Animal Behavior Research Assistant

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Conducts testing procedures which may include any of the following: elevated plus maze, acoustic startle, operant conditioning, conditioned suppression, conditioned freezing, auditory and visual discrimination, radial arm maze, motor activity, open field exploration, morris water maze, predator exposure, underwater trauma, novel object recognition and others.
• Communicates and cooperates with Veterinary and animal care support staff to maintain and verify appropriate levels of animal care for all research animals.
• Works primarily in a rodent research laboratory.
• Handles rodents, biological materials and a variety of laboratory equipment.
• Handles other species occasionally, including cat, ferret and snake.
• Exposure to blood borne pathogens, chemical fumes, and other hazardous agents.

Qualifications:

• A high school diploma is required with experience in an animal research laboratory that includes behavioral assessment as a substantial laboratory function.

ICON Government and Public Health Solutions specializes in preclinical through phase IV support of clinical research and clinical trial services for biologics, drugs, and devices. We help our customers get their products to market faster with a wide array of research, regulatory, and sponsor services both within the US and around the globe and respond rapidly to global health crises.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)