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Morristown, New Jersey
Lihue,
Posted: 16-Apr-25
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Type: Full-time
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Internal Number: 2512626
Excellent career opportunity as a Veterinary Technician in Madison, WI! Your role is vital to improving the health of family, friends and animals. Our work in developing new pharmaceutical solutions has an incredible impact on the quality of lives of millions worldwide.
As a Veterinary Technician you will be performing and documenting basic veterinary laboratory procedures in compliance with appropriate SOPs, GLPs, protocols and Regulatory Agency guidelines. Monitoring animal health and welfare in compliance with the animal welfare act and uphold the stringent values of a Culture of Care to ensure that animals in their care are the highest priority at all times.
How you will be rewarded as a Veterinary Technician in Madison, WI:
1st shift - M-F 6:30am-3:15pm for the first three months (After 3 months, shifts are flexible, including options for a 4 day a week/ 10 hour per day schedule).
Full time, with occasional weekend and holiday work.
Enjoy 24 days of personal-time-off (PTO) (pro-rated depending on start date)
Have access to other great benefits including tuition reimbursement, paid holidays, a 401(k) plan with a generous company match and of course medical, dental and vision insurance
Access to growth opportunities
With the support of exceptional people from across the globe, you?ll be empowered to own your career journey with:
Formal and informal mentoring opportunities
Extensive training and job shadowing opportunities
Personalized development planning
Exposure to many drug development scientific career paths
What you will be doing:
As a Veterinary Technician you will support the Veterinarian by performing radiographs, collecting blood and fecal samples, routine animal care procedures such as dog dentals, physical exams, monitoring animal health and other veterinary laboratory procedures as well as surgical requirements (non-surgery suite) including but not limited to the following duties and responsibilities in compliance with appropriate SOP, Protocol, and Regulatory Agency guidelines:
Ensure animals are cared for in accordance with regulatory guidelines and with the highest scientific, humane, and ethical principles.
Perform animal husbandry duties as needed.
Report all animal care concerns and becomes involved in resolution and appropriate corrective action, when necessary.
Can interpret and understand a basic protocol.
Basic understanding of good research practices (GXP) principles.
Reviews all documentation and understands the level of a quality assurance (QA) audit.
Maintains client confidentiality at all times.
Learns to utilize computer software.
Ensures study activities are conducted according to protocol, standard operating procedure documents, and government regulations.
Learns and performs various medicant administration routes, general physical exams, basic dosing, sample collection techniques and restraint procedures on multiple species as applicable.
Learns and may perform methods of euthanasia on multiple species
Learns and performs aseptic surgical preparation, anesthesia, and surgical procedures on multiple species as applicable.
Effectively manages time and resources.
Support other departments on study related tasks (including but not limited to): Animal restraint, blood collection, study support.
Learns about Animal Care and Use Activities (ACUA and IACUC).
Develops positive relationships and communication skills with veterinary staff and other groups.
May be involved in process improvement projects.
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences with no experience.
OR Associate degree in Laboratory Animal Technology or in Veterinary Technology with 2 years' experience assisting or performing small and large animal examinations.
OR an equivalent combination of education in Animal Science, Biology or related life science field and 2 years of experience assisting or performing small and large animal examinations may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education.
Preferred Experience/Qualifications
AALAS certification at the Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician level is encouraged but not required.
CVT - Certified Veterinary Technician preferred but not required.
Benefits: Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Casual, PRN & Part Time employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan only. For more detailed information, please click here.
Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:
As an EOE/AA employer, Labcorp strives for diversity and inclusion in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications of the individual and do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy or other medical conditions/needs), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.
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