THE OPPORTUNITY

The Animal Technician is a support role and the primary function is to provide for the careand maintenance of animals used in medical research and to indirectly support research staffinvolved in animal research.

The principal responsibilities of this position involve the breeding,maintenanceand care ofinbred and genetically modified mouse colonies within a cleanroom environment. The animaltechnician role is a physical role and does require standing for up to 2.5 hours at a time andkeeping moving through the wholework day(7.6 hours)

This position adds value to the Garvan Institute by providing animal care services, to allowresearch staff to focus on scientific research outcomes. Effective and breakthrough scientificoutcomesultimately resultin further funding success for Garvan'sultimate goalin preventionand treatment of disease.

Salary:$64,600+ 12% super + salary packaging

Employment Type:Permanent

SNAPSHOT OF BENEFITS

- Generous salary packaging to save you income tax on your wages thereby boosting your monthly take home pay (max. $15,900 general expenses + $2,650 meals/accom)
- Ample opportunitiesfor on-going training and development
- 18 weeks paid parental leavefor both parents including paid superannuation
- A range ofadditionalleave types to meet your personal needs including cultural leave, conference leave, communityserviceand study leave
- Discounted Health Insurance
- Lifestyle discounts with our community partners

WHAT YOU WILL DO

The key responsibilities include:

- Management of animal husbandry within a delegated area, duties include:
- Adhere to Garvan’s Animal Ethics Monitoring Standards
- Daily assessment and changing of animal cages (up to 350 cages within a day)
- Routine cleaning to ensure required hygiene of animal rooms as per instructions andprotocol requirements
- Monitor and refill water and feed as per instructions and protocol requirements
- Monitor animals and diligently report health or behavioural abnormalities to more senioranimal care staff
- Adhere to strict monitoring,



welfare and husbandry procedures,checklistsand ethicalstandards for the care of animals
- Administrative responsibilities such as animal dispatch, animal arrivals, data entryregardingbreeding, welfare, etc.
- Weigh and administer medication to animals when requested by senior ABR staff and/orresearchers. Follow instructions for the dilutions of drugs and chemicals.
- Carry out basic manipulation techniques under supervision of senior trained staff, suchas, injections, bleeding techniques, euthanasia,post mortems, administration ofanaesthesia, minor surgery
- Routine use and maintenance of equipment, such as anaesthetic machine, tail tattooingmachine, balances, animal change station/biosafety cabinet, computerstationandassociated IT equipment
- Actively communicate with and support ABR/BTF team members in a positive and helpfulmannerin order tomaintainthe welfare and ethical monitoring standards of the animalsin your care
- Maintain up to date skills and knowledge of ethical,monitoringpolicies,protocolsandchecklists
- Strictlymaintainconfidentially and protection of Garvan’s research and operationalprocedures
- Participate in ongoing professional development and training
- Attend and proactivelyparticipatein team meetings
- Be available toparticipatein shifts and work rosters covering weekends and publicholidays
- All staff are required to comply with Garvan’s workplace polices (as amended from timeto time) and especially Garvan’s Work Health & Safety (WHS) Policy, including workingin accordance with the WHS management system at all times, as safety is Garvan’snumber one priority.

ABOUT YOU





- Relevant TAFE qualifications in Animal Technology or equivalentisdesired but notessential.
- Possess a solid commitment to animal welfare and care
- General experiencein handling rodents is desirable but not essential (duebiosecurity issues, owning pet mice or rats at home is not permissible).
- Basic knowledge of the husbandry, housing and breeding requirements of lab orother animals.
- Excellent attention to detail and observational skills
- Strong customer focus and commitment to quality
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Basic computer skills
- Reliability, patient and must be trustworthy
- The ability to work individually or as a member of a group
- Ability to organise own time
- A professional and caring approach
- Ability and motivation to develop new skills and learn new procedures
- Escalation to Senior Animal Technician requires passing a skills and knowledge test.

Only applicants with full working rights in Australia are eligible to apply for this role.

ABOUT GARVAN

Garvan Institute of Medical Researchis an independent Medical Research Institute (MRI)in Sydney, delivering scientific and clinical impact on a global basis and in partnership with organisations that share our vision. We are proud to be one of Australia’s largest and most highly regardedMRI’s.

Our vision is global leadership in discoveries toimpactand our enduring purpose is toimpacthuman health, by harnessing information encoded in our genome.

Weseekto see our world-class discovery research achieve life-changing impacts, not only for individual patients with rare diseases, but for the many thousands affected by complex, common disease.

Garvan promotes a diverse workplace and is committed to the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. We are always looking for culture ‘add’,not culture ‘fit’ and are building diverse teams with great sets of complementary styles and skills to help deliver our important work effectively.

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📌 Animal Technician (Sydney)
🏢 Garvan Institute Of Medical Research
📍 Sydney