# Comparative Medicine Laboratory Animal Technician

**Company**: Pfizer
**Location**: Pearl River, New York
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $33.12 - $55.19 per hour
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Pfizer's purpose is to deliver breakthroughs that change patients' lives. As part of the Comparative Medicine team, you will provide basic husbandry, handling, restraint, and health surveillance of laboratory animals in compliance with federal and local regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities:

- Perform routine animal husbandry duties as directed

- Observe and report status of animal health, food and water consumption, appearance, and behavior

- Provide support in basic veterinary medical treatment as prescribed by the veterinary staff

- Support cage wash equipment operations and maintenance

- Support research by providing specialty technical services (dose administration, blood collection, record keeping, and additional services) to research investigators

- Required to work with all species housed at the site

- Train and mentor new hires in animal husbandry and facility support duties fulfilling department training requirements

Qualifications:

- High School Diploma or GED

- 4+ years of relevant experience (+ certifications)

- Experience working in a pharmaceutical setting is preferred

- AALAS certification is preferred

- Experience working with laboratory animals is preferred

Physical/Mental Requirements:

- Must be able to lift 50 lbs and work standing up lifting items above shoulder level for extended periods of time

- Ability to perform repetitive physical activities such as: pushing and pulling racks of caging, lifting bags of feed and bedding, reaching, stooping, and bending

- For this position, if at a site with nonhuman primates, you are expected to enter the nonhuman primate areas as part of your job responsibilities, a pre-hire requirement is either providing proof of measles immunity or receiving the measles vaccination before hire

Benefits:

- Comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life's moments

- 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution

- Paid vacation, holiday, and personal days

- Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave

- Health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage

## Skills

### Required
- animal husbandry
- laboratory animal handling
- veterinary medical treatment

### Nice to have
- pharmaceutical setting experience
- AALAS certification
- laboratory animal experience

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