Torrance, CA
Animal Technician I

Animal Technician I

The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center • Torrance, CA
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

The Lundquist Institute is looking for Full-time Animal Tech I to   join our team in our Torrance, CA location

Required Skills & Qualifications :

  • A HS diploma or equivalent is required.
  • Experience working with small and large animals; record keeping; animal health monitoring; able

to work independently and as a team member; have good judgement, must be able to communicate in English with PIs and

Staff, be able to lift 50 lbs, must be able to bend, reach, and push while working with animals; must be able to working early

morning shift and some weekends

  • Basic computer and math skills.
  • Ability to effectively comprehend and communicate (verbal and written) in a professional manner.
  • An aptitude to follow company policies (tobacco, drug and alcohol-free site), standard operating procedures, and maintain regulatory compliance is important.
  • This is a physical position in a warm environment.
  • Ability to work with animals.
  • Ability to work as a member of a team.
  • Ability to interact in an appropriate and professional manner with others.
  • Description of Duties

  • Perform animal husbandry (clean, feed, sanitation, enrichment, etc.) on a regular basis.
  • Operate, maintain, and perform equipment tasks (e.g. cage washers, autoclave, cage movement, etc.) on a regular basis.
  • Observe and report any aberrations in animal room environments (room temperature, humidity, lighting, ventilation, vermin, etc.).
  • Perform general facility cleaning, stocking, and inventory.
  • Prepare rooms, sanitize, and repair as needed.
  • Receive, and distribute animals for isolation, study assignment or consolidation.
  • Perform animal identification tasks (tattoo, sex, ear tag, etc.).
  • Comply with the appropriate safety and study requirements as described in the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and governmental regulations.
  • Comply with appropriate safety and health practices including personal protective equipment and barrier requirements, as applicable.
  • Recognize animal behavior, health status and report to appropriate channels.
  • Attend training programs to become more knowledgeable of and develop expertise in laboratory animal science.
  • The Lundquist Institute is a non-profit scientific research organization dedicated to saving lives not only in the greater Los Angles metro area but throughout the world. The Institute has over more than 120 principal investigators and 400 researchers in total — MD’s, MD / PhD’s, and PhD’s — working on over 1,000 research studies. We are academically affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and work in partnership with the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Our research is funded by many sources including grants from the NIH and other government entities, Industry and teaching contracts and royalties, as well as private donors and other non-profit foundations.

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