Animal Laboratory Technician

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life – to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies.

Our work in specialty diagnostics – from providing diagnostic assays and instruments to clinical monitoring across disease stages – improves the diagnosis and management of blood cancers and immune system disorders. Your determination to put patients at the heart of every decision will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

The Binding Site, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, is a global leader in specialty diagnostics that provides diagnostic assays and instruments to improve the diagnosis and management of blood cancers and immune system disorders. The Binding Site Freelite® offering is widely recommended for multiple myeloma diagnosis and monitoring across all stages of the disease by major clinical guideline publications. In addition, The Binding Site is an active and influential contributor to the broader scientific community. To find out more visit https://www.thermofisher.com/bindingsite.

Location/Division Specific Information

The Binding Site VT specializes in the production of polyclonal antibodies, primarily in sheep, and is part of a larger diagnostic company based in England. We currently have a full-time, 40-hour position available for an Animal Lab Technician on our busy USDA registered sheep farm and laboratory in Benson, VT!

Discover Impactful Work:

The full time Animal Lab Technician is responsible for providing high quality antisera, ensuring all procedural work is carried out/delivered in line with the company's supply and operation process. This includes production and any research and development and design control requirements, while adhering to the quality policy and other relevant regulatory and governing bodies and company policies.
 

A day in the Life:

• Antisera processing
• ​Collection of blood by plasmapheresis
• Completion of relevant records
• Antigen administration
• Test bleeding
• Weekly animal sorting for production activities
• Care for and ensure the welfare of animals including but not limited to feeding, watering, bedding, and routine mucking
  
   

Keys to Success:

Education

• High school diploma

Experience

• Working on a farm and/or with livestock
• Working within a laboratory environment
   

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Valid drivers license required
• Excellent communication and organization skills (written and verbal)
• Able to communicate at all levels
• Good analytical skills
• Computer literacy
• Ability to multitask and prioritize workloads
• Must be able to work in a team environment
• Excellent attention to detail
   

Physical Requirements / Work Environment

• Dependability, reliability, and comfortable working in all weather conditions.
• Must be flexible due to the unpredictable nature of working with animals and on a farm
• Lift up to 50 pounds +/-
• Lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling
• Reaching, twisting, turning
• Walk on uneven, wet, slippery surfaces

Must be willing to work weekends as scheduled

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards