Veterinary Research Technician Jobs in Maryland

Job Title: Sr. Laboratory Animal Technician 166251 (NCI) Company: SAIC Location: Frederick, MD Description: SAIC-Frederick, Inc.’s Laboratory Animal Sciences Program (LASP) provides exceptional quality animal care and technical support services for animal-based research performed at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The LASP contributes to improving human health, developing new treatments, and improving existing treatments for cancer and other diseases while ensuring safe and humane treatment of animals. The successful candidate will be responsible for performing specialized tasks associated with the breeding, care, treatment and/or testing of laboratory animals in an animal facility. Duties will include rodent breeding colony management and associated technical procedures such as tail clipping, ear punching, weaning and collection of routine diagnostic samples; record keeping, database maintenance and reporting. Specialized procedures will include performing injections via various routes and blood collection by tail vein and/or retro-orbital bleeding. Will be responsible for maintaining a proper living environment for breeding colonies and for performing health and mortality checks, making observations of animals and recording data on animal heath history charts. Tasks will be performed independently and may involve the training of Animal Care Personnel and/or Lab Animal Technicians. Work is checked periodically for application of proper techniques. Working hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. REQUIRED SKILLS: Any combination of education and progressively responsible technical experience which qualifies the candidate to sit for the LATG Certification Exam within 12 months of hire - or - Bachelors degree in Life Sciences or Veterinary Technology. Will encourage achievement of LATG Certification, however this is not a requirement. LAT certification preferred. Foreign educated candidates who have completed part or all of their education outside of the United States must have their foreign education evaluated by an SAIC-approved accrediting organization to assure that it has met the equivalency of the qualifications of degree work in the United States. Experience in animal handling, rodent breeding colony management and associated procedures. Ability to perform a variety of technical procedures on laboratory animals (rodents), maintain experimental data, lift up to 50 lbs., train animal care and technical personnel and wear respiratory protection equipment if necessary. Experience performing injections (e.g. intraperitoneal and intravenous). Ability to keep computer records, maintaining/updating data in computer-based applications/databases, and prepare data for analysis and reporting. Knowledge of Standard Operating Procedures for animal facilities, and the basic requirements for maintaining laboratory animals and performing scientific procedures involving animal testing and data collection. This position is subject to obtaining a Public Trust Clearance. DESIRED SKILLS: Good organizational, observational and computer/data entry skills