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We are currently seeking a Program Support Specialist to serve at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Rockville and Poolesville Maryland.

OVERVIEW:   Responsible for all activities required for the proper care and maintenance as determined by the statement of work for SoBran BioScience Division animal care and support contracts. 

Description of Duties:

1. Perform duties of a cage wash technician, animal caretaker, or technician as dictated by the needs of the institution’s statement of work and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for new or current position openings. The following description includes some of the duties required by these positions:

• Clean and sanitize animal caging and accessory equipment
• Perform routine cleaning and preventative maintenance according to SOPs
• Process clean caging and accessory equipment appropriately, including putting bedding into cages and autoclaving cages and supplies
• Assist in sanitation and decontamination in all areas of the facility as assigned
• Understand and follow appropriate SOPs, safety procedures, and quality assurance guidelines for all animal biohazard safety levels
• Prepare and submit required support documentation as directed
• Maintain clean and organized work and personal areas
• Report any abnormal conditions of the animal facility or immediate vicinity to supervisory staff
• Receive, examine, transfer, identify, and properly house incoming animal shipments according to SOPs
• Provide food and water to animals following SOPs or approved protocols
• Assist with the restraint and manipulation of various animal species
• Perform daily animal health surveillance checks and report any abnormal conditions of either the animals or the animal room environment to supervisory staff
• Perform routine animal husbandry
• Maintain a daily animal census in assigned animal rooms
• Remove weanling animals to separate cages
• Maintain accurate and detailed records
• Maintain animal health records
• Perform prescribed treatments on animals
• Read and understand technical requirements stated in Animal Study Protocols and discern discrepancies between technical requests and ASP’s
• Perform or assist investigators with technical procedures, these include but are not limited to immunizations, bleeding of experimental animals, harvesting tissues or organs using aseptic techniques, peritoneal lavages, cell counts, food or liquid consumption studies, and splenectomies.
• Perform procedures requiring various levels of biohazard containment

     2.  Ability to be flexible in work duties and environment

     3.  Ability to handle changing work locations in short to long term increments

     4.  Ability to travel locally and outside the immediate Northern Virginia/Maryland area if needed, to include            the use of personal vehicle