Location: Nutley, NJ
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Overview: The **Veterinary Technician** will provide care for research animals and general technical assistance to the veterinary staff and researchers at the Animal Facility at the Center for Discovery and Innovation, HMH. The **Center for Discovery and Innovation- CDI** was established by **Hackensack Meridian** ***Health*** **(HMH)** as an academic basic and translational research enterprise to rapidly translate science innovation to the clinic and to improve outcomes for patients with cancer, infectious diseases, autoimmune disease and other acute and chronic diseases. The CDI has grown rapidly since its origins in 2019, and now has 39 labs, 200+ scientists and allied personnel supported by 78 NIH and DoD grants and more than 87 other grants and contracts. Areas of expertise include genomics, epigenetics, drug resistance, stem cell biology, drug discovery, diagnostics and biomarker development, rheumatology and pharmacology. Responsibilities: A day in the life of a **Veterinary Technician** at **Hackensack Meridian Health** includes: - Perform routine health care procedures and conduct animal health evaluations as needed so that all animals are seen at least weekly. - Evaluate animals within assigned area or as assigned and report abnormal findings to the Attending Veterinarian and Operations Manager. - Provide necessary treatment as directed by the veterinarian. - Communicate findings and plan with the responsible researcher and building husbandry supervisor. - Document animal health abnormalities, diagnostic plan, diagnosis, treatment plan, and treatments. - Provide veterinary technical support to researchers as per the protocol including but not limited to: euthanasia, necropsy, tissue harvest, weaning, injections, tail cutting and colony management. - Assist in training courses on the safe and humane handling, restraint and manipulation of research animals. - Administer the sentinel animal/colony health monitoring program and collect the necessary samples fo