Highlights
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Numbers & Facts
| Location | Athens, GA |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Website | https://www.thefountaingroup.com/ |
Description
The Fountain Group is currently seeking an Animal Research Technician for a prominent client of ours. This position is located in Athens, GA. Details for the position are as follows:
Animal Research Technician
Location: Athens GA
Pay Rate: $20/hour
Duration: 1 year
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM; weekend overtime at least once monthly; occasional holidays/evening coverage
Job Description
- Perform animal husbandry and healthcare activities in accordance with experimental protocols, Animal Welfare Act regulations, NIH guidelines, USDA requirements, and AAALAC standards.
- Provide daily animal care including feeding, watering, enrichment, health monitoring, restraint, treatment, and welfare assessments.
- Support clinical research procedures, experimental treatment administration, sample collection, and necropsy activities.
- Maintain animal rooms, pens, feeders, drinking systems, livestock handling equipment, and sanitation areas.
- Perform biosecurity activities including water system sanitation, fomite decontamination, feed handling, and environmental sample collection.
- Maintain accurate animal care, health, study protocol, USDA, and experimental records.
- Work within Biosafety Level 1 and Level 2 laboratory environments.
Education
- High school diploma or equivalent; relevant Animal Science, Veterinary Science, Biology, or related education preferred.
Required Skills
- Animal husbandry and livestock care
- Animal health and welfare assessment
- Animal restraint and handling
- Experimental protocol execution
- Animal treatment administration
- Clinical research sample collection
- Animal room and equipment sanitation
- Biosecurity and decontamination procedures
- USDA animal care documentation
- Animal Welfare Act compliance
- BSL-1/BSL-2 laboratory practices
- Ante-mortem and post-mortem procedures
- Ability to lift up to 70 lbs occasionally and 50 lbs frequently
Preferred Skills
- Sedation monitoring
- Euthanasia procedures
- Necropsy assistance
- Disease assessment and clinical observations
- Blood, fecal, oral fluid, nasal, tonsillar, and laryngeal sample collection
- AAALAC accreditation standards
- NIH Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
- Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching
- Animal research or preclinical R&D experience
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About Company
The Fountain Group provides Contingent Labor, Statement-of-Work, and Contingent-to-Permanent resources to clients with an internal/external Contingent Labor Managed Service Program or Clients without a program. The Fountain Group is committed to the belief that we all share in the responsibility to conduct our businesses in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. We base this on the premise that a company is much more than the products it offers. The effect a company has on the environment, the people and the communities it serves reflects the company’s dedication to being not only a good business, but to being a good corporate citizen. The Fountain Group believes the key to servicing a client is to identify the client demand precisely. Therefore, The Fountain Group focused its efforts on building and developing a process, which can identify an exact match for our client’s needs. Our process utilizes modern technology combined with 30+ years of Talent Acquisition experience to deliver Precision resources. Financial strength is prominent among The Fountain Group’s corporate values. The future of our business will be built on the innovation, compassion, outstanding services and technology, but a solid financial foundation is required to carry us forward to meet our business goal and support our long term vision.