Job Description

The Opportunity

• Our Animal Health (AH) Research & Development site focus is the development of warm water fish vaccines for aquaculture farms around the globe.
• We have on our site an Aquatic Laboratory for housing experimental animals and Research Laboratory fully equipped to diagnose and identify novel fish pathogens.
•  We are part of a global R&D network with footprint in all continents, operating in a highly dynamic environment to improve the health of animals.

What You Will Do

To perform independently, with supervision:

• Daily care, monitoring and recording of designated experimental animals as well as the daily maintenance of the animal holding facilities
• Routine biotechnical handling and treatments to the laboratory animals.
• Anaesthetize test animals when required
• To perform curative and/or preventative treatments for the laboratory animals in agreement with AH Supervisor and Attending Veterinarian
• To work according to GLP standards as described in SOPs.

• To maintain and/or improve the health status of the laboratory animals within the limits of the experimental protocols and after agreement of the Project leader.

• To suggest improvements of the holding facilities in order to improve animal well being
• To evaluate experimental protocols for their applicability and discuss/suggest alterations to the Project leader.
• Suggest changes to the animal holding facilities depending on the protocol or improved experience.
• To perform weekend maintenance tasks to the animals and the facilities.

Possible learning outcome:

• Exposure to the Research and Development environment of a major pharmaceutical company and therefore will be trained in relevant processes like standard operational procedures, Animal Husbandry and performing studies/experiments
• Learning research skills with support and guidance from section leads, further enhancing research skills such as experimental design and problem solving.
• As a mixed facility we have the possibility of offering hands-on experience on conducting research with live animals as well as in a well-equipped laboratory.

Qualifications & Job Requirements:

• Currently studying in a Diploma or Degree in a related field (Aquaculture, Biotechnology, Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences)
• Other fields may apply
• Proficient in MS Office
• Ability to communicate effectively in both a written and verbal format (English)
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team structure

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