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Animal Care & Research Support Specialist, NHP

Employer
Pfizer
Location
Groton, Connecticut
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Sep 25, 2021

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Discipline
Other, Other
Position Type
Full Time
Job Type
Research Scientist
Organization Type
All Industry, Pharma
Why Patients Need You

Everything we do, every day, is in line with an unwavering commitment to the quality and the delivery of safe and effective products to patients. Our science and risk-based compliant quality culture is flexible, innovative, and customer oriented. Whether you are involved in development, maintenance, compliance or analysis through research programs, your contribution will directly impact patients

What You Will Achieve

The primary responsibility is to provide basic husbandry, handling, restraint of and health surveillance of laboratory animals in compliance with local regulatory requirements. The Technical Specialist completes these tasks with comprehensive knowledge and detailed understanding of procedures and SOPs associated with animal care, husbandry and facility support. The Technical Specialist position is a mentor and trainer for less experienced staff in animal care, husbandry, and facility support. Other more specialized functions depending upon interest and aptitude may be assigned in the areas of technical and research services. All duties require minimal supervision.

How You Will Achieve It
  • Perform routine animal husbandry and welfare duties as directed.
  • Support research by providing specialty technical services (dose administration, blood collection, record keeping and additional services) 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.
  • 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.
  • Clean or provide animal housing and associated. materials/equipment within assigned animal rooms.
  • Observe and record vivarium environmental conditions.
  • Train and mentor new hires in animal husbandry and facility support duties fulfilling department training requirements.
  • 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.
  • Demonstrate knowledge in and use of all facility support equipment (washers, autoclaves, AWS, jacks, hoods, etc.) for established safety and operations requirements.
  • Verify and document status of washroom and environmental monitoring equipment.
  • Adhere to Pfizer and departmental safety policies and departmental SOPs and guidelines while demonstrating competency in facility safety protocols.
  • Basic computer knowledge such as email, online forms, web-based training and other basic programs.


Qualifications

Must-Have
  • High School degree or GED.
  • Experience working with nonhuman primate.
  • Experience in a laboratory animal setting. In general, a colleague at this level will have minimum 2 years of experience.
  • AALAS certification at the LAT level.
  • Basic computer knowledge such as email, online forms, web-based training and other basic programs.


Nice-to-Have
  • Associates or BS/BA in related field.
  • Experience working in a pharmaceutical setting.


PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
  • 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.
  • A Functional Capacity Evaluation may be required.
  • Ability to demonstrate level of technical skills and abilities.
  • 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.
  • In house TB testing is completed annually.


NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
  • Weekend and holiday work are required for the job.
  • This is an essential personnel role and in most cases essential personnel are required to be onsite during an emergency or suspension of operations.


ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
  • Daily interactions will primarily be with Facility Managers, CM Veterinary staff, Research Scientists, and other CM Technicians who conduct animal husbandry and technical support across the CM facilities.
  • Other interactions will include customers from Research and Development.
  • Minimal supervision required.


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Pfizer requires all U.S. new hires to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to the first date of employment. As required by applicable law, Pfizer will consider requests for Reasonable Accommodations.

Sunshine Act

Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations. These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider's name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure. Subject to further legal review and statutory or regulatory clarification, which Pfizer intends to pursue, reimbursement of recruiting expenses for licensed physicians may constitute a reportable transfer of value under the federal transparency law commonly known as the Sunshine Act. Therefore, if you are a licensed physician who incurs recruiting expenses as a result of interviewing with Pfizer that we pay or reimburse, your name, address and the amount of payments made currently will be reported to the government. If you have questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact your Talent Acquisition representative.

EEO & Employment Eligibility

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer.

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