Position located in Boston, MA

Responsibilities of the Research Assistant II (Animal Science):

• Mouse husbandry in isolators.
• Breakdown and setup of flexible film and semi-rigid isolators.
• Preparation of sterile supplies including food and bedding.
• Use of heavy facility equipment including autoclaves and cage washer.
• Management of mouse colonies; breeding various schemes, weaning, and timed mating.
• Maintaining transgenic mouse colonies; identification, mating, weaning, genotyping.
• Perform biological testing for quality control.
• Collecting of biological diagnostic samples (blood, feces, tissue) and mouse dissection: harvesting organs.
• Collection and maintenance of data; record keeping
• Ensure facility compliance with all local and federal animal use regulatory entities.
• Act as backup for other technicians, as needed, and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements of the Research Assistant II (Animal Science):

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences, RVT or LAT certification or related field or equivalent ALAT, or LAT certification by the American Association for Lab Animal Science.
• Must have experience with managing a colony and performing manipulations (injections, tail biopsies, gavages, etc.
• Experience with gnotobiotics and germ-free mouse husbandry an asset.