Animal Care Technician

We are searching for a compassionate, organized, and welfare-focused Animal Care Technician to join our Vivarium on a contract basis.  You will support breeding operations for our two proprietary mouse strains, DiversimAb and DivergimAb.  Animal welfare is at the forefront of this position, and you must share in our commitment to providing a high standard of living for our mice.  Husbandry and Facility duties are shared across the team according to functional area.

This full-time position requires a Tuesday-Saturday schedule. Holidays are staffed on a rotating schedule. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform daily mouse husbandry, including cage changes, adding enrichment, and replacing food and water on a set schedule
• Assist Vivarium Director with special tasks, including breeding operations
• Perform daily spot checks for ad hoc changeouts
• Perform daily health and welfare observations, report findings to Veterinary Nurse, and perform minor treatments under the direction of the Veterinary Nurse
• Ensure animals are provided with a clean, comfortable, and entertaining environment
• Maintain inventory of supplies, including ordering, receiving, unboxing, and storing items
• Perform disinfection/sanitization of equipment, supplies, and facility
• Perform waste removal and recycling
• Ensure all rooms are fully stocked for use
• Maintain accurate, detailed daily records
• Maintain a clean and organized workspace
• Assist in receipt of animals from outside vendors
• Perform euthanasia techniques per AVMA guidelines (primary method: CO2)
• Function within a high performing team with a strong focus on collaboration and communication
• Participate in departmental and company meetings and presentations
• Interface with laboratory, operations, and management staff
• Adhere to Standard Operating Procedures and help improve current processes
• Follow Institutional, local, state, and federal regulations, policies, and procedures to ensure proper animal care, health, and welfare
• Other duties as assigned, which may include cross-training to support other roles

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proficiency in verbal and written English required
• 1+ years of lab animal or veterinary experience preferred, level dependent on experience
• Experience in an AAALAC accredited facility preferred
• AALAS certification at the Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician level (ALAT) preferred; must sit for exam within 12 months of employment
• Approved Veterinary Assistants (AVA) welcome

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 

• Lift 40lbs
• Walk and stand for several hours per day
• Perform repetitive motions (bend, squat, kneel, twist, reach above shoulder height, bottle capping, push/pull)
• Perform quick, simple grasping motion with both hands for several hours per day
• Wear full Personal Protective Equipment for several hours per day (mask, coveralls, gloves, shoe covers, hairnet)

About Twist Bioscience

Twist Bioscience synthesizes genes from scratch, known as “writing” DNA. Just as children learn to both read and write, the next phase of development for the genomics revolution is the ability to write DNA.

At Twist Bioscience, we work in service of people who are changing the world for the better. In fields such as health care, agriculture, industrial chemicals and data storage, our unique silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform provides precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable to our customers.

Twist Bioscience Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Twist Bioscience Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic characteristics, or any other category protected by law.