• Follows the Quality Manual, all NAMSA SOPs, and Process documents.
• Primarily involved in the welfare and husbandry activities of animals, including sanitation of equipment and the vivarium.
• May operate a variety of cleaning equipment such as pressure hoses and cage washers.
• Administers daily and enrichment feeding according to SOP or protocol prescribed amounts and types of feed. Assesses and documents appetite and feces patterns.
• Interacts with animals daily and sets up or participates in animal enrichment activities.
• Performs animal receipt, including preparing housing for arrival, movement of animals to housing, preparing animal charts, and bathing and weighing of animals as required. May perform microchipping/tail-marking depending upon species.
• Performs daily documentation activities, such as cleaning/sprayback and feeding dates and times, sanitation dates and initials, appetite, feces and vomit observations, room and location transfers, room temperature and humidity data, etc.
• Weighs animals according to schedule or as dictated by study protocol.
• May conduct training on husbandry tasks for other Associates and update training records.
• May assist during the conduct of animal procedures, assays, or other activities conducted in the vivariums by helping hold or restrain animals as needed.
• Performs preventive health maintenance such as ear cleaning, teeth trimming, nail trimming, skin greasing, and bathing depending upon species.
• Conducts animal movement from room to room as needed for housing requirements, study requirements, cleaning, etc. May use transport cart to assist with moving large post-operative animals
• May administer treatments and medications under direction of a Veterinarian.
• Assists with stocking animal and surgical supplies.
• Other duties as assigned.