Location: Houston,TX, USA
Animal Resources Team Leader- Research Animal Support Texas Medical Center-Houston , Texas - Organizes, delegates and supervises team efforts.
- May perform animal care duties, cleaning, feeding and observing animals. May conduct rounds of animal rooms as back-up to supervisors.
- Performs daily documentation of project status including standard animal room reporting. May conduct census and produce cage cards as needed.
- Receives, transports and distributes incoming animal shipments.
- May assist with technical procedures such as collecting samples, record keeping, preparing diets or providing medications to animals including topical treatments.
- May train or assist with training on technical subjects in their assigned area.
- May assist with breeding colonies.
- May assist with special projects.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Animal Resources Team Leader- Research Animal Support
**Texas Medical Center-Houston, Texas**
**Hot**
Research
UTHealth Administration
Requisition #: 220000LU
**Position Summary:**
Serves as a working lead and provides oversight to a small team or teams in specific areas.
**Position Key Accountabilities:**
**Certification/Skills:**
AALAS certification as Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) required.
**Minimum Education:**
High school diploma or equivalent.
**Minimum Experience:**
Three (3) years of experience working in a laboratory animal facility. May substitute required experience with equivalent years of education beyond the minimum education requirement.
**Physical Requirements:**
Exerts up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds frequently and/or up to 20 pounds constantly to move objects.
**Security Sensitive:**
This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code 51.215
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