Laboratory Animal Technician II

Job Department: Animal ResourcesJob Category: Science/Research & DevelopmentJob Description:
Boehringer Ingelheim is a family-owned company that is in the business of providing our customers with pharmaceutical and animal health products that significantly enhance their health and improve their quality of life. Our most important resource is our committed, creative and determined employees whose energy is focused on discovery, development and delivery of our innovative products to those who need them. The employees of Boehringer Ingelheim are our most important competitive advantage. Our global presence and thinking provides the opportunity for employees to work internationally and on teams, offering them visibility and the ability to influence the direction and outcome of critical projects. Competitive benefit and compensation programs reflect the Company’s high regard for its employees and enhance each person’s ability to balance the demands of work and personal responsibilities. Every employee at Boehringer Ingelheim contributes to the company’s uncompromising commitment to quality in our products, excellence in our scientific pursuits and high ethical standards of behavior. The diversity of our employees makes it possible for us to craft unique solutions to today’s complex business challenges. We are an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V.Duties and Responsibilities:
Identifies animals by accepted methods, conducts monthly census and maintains accurate recordsRestrains, handles, and determines sex of all common laboratory animals without injuring animals or endangering himself/herselfProvides for husbandry and care needs of routine colony animals and special transgenic breeding colonies, including the provision of feed and water to animals; changing cages/racks, maintaining and monitoring proper environment, sanitizing animal rooms and equipment, performing general housekeeping of facility and completing and maintaining associated documentsPerforms special animal handling and maintenance procedures under bio-hazardous conditions, such as may be encountered when working with non-human primates and animals experimentally inoculated with specific agentsRecognizes when animals are sick, distressed or otherwise abnormal and communicates these observations to the Operations Manager and Animal Health Unit personnel or attending VeterinarianAssists Animal Health Unit personnel in the routine grooming and treatment of laboratory animalsAssists Environmental Enrichment Specialist in providing routine and prescriptive enrichment to non-human primatesPerforms mathematical calculations in conjunction with preparation of special animal diets or solutions for disinfecting / sanitizing equipment and facilitiesParticipates in the operation and maintenance of animal facility support areas (cage wash operations, animal and supply receiving dock, treatment and procedures rooms, bedding room, hallways, etc.) and related tasks as directed by the Operations ManagerAssumes responsibility for some routine administrative responsibilities, such as ordering supplies, and responding to facility emergencies during the absence of the Operations Manager
REQUIREMENTS
Requirements:High school diploma or GED requiredThree-five years' experience in care of laboratory animals requiredAALAS certification at LAT level preferredAble to sit or stand for long periods of timeProficient with computer skillsVery good written and oral communication skills