Technical Associate

The Technical Associate's primary responsibility is to provide basic husbandry, handling, restraint and health surveillance of laboratory animals in compliance with local regulatory requirements. This individual will also provide daily record keeping of common laboratory species, their environments, and provide basic technical assistance (i.e., restraint, injections, bleeds) to other technicians and researchers. Other more specialized functions, depending on interest and aptitude may be assigned in the areas of technical and research services.

Primary Duties:

• Perform routine animal husbandry and welfare duties as directed.
  
• Support research by providing basic technical services (restraint, dose administration, blood collection) to research investigators.
  
• Required to work with all species across the site with assignments based on the business needs.
  
• Supply appropriate food and water for animals housed in the vivarium.
  
• Clean and provide animal housing and associated materials/equipment within assigned animal rooms.
  
• Observe and report status of animal health, food and water consumption, appearance, behavior; provide support in animal health monitoring and basic veterinary medical treatment as prescribed by the veterinary staff.
  
• Observe and record vivarium environmental conditions.
  
• Perform sanitation duties within assigned animal rooms and vivarium areas.
  
• Maintain and perform housekeeping of facility support areas.
  
• Support cage wash equipment operations and maintenance.
  
• Adhere to Pfizer and departmental safety policies and departmental SOPs and guidelines while demonstrating competency in facility safety protocols.
  
• Establish and maintain appropriate and quality communication, teamwork, collaboration, and cooperation.
  
• Basic computer knowledge such as email, online forms, web-based training and other basic programs.
  

May be required to work under one of the following

The United States Department of Agriculture Animal Welfare Act and associated Regulations and Standards, the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Good Laboratory Practices, Public Health Service Policy and/or AAALAC accreditation standards.

Qualifications:

Educational Background:

• High school degree or GED required; Associates or BS/BA in related field preferred
  
• AALAS certification at the ALAT level preferred
  

Work Experience:

• Experience working in an animal setting required. In general, a colleague at this level will have 1 year of experience.
  
• Nonhuman primate experience preferred.
  
• Ability to demonstrate level of technical skills and abilities.
  
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds and work standing up lifting items above shoulder level for extended periods of time.
  
• Ability to perform repetitive physical activities such as: pushing and pulling racks of caging, lifting bags of feed and bedding, reaching, stooping and bending.
  
• Weekend and holiday work are required for the job.
  
• Experience working in a pharmaceutical setting preferred.
  

For this position you are expected to enter the nonhuman primate areas as part of your job responsibilities. A pre-hire requirement is either providing proof of measles immunity or receiving the measles vaccination before hire

This is an essential personnel role

Essential Personnel are defined as the staff that are required to report to their designated work location, to ensure the operation of essential functions or departments during an emergency, as determined by Pfizer, or when the business has suspended operations. There are some individuals who may be required to perform essential services remotely and those individuals will be identified in advance and notified by their supervisors, but in most cases Essential Personnel are required to be on-site during an emergency or suspension of operations.

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