Animal Technologist

Overview

Responsibilities

• Routine handling, restraint, identification (including ear notching, tagging, tattooing, and toe clipping) of common laboratory animals.
• Assists in the monitoring animal colonies for injured, sick, moribund, or dead animals and recording/reporting any findings.
• Assists in maintaining animal health records for on-going treatments in the HMR/IACUC database.
• Assists in separating overcrowded cages as necessary, transcribing correct animal information onto cage cards/ECCs after separations, and entering information accurately into Technical Services database.
• Assists the Technologists in collection of sentinel animals. This includes accurate sentinel animal identification (room/rack #) for scheduled shipment to Charles River Laboratories for pathogen testing.  
• Maintains and reports accurate records, including but not limited to; technical service records, electronic cage cards, animal census, breeding records, transgenic data, anesthesia machine logs, animal receiving and disposition logs, etc.
• Assists TS Manager or Principal Technologist with Intramural and LC Quarantine Animal Transfers.

Minimum Experience:

High School Diploma or GED required. BA/BS preferred.

Minimum Education:

1 year working in an AAALAC-accredited laboratory animal facility preferred.

License/Certification/Registration:

AALAS certification at the Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) or Laboratory Animal Technologist (LAT) level is preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Willingness to learn IP, IV, SQ injections, oral gavage, and blood collection.,
• Ability to Assist Technical Services Manager as directed with Intramural Transfers and Animal Exports/Imports.
• Computer literacy in word processing and database record keeping in support of laboratory animal operations preferred.
• Organized and meticulous in record keeping.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with members of a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are required.
• Working knowledge of basic computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, and other related software.

At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an innovative, caring, and inclusive environment where every patient, family, and staff member feels they belong.  As relentless as we are in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer for all, we are equally committed to diversifying our faculty and staff.  Cancer knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated and diverse professionals, neither do we. If working in this kind of organization inspires you, we encourage you to apply.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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