Hackensack Meridian Health
Location
Nutley, New Jersey
Salary
$21 / HOUR
The specialist will assist in performing research operations, including administering drugs to mice, performing mouse infections via various routes, and sampling organs for quantification and immunopathology studies. Responsibilities also include preparing pathogen cultures, maintaining and sterilizing equipment, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
A Bachelor's degree in a relevant science or equivalent experience is required, along with a minimum of two years working with rodent models under Biosafety Level 2 containment. Candidates must possess basic knowledge in Microbiology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry, along with strong organizational and communication skills.
A day in the life of a Animal Specialist, Infetious Disease, CDI at Hackensack Meridian Health includes: Assists with performing various research and technical operations relative to lab specific projects. Specifically, procedures include, but are not limited to, the administration of drugs and discovery compounds to mice via various routes, mouse infection via intranasal, intravenous or aerosol routes, and sampling of organs for drug and burden quantification, and immunopathology studies. Assist with preparation of BSL-2 and/or BSL-3 pathogen cultures. Sets-up, maintains, sterilizes, and decontaminates the devices for aerosol infection, homogenizer, and other equipment. Autoclave waste materials and clean biosafety cabinets and equipment. Understands and adheres to Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) CDI compliance standards. Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal and state regulations, laws and policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified. Lifting and handling of laboratory animals and feed/equipment up to 50 pounds. Other duties and/or projects as assigned. Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
Qualifications: Education,
Required: Bachelor's degree in a relevant science or equivalent work experience. Minimum of 2 years of experience in work with rodent models under Biosafety level 2 containment and/or relevant equivalent work experience. Basic knowledge in Microbiology, Immunology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. Good organization and record-keeping skills. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Proficient computer skills that may include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms. Education,
Preferred: CDC approved for work with select agents. Minimum of 2 years of experience in work with animal infection models under Biosafety level 3 containment. Licenses and Certifications Preferred: AALAS certification (American Association for Lab Animal Scientists). If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today! Starting Minimum Rate Minimum rate of $21.73 Hourly Job Posting Disclosure HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package. The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to: Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
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