• Animal Research Tech III

    Actalent (Minneapolis, MN)


    Animal Research Tech III

     

    Pre-Clinical | Offers Benefits | Excellent Growth Opportunity

    Job Description

    This position supports the surgical team and involves a variety of tasks related to the care and maintenance of experimental animals used in research and development studies.

    Responsibilities

    + Care for the animals used in research and development studies.

    + Perform duties related to the maintenance of experimental animals, including feeding, caring for animals, cleaning cages, and maintaining inventory and animal identification records.

    + Clean and sanitize the animal facility and equipment.

    + Ensure biosafety and biosecurity of the animals.

    + Partner with preclinical investigators to assist and support veterinarians with surgery, dosing, postoperative care, and monitoring of animal studies.

    + Provide technical support in areas such as production operations, maintenance, safety testing, process improvement, or product development.

    + Use schematics, diagrams, written and verbal descriptions, or defined plans to perform testing and troubleshooting on electronic or mechanical components, equipment, or systems.

    + Gather, maintain, format, compile, and manipulate technical data using established formulae and procedures and perform detailed mathematical calculations.

    + Suggest and/or make improvements to optimize work processes.

    + Run minor projects including performing tests, interpreting data, and developing reports.

    + Perform technical activities requiring considerable judgment and may have ownership of minor projects.

    + Independently propose solutions to problems for supervisor review.

    + Communicate typically with internal contacts, obtaining and providing technical information on matters of moderate importance to the job area.

    + Provide guidance, coaching, and training to other employees within the job area.

    Essential Skills

    + Animal research

    + Preclinical expertise

    + Animal handling

    + Veterinary science

    + Veterinary technician skills

    + Animal husbandry

    + Anesthesia

    Additional Skills & Qualifications

    + 3+ years of surgical experience

    + Certified Veterinary Technician

    + Basic math skills for calculating dosages

    + 1+ years of previous anesthesia experience

    + Comfortable being client-facing during internal partner visits

    + Positive attitude verified by references

    Work Environment

    The role requires comfort working within the preclinical industry, supporting both animal surgeries (75%) and cadaver studies (25%). Start times typically range between 6 am and 8 am for an 8-hour shift. The position involves some weekend work and offers overtime at time and a half.

    Pay and Benefits

    The pay range for this position is $28.00 - $30.50/hr.

     

    Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

     

    • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

     

    Workplace Type

     

    This is a fully onsite position in Minneapolis,MN.

     

    Application Deadline

     

    This position is anticipated to close on Jun 10, 2025.

    About Actalent

    Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

     

    The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

     

    If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email [email protected] (%[email protected]) for other accommodation options.