Necropsy Technician

HUNTINGDON

LIFE SCIENCES 

 Working for a better future

 

At Huntingdon Life Sciences, a leading Contract Research Organization, located in East Millstone, New Jersey, we test the compounds that are essential for everyday life.  Our dynamic organization provides product development services to the Pharmaceutical and Biotech industries. We bring leading technology to support our clients in the safety testing of their compounds in early stage development and assessment.  Our organization provides life sciences professionals with an entrepreneurial, collaborative work environment, fosters an open-door management philosophy and provides unlimited opportunity for professional growth.

 

NECROPSY TECHNICIANS

 

As part of an ongoing expansion at our research center in East Millstone NJ, we have several current openings for experienced technicians with backgrounds in Veterinary Technology, Animal Sciences,  Biological Sciences or equivalent. The successful candidates will join the multi-disciplined division of Toxicology Operations working in an AAALAC accredited organization. As a technician you will have the opportunity to contribute to a critical phase in the development of pharmaceutical products.

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in an appropriate scientific discipline.  Technicians will have a minimum of 1-3 years of necropsy experience.  Sr. Technicians will have a minimum of 3-5 years of necropsy experience.

GLP experience is preferred.



JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Necropsy of various laboratory animals (mice, rats, rabbits, canines, non-human primates)

Administration of anesthetic to canines, rabbits and non-human primates

Preparation of fixatives for specific studies and observation and notation of macroscopic observations

Assists with study preparations

Weighs tissues and organs from various studies

Inventories and archives tissue for the necropsy/histology departments

Reviews data and enters macroscopic observations into the computer systems (Xybion/TASC).

Please submit your resume, along with salary requirements, to “staffing.services@comcast.net�