Laboratory Animal Technician I

Job Description

Scismic is supporting the growth of a biotech company in Brooklyn, NY!

The company is seeking a highly motivated, innovative and experienced full-time animal technician to contribute to their Genetically Engineered Animal Models research and product development pipelines. Successful candidates will be part of an innovative and creative team with the opportunity to apply their creativity to the company's core vision. A positive attitude, proficient communication skills, along with the ability to learn quickly are required attributes.

Suitable candidates must have experience with transgenic mice and/or higher organisms such as rats and basic molecular biology techniques. They must have professional and scientific skills and knowledge in the specified area(s) and be willing to engage and stay abreast with current developments and trends arising in the field. Good knowledge of scientific principles, methods and processes (technical and/or theoretical) used to conduct systematic and objective inquiry, methods of data collection and analyses, and interpreting and reporting results are required, as well as the ability to operate instruments and equipment and proficiency in related information technology including Microsoft Office, VectorNTI, etc.

To be successful you will need:

Education

BS in Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biotechnology or related fields

A minimum of 1-3 years of experience working in industry or in academia

Basic scientific calculation (such as weight volume concentration, molar concentration, etc.)

Essential skills and experience

Experience handling mice and rats is required

Experience with mouse and/or animal colony management

Experience with genotyping samples (tails, ears, etc.)

Experience with performing mouse surgeries

Familiarity with protocol submissions under IRB

Experience with molecular cloning

Experience handling ES cells and transgenic mice, including analyzing and quantitating data from experiments is highly desired

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Interact with all individuals in productive ways to enhance the company's goals and core vision. Show respect and maintain a professional attitude to all lab members and outside collaborators

Duties

Prepare surgical area, including preparation and sterilization of surgical instruments and supplies

Assist with surgical procedures, including administration and monitoring anesthesia

Provide postoperative care and treatments as described

Maintain a variety of animal, procedural and study records

Perform needed PCR for animal colony

Assist in breeding and maintaining of rodent colonies

Assist/Perform a variety of injection and blood draw procedures for rodents

Provide enrichment to rodent colony

Additional skills valuable to the company

Working knowledge of RNA interference, shRNA and/or siRNA, as well as, gene editing techniques including homologous recombination and CRISPR, and their applications to study gene function

1 year of animal experience preferred

Experience with performing rat surgeries. Surgical assistance experience is preferred

Experience with injection methods in mice and rats preferred

Experience with western blots

Knowledge to perform transfections of various cell lines

Flow cytometry experience

Salary Range

$50k-$60k/year