Staff Research Associate I - Animal Lab, Westwood

Description Under supervision of the Animal Resources Manager in the Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine (DLAM), The SRA I will provide technical and paraveterinary services. Major duties include but are not limited to assisting in Breeding Colony Management and providing veterinary support services.

Qualifications Required:

• Knowledge of and ability to accurately follow all SOPs associated with a GLP study, including required study procedures and GLP documentation procedures
• Ability to use or learn full capability of word processing software, e-mail, spreadsheets, the internet and other computer programs
• Ability to work accurately and with detail
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Skill in writing clear and concise correspondence
• Ability to communicate professionally and courteously on the phone, in person and by e-mail to a variety of people
• Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with faculty and staff that have varying degrees of veterinary medical training
• Ability to complete tasks in an orderly and timely fashion

Preferred:

• Associate or bachelor's degree in related field
• Ability to recognize and describe signs of clinical disease or injury in laboratory mice and rats
• Ability to effectively handle and restrain rats and mice