Actalent
Job Title: Animal Care Lab Technician
Job Description
The lab technician will perform a variety of specialized services for animals and animal colonies. This role includes observing and evaluating animals for signs of illness and stress, administering specialized drug treatments, and maintaining accurate records. The position also involves providing husbandry services, maintaining and decontaminating animal facilities, and serving as a resource for animal handling and care.
Responsibilities
Observe and evaluate animals for signs of illness, stress, and deviations in their condition.
Perform animal care with veterinary oversight, including specialized drug administration, sample collection, and pre- and post-procedural care.
Maintain records of treatments according to institutional, local, and federal regulatory standards.
Provide husbandry and specialized services for animals in animal colonies.
Maintain, sanitize, and decontaminate animal rooms and facilities within low to moderate hazardous areas, such as BL2.
Serve as a source of information to investigators and support staff on animal handling, restraint, pre- and post-procedural care, or sanitation services.
Train and instruct staff on sanitation, animal handling, restraint, and care techniques.
Perform periodic decontamination, maintenance, and rotation of equipment in facility washing centers.
Operate animal care processing equipment, diagnose mechanical, technical, and process problems.
Maintain inventory of supplies.
Drive vehicles to pick up and deliver animals and materials to assignment locations, applying proper animal handling and care protocols.
Perform additional related tasks as necessary.
Essential Skills
Ability to follow Standard Operating Procedures.
Ability to recognize signs of well-being, illness, and abnormalities in animals.
Ability to understand and use short notes, basic written instructions, and forms, as well as complex and detailed protocols.
General knowledge of computer use and ability to monitor email.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Four years of work experience with two years in a related job family, and a high school education, or two years of related work experience and an Associate's Degree.
Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician certification by the American Association of Laboratory Animal Science is preferred.
Ability to lift 50 pounds and good manual dexterity.
Work Environment
The position requires weekend hours, but not evening hours. The work environment includes a 12-week training/probation period with management ensuring proper training and transparent progress documentation.
The work schedule during training is Monday to Friday from 7:00 to 3:00, shifting to Friday to Tuesday from either 7:00-3:00 or 8:00-4:00 after training, with a 10% shift differential for weekends.
Staff are required to work appointed holidays and recess days, receiving straight pay for the full day and floating holiday time for hours worked.
Attendance is crucial as the role is considered essential, requiring reporting during inclement weather and holidays.
Personal Protective Equipment includes gloves and gown, and staff must pay for parking.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of New Haven, CT.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $50000.00 - $60000.00/yr.
Great opportunity to work at a well known organization doing meaningful work
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in New Haven,CT.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 21, 2025.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.
Job Description
The lab technician will perform a variety of specialized services for animals and animal colonies. This role includes observing and evaluating animals for signs of illness and stress, administering specialized drug treatments, and maintaining accurate records. The position also involves providing husbandry services, maintaining and decontaminating animal facilities, and serving as a resource for animal handling and care.
Responsibilities
Observe and evaluate animals for signs of illness, stress, and deviations in their condition.
Perform animal care with veterinary oversight, including specialized drug administration, sample collection, and pre- and post-procedural care.
Maintain records of treatments according to institutional, local, and federal regulatory standards.
Provide husbandry and specialized services for animals in animal colonies.
Maintain, sanitize, and decontaminate animal rooms and facilities within low to moderate hazardous areas, such as BL2.
Serve as a source of information to investigators and support staff on animal handling, restraint, pre- and post-procedural care, or sanitation services.
Train and instruct staff on sanitation, animal handling, restraint, and care techniques.
Perform periodic decontamination, maintenance, and rotation of equipment in facility washing centers.
Operate animal care processing equipment, diagnose mechanical, technical, and process problems.
Maintain inventory of supplies.
Drive vehicles to pick up and deliver animals and materials to assignment locations, applying proper animal handling and care protocols.
Perform additional related tasks as necessary.
Essential Skills
Ability to follow Standard Operating Procedures.
Ability to recognize signs of well-being, illness, and abnormalities in animals.
Ability to understand and use short notes, basic written instructions, and forms, as well as complex and detailed protocols.
General knowledge of computer use and ability to monitor email.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Four years of work experience with two years in a related job family, and a high school education, or two years of related work experience and an Associate's Degree.
Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician certification by the American Association of Laboratory Animal Science is preferred.
Ability to lift 50 pounds and good manual dexterity.
Work Environment
The position requires weekend hours, but not evening hours. The work environment includes a 12-week training/probation period with management ensuring proper training and transparent progress documentation.
The work schedule during training is Monday to Friday from 7:00 to 3:00, shifting to Friday to Tuesday from either 7:00-3:00 or 8:00-4:00 after training, with a 10% shift differential for weekends.
Staff are required to work appointed holidays and recess days, receiving straight pay for the full day and floating holiday time for hours worked.
Attendance is crucial as the role is considered essential, requiring reporting during inclement weather and holidays.
Personal Protective Equipment includes gloves and gown, and staff must pay for parking.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of New Haven, CT.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $50000.00 - $60000.00/yr.
Great opportunity to work at a well known organization doing meaningful work
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in New Haven,CT.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 21, 2025.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.