Veterinary Lab Technician in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at University of Pittsburgh

Veterinary Lab Technician

Med-Medicine - Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh - (26003254)

The Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Division of the DOM. The division is made of up approximately 70 clinical staff and over 100 research staff who work in a variety of locations including: Bridgeside Point, Biomedical Science Tower (BST), UPMC Hospitals including Presbyterian, Shadyside, East, Jameson and Mercy. The division provides world class services across 10 inpatient services at five hospitals and over 70,000 outpatient office visits. We have a major research mission that focuses on basic, clinical, and translational research on the lung, microbiome, COVID-19, sleep medicine, and allergy and immunology.

The incumbent will perform animal husbandry, database management, and provides assistance in animal experiments.

Job Summary

Provides support to veterinarians, fellow technicians, and researchers to provide laboratory animal care and research support, daily monitoring of animal well-being, and cleaning and maintenance of clinical areas. Assists with procedures, provides surgical and anesthesia support, triages cases, performs medical imaging, administers medications, and other various related duties. Maintains documentation and ensures compliance with all applicable regulations. Orders and maintains supply inventory.

Essential Functions

Provide animal care to a colony comprising several transgenic mouse strains, duties include animal weaning, maintenance of animal health and enrichment, collection of samples and genotyping.
Maintain the animal database, recording animal lineage, strain, age, and experimental designations.
Assist in running animal experiments, duties include administering experimental agents, collecting samples, and performing microbiological techniques including immunofluorescence, Western blot, and qPCR.
Keeps detailed, accurate, and timely data and log books, Organizes and documents results.

Physical Effort

Must be able to stand and/or sit for up to 8 hours.

Assignment Category: Full-time regular

Job Classification: Staff.Veterinary Technician

Job Family: Research

Job Sub Family: Animal Research

Campus: Pittsburgh

Minimum Education Level Required: High School Diploma/GED

Minimum Years of Experience Required: No experience required

Will this position accept substitution in lieu of education or experience: Combination of education and relevant experience will be considered in lieu of education and/ or experience requirement.

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8am-4:30pm

Work Arrangement: On-Campus: Teams that work on campus, in an office, or in a lab.

Hiring Range: To be determined based on qualifications

Relocation_Offered: No

Visa Sponsorship Provided: No

Background Check: For position finalists, employment with the University will require successful completion of a background check

Child Protection Clearances: Not Applicable

Required Documents: Resume

Optional Documents: Cover Letter