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　　Animal Surgical Technician:

　　Client mission is to provide superior preclinical models for target discovery and validation to accelerate therapeutic development for human health issues. Harnessing the power of RNA interference (RNAi) and CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing for cell and animal model creation for pre-clinical therapeutic development.

　　Must Haves:

　　● BS in Animal Science, Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biotechnology or related fields.

　　● A minimum of 1-3 years of experience working in molecular biology lab setting. Experience working in animal lab with rats/mice

　　RT PCR/Wet lab experience

　　Essential skills and experience

　　● Experience handling mice and rats is required.

　　● Experience with animal colony management.

　　● Experience with various injection methods in mice and rats preferred.

　　● Experience with performing mouse surgeries and post-op care.

　　● Experience with in vivo imaging techniques, preferably ultrasound.

　　● Familiarity with protocol submissions in compliance with IACUC requirements.

　　● Attention to detail with emphasis on animal age, ID, descendancy, genotype, etc.

　　Animal Colony Maintenance

　　● Maintain a variety of animal, procedural and study records

　　● Assist in breeding and maintaining of rodent colonies

　　● Perform routine PCR genotyping of mouse and rat colonies

　　● Update records in SoftMouse to enable Animal Team to execute

　　● Assemble genotyping reports needed for internal studies and external clients

　　Skills: Animal Handling, Lab Animals, Genetics, PCR, Dosing, Maintaining Animal Colonies,

　　Additional Skills & Qualifications:

　　Experience handling mice and rats is required. experience working in molecular biology lab.

　　● Experience with mouse and/or animal colony management.

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

　　● Experience with performing mouse surgeries.

　　● 3+ years closely related experience with animals, preferably in a laboratory research

　　setting, or equivalent combination of education, skills, and experience.

　　Experience Level: Intermediate Level

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　　At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

　　Hiring diverse talent

　　Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

　　Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

　　Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

　　Actalent is an equal opportunity employer.

　　About Actalent

　　Actalent connects passion with purpose. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts that drive scale, innovation, and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 engineering and sciences consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia, and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. An operating company of Allegis Group, the global leader in talent solutions, Actalent launched as a new specialized engineering and sciences services and workforce solutions brand in 2021.