Responsibilities

• Monitor animal health, to recognize, predict and interpret animal responses.
• Play a key role in selecting animals for studies and refining animal assessment, dosing, and sampling techniques.
• Support all scientific research entities on in vivo pharmacology assessments of radiopharmaceuticals (i.e., disease model testing, PK,PD and toxicology studies, and molecular imaging).
• Perform routine parts of experiments including giving injections, administer medicines, tissue collection and processing, blood, urine, and stool sample analysis.
• Collect and maintain data records.
• Perform routine maintenance of laboratory, instruments, and equipment according to established procedures.
• Manage animal laboratory inventory including managing the ordering of animals and lab supplies.

Qualifications & Education

• Bachelor’s degree, diploma or certified training in animal science, animal technology, animal management, animal care or related field.
• At least 1 year experience working with research animals (rodents) with good technical knowledge on animal handling and multiple routes of drug administration.
• Good understanding of the requirements of Animal Welfare regulations which govern the use of animals in scientific research.
• Certification to work with research animals i.e FELASA/ CAREi N.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in in vivo molecular imaging (added advantage).
• Experience working with open-source radionuclides (added advantage).