Study Technician Animal Operations

<h2>Job Overview:</h2><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Explore research careers and be a part of something bigger!</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Labcorp Drug Development helps to develop new drugs, medical devices and diagnostics. Your role is vital to improving the health of family, friends and animals.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">What you will be doing:</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">As a <em><strong>Study Technician-Animal House Operations </strong></em>you’ll apply your scientific curiosity in Biology, Animal Science, Zoology, Animal Behavior, Veterinary Technology, Dairy Science, Equine Science or similar majors researching the effectiveness, safety and toxicity of drugs in early development animal research studies.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> Duties include but are not limited to:</span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Maintaining the highest standards of animal care and welfare in accordance with the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC).</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Handling and restraining animals</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Administering test items</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Collecting biological samples</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Monitoring food consumption and performing clinical observations</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Participating in surgical procedures, including surgical preparation, anesthesia, monitoring and recovery for multiple species. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Maintaining the surgical suite and instruments</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Collecting and reviewing data in accordance with the Good Laboratory Practice Regulations (GLP) and standard operating procedures</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Organizing study related activities and data</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Working in a fast paced, team environment.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">How you will be rewarded!</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Working in Somerset, NJ our Animal Operations Study Technicians:</span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Work rotating weekends, holidays and overtime with supplementary compensation</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Enjoy 24 days of personal-time-off (PTO) (pro-rated depending on start date)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Have access to other great benefits including: tuition reimbursement, paid holidays, a 401(k) plan with a generous company match and of course medical and dental insurance.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Access to growth opportunities</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">With the support of exceptional people from across the globe, you’ll be empowered to own your career journey with:</span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Formal and informal mentoring opportunities</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Extensive training and job shadowing opportunities</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Personalized development planning</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Exposure to many drug development scientific career paths</span></li></ul><h2>Education/Qualifications:</h2><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Bachelor degree in Life Sciences</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Associate degree in Laboratory Animal Technology, Veterinary Technology, or in Histology</span></li></ul><h2>Experience:</h2><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No experience is required with a Bachelor Degree</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">6 months to 2 years of related experience with an Associate degree</span></li></ul>