Purpose and Key Functions: | - Perform routine technical procedures ensuring strict adherence to established standard operating procedures, guidelines, and legislation.
- Participate in required safety and security procedures, and conduct animal husbandry and care while following established standard operating procedures and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Participate in health monitoring, which includes health assessments, quality assurance, and post approval monitoring, of all animals under the direction of the veterinary staff.
- Monitor endpoints and report issues to veterinary staff.
- Provide animal care and husbandry for animals in the facility.
- Complete cage cards with the appropriate animal information.
- Document and maintain breeding records for inspection and census information.
- Maintain breeding colonies which includes breeding, feeding, weaning, and keeping records of activities, under the oversight of the veterinary staff.
- Observe the health condition and behaviour of animals and report injuries, disease, or abnormal behaviour to supervisor or designated person.
- May be required to make recommendations regarding the euthanization of animals in accordance with standard operating procedures.
- Assemble animal cages.
- Attend and participate in lab meetings as required.
- Maintain the confidentiality of ongoing research and development.
- Perform routine cleaning of the facility, which includes, but is not limited to, sweeping and mapping of floors, cleaning and disinfecting surfaces and equipment, and dusting.
- Prepping and transportation of materials, such as food, water, and bedding, for sterilization.
- Monitor supplies and order inventories.
- Responsible for the proper storage of materials and the appropriate disposal of waste.
- Responsible for keeping laboratory facilities, equipment, and area in clean, safe working order.
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