Animal Care Technician - Indianapolis, IN

Company Overview:

ATL, A Bureau Veritas Company is a professional services organization with an ever-broadening service portfolio to support FDA-regulated products and companies worldwide. Providing scientific, engineering, and regulatory laboratory services, we seamlessly leverage our expertise within the consumer product goods, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries. 

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, we are a highly profitable and nimble entrepreneurial organization comprised of nearly 500 experts who work throughout the United States. Anchored by the mission to add value to our clients throughout all stages of the product life cycle, we are the most desired business partner for our Fortune 500 clients.
 
Perks & Benefits at ATL:

Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability paid by Employer

401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Contribution

Paid Time Off

Employee Assistance Plan

Employee Discount Program

Wellness Program

Career Mobility & Ongoing Development

Position Summary:

The Animal Care Tech is responsible for cage wash services, husbandry (rats and mice), and general laboratory support for discovery research. Other responsibilities include daily cleaning and sanitation of animal room and vivarium support space. The Animal Care Technician operates under the direction of management to ensure a quality, compliant animal care program.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide animal husbandry support including, but not limited to: preparing cages for change out and changing cages on a scheduled basis.
• Provide sanitation services associated with animal rooms, procedure laboratories, necropsy rooms, surgery suites, and other support facilities.
• Provide general housekeeping services for corridors and support areas (feed rooms, procedure rooms, surgery rooms, necropsy rooms, etc.)
• Observe laboratory animals for variations in the dietary habits, feces and urine character, health status, unusual behavior and death.
• Report trauma or signs of disease to appropriate personnel.

What You'll Need:

• Perform daily health observations, feed and water observations.
• Perform daily health observations, feed and water observations.
• Perform various methods of animal identification, maintaining records (census, room log, etc.) daily.
• Perform animal receipt, animal census, technical support, project support, and administrative support.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Management in compliance with the needs of Veterinary
• Strong verbal, written, and electronic communication skills.
• Ability to perform assigned tasks independently and reliably.
• Ability to understand, follow, and carry out technical instructions independently based on established training plans and written procedures.
• Awareness and general understanding of established and proposed federal, state and local regulations, guidelines and policies relating to laboratory animal science.
• Awareness and general understanding of provisions set forth in the "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals".
• General knowledge of machinery is helpful.
• Possess strong organizational skills with ability to quickly assess project status and communicate it effectively.
• Driven, energetic person able to coordinate activities among different areas of the department.
• ***Work hours***: M-F 6:00AM - 3:00PM. Flexibility required for potential changes in work shift hours. Occasional weekday overtime 3:00PM – 6:00PM may be available and required on occasion.

Education and Experience:

• Degree requirement: Associate's Degree in Science
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience directly working with animals
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in highly detail-oriented environment

Offers of employment contingent on successful enrollment of Allergen Medical Surveillance screening program. Vivarium laboratories. For positions requiring medical surveillance, examination must be completed prior to hire as a condition of employment.

An equivalent combination of education (HSD) and experience may be accepted in lieu of above.

AT ATL, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status. ATL strongly supports diversity in the workplace.