Senior Animal Technician Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Senior Animal Technician to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Blood sampling and dissections;
- Understand, adhere to, monitor and enforce site and personnel movement restrictions, animal barrier regulations and biosecurity procedures;
- Clinical assessment of disease and dissection;
- Maintain accurate record keeping in electronic and traditional formats as required under ASPA;
- Work within defined Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs) with a keen eye for detail;
- Mentoring, training, development and support of technical staff, including apprentices;
- Contribute to the rota for weekend and bank holiday cover;
- Deputise for the NACWO as required;
- Provide accurate and timely presentation of reports and information to line manager and customers;
- Maintenance of breeding colonies and accurate record keeping of breeding programmes;
- Additional laboratory techniques as required;
- Breeding of both inbred and outbred animals, including transgenic lines;
- Competently conduct experimental and surgical procedures as required;
- Contribute to the weekend and out of hours work on a rota basis;
- Keep up to date with developments in animal technology; recommend and develop novel procedures as required.
Requirements:
- Previous experience in a supervisory role;
- IAT Level 3 Diploma in Laboratory Animal Science, or equivalent qualifications and experience;
- Experience administering substances by a variety of routes such as intranasal, intragastric, intraperitoneal, intravenous, topical and intramuscular;
- Previous training experience is advantageous;
- Hold Home Office Licence modules 1-3 are essential, module 4 is desirable;
- Ability to conduct a wide range of regulated procedures to a high standard;
- Knowledge of monitoring animal research studies and able to proactively address any welfare concerns with senior research colleagues;
- Hold a Home Office Personal Licence;
- An understanding of the Animals Scientific Procedures Act 1986 and Home Office guidelines relating to the production and use of animals;
- Supervisory experience is essential;
- Familiarity and expertise with Excel, Word, Outlook, Cedric Database or similar software;
- Ability to effectively communicate with team members and to customers;
- Experience of blood sampling and dissection of small rodents;
- Flexibility and willingness to work in any animal area with any laboratory animal species;
- Experience working with laboratory animals.