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Kelly Science is seeking a Animal Research Assistant for a leading animal research hospital located in Somerville, MA.

Pay: $19-21/hour

Shift: Monday-Friday 7:00am-3:30pm

Employment Type: Temp-to-hire

Summary:

As a Animal Research Assistant, you will be responsible for providing basic animal husbandry, health surveillance and compliance monitoring for laboratory animals.

Job Duties include:

• Understands and follows appropriate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and safety procedures

• Operates automated cage wash equipment and sterilizers to sanitize primary animal holding cages, support equipment, and general access areas.

• Performs routine cleaning, descaling, and preventative maintenance on cage wash equipment and autoclaves, including checking and cleaning filters and spray manifolds.

• Performs routine repairs on caging and cage wash equipment.

• Assembles caging

• Receives, transports, processes and stores facility supplies including animal feed, bedding, and enrichment.

• Ensures all quality assurance standards are met.

• Assists in sanitation and decontamination in all areas of the facility as needed.

• Prepares and maintains all required cage wash records, logs and inventories as required.

• Records critical facility data

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma required

• Experience in caring for animals preferred

• Strong communication skills

• Ability to stand for several hours out of the day

Interested? Please apply today for immediate consideration!

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.