Animal Husbandry Technician

Actalent • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States • USD $19 / hour • 3m ago

Animal Husbandry Technician

Job Description

The technician in this role is responsible for the care and maintenance of animal patients used in research and development studies. The technician supports the preclinical team by ensuring the health and well-being of the patients and maintaining a clean and secure animal facility.

Responsibilities

Care for animals used in research and development studies.
Feed and care for animals, clean cages, and maintain animal housing areas.
Hold animals for treatment by laboratory technicians.
Maintain inventory and animal identification records.
Perform cleaning and sanitation of the animal facility and equipment.
Ensure biosafety and biosecurity of the animals.
Assist and support veterinarians and preclinical investigators with surgeries, dosing, postoperative care, and monitoring of animal studies.

Essential Skills

Animal handling
Veterinary knowledge
Animal husbandry
Animal science
Animal research

Additional Skills & Qualifications

6+ months of animal handling experience
High school diploma

Work Environment

The work environment includes shifts from Sunday-Thursday, 7am-3:30pm, with some overtime likely, or Friday-Monday, 6am-4:30pm, ideally with flexibility for working 4, 10-hour shifts or 5, 8-hour shifts. Training hours are Monday-Friday, 6am-2:30pm. The role requires comfort working in a preclinical setting with patients such as rabbits, pigs, sheep, and dogs.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $19.00 - $19.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Minneapolis,MN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 29, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.