Benefits:

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Wellness resources

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

POSITION SUMMARY Provide daily animal husbandry and perform pre-clinical imaging studies related to CMIT projects including technical services such as IV, SQ, and IP injections in rodents.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Responsibilities include but not limited to:

Handle and restrain rodents and primates

Perform rodent cage changing and general facility upkeep

Ordering supplies

Perform and record daily clinical observations

Perform anesthetic management (administration and maintenance)

Provide pre- and post-operative nursing care

Administer test and control articles by various routes, including (but not limited to) subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous injections

Perform in-life bleeds and prepare associated serum/plasma

Perform dermal scoring and clinical observations

Perform rodent necropsies and harvest tissues, especially subcutaneous injection sites, for histology

Generate and manage data such as logbooks and scientific notebooks, clinical records, temperature, and humidity logs

Conduct pre-clinical imaging studies involving procedures such as administering contrast agent(s) and radiopharmaceutical(s), in-vivo testing and imaging, image guided procedures, and dosing with standard and novel therapeutic drugs

Assist with data analysis

Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and conduct regular assessments and record the equipment’s performance including initiating troubleshooting as needed

Assist with study design and implementation of pre-clinical research studies

Assist with the preparation and publication of manuscripts

Any other duties, responsibilities, or tasks necessary to further the agenda of the Center for Molecular Imaging and Therapy

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS B.S. in a biomedical or veterinary discipline with at least two years’ specialized laboratory experience including rodent handling techniques (husbandry, anesthesia/analgesic administration, restraining, health monitoring) and procedures (injections, surgical, fluid collection, necropsy).

Experience with optical, PET, SPECT, CT, and/or MRI imaging experiments and rodent anatomy knowledge desired.

Rodent tail vein injection experience highly desired. CVT, ALAT and/or LAT certification/licensure preferred.

Ideal candidates must not have any known lab animal allergies. Must be familiar and able to work in USDA registered research animal facility. Must be familiar with the safety requirement for working with rodents and primates. Should have technical skills to utilize common routes of administration, blood collection and sample collection. Must be highly organized, detail attentive, and able to communicate effectively in both written and oral communications.

EOE/M/F/D/V Compensation commensurate with experience