Lead Research Technician at INOTIV BOULDER LLC — Boulder, CO

Job Summary:

Assists Principal Investigator (PI) in accurately and efficiently conducting animal studies.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assist Study Coordinators to ensure study protocol, schedules, formulations, and sample collections are correct and properly communicated to the research team.
• Assists Study Coordinators with the creation or verification of cage cards, sample collection prep labels, and data files.
• Assists in disease induction procedures.
• Administer doses of compounds to rats and mice via common dosing routes, including but not limited to oral, intravenous, subcutaneous, and intraperitoneal.
• Perform data collections, including weighing, clinical observations, health assessments, post operative monitoring, and disease progression scoring.
• Perform blood collections from rats and mice via tail vein, retro-orbital, and terminal blood draws.
• Processing whole blood collection via centrifugation for plasma and/or serum.
• Perform behavioral testing (Gait analysis, Von Frey, and Dynamic Weight Bearing testing, etc.)
• Assist in formulating experimental compounds for administration.
• Assist in rodent surgeries, including hemostasis, and suturing.
• Supports and participates in other duties and company initiatives as directed by management.
• Keep laboratory clean and stocked with supplies.
• Various software applications sustained by a Windows platform. (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Use of general laboratory equipment, including but not limited to balances, syringes and needles, blood collection tubes, centrifuges, pipettes, formalin collection jars, liquid nitrogen, -80 freezers, incubators, fluid/syringe pumps, chemical and clean hoods, PPE (lab coat, gloves, face mask or respirator, shoe covers, hair nets, eye protection), quarantine/isolation rooms, autoclaves, and necropsy hand tools.

Education & Experience:

• B.S./B.A. in science (biology or equivalent) with 1-year direct laboratory animal work experience, or Associate degree with 4 years direct laboratory animal work experience, or 6 years of direct laboratory animal work experience without a college science degree, or equivalent combination of related education and required work experience will be considered with management approval.
• Preferred animal laboratory research experience with mice and rats, including dosing, in-life sample collections, and necropsy collections.

Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrates a working knowledge and awareness of general laboratory procedures.
• Demonstrates an ability to follow detailed instructions with a sense for scientific method.
• Demonstrates an ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Demonstrates an ability to use a computer software to compile and maintain study data and reports for study records and sample inventory.
• Demonstrates a positive attitude and exhibits respect for co-workers, managers, and other employees.
• Exhibits a basic understanding of GLP, AAALAC, OLAW, USDA, OHS, PHS, The Guide, and IACUC regulations and standards with the ability to apply these practices daily.
• Exhibits accuracy performing laboratory operations.
• Exhibits an aptitude for quality, an eye for detail, the ability to follow written instructions and work with a minimum of supervision.
• Exhibits good written and oral communication skills.
• Maintains a commitment to adhere to all safety regulations and procedures.
• Maintains suitable organizational skills.