Animal Technician, Gothenburg, AstraZeneca

Job description
AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. We are proud to have a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Here, employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives - and are made to feel valued, energized and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.

The Animal Sciences and Technologies (AST) is a global department that delivers in vivo studies, animal care, and welfare that is compliant to internal standards and external regulations. Principles of the 3Rs are applied to all aspects of animal care and study conduction.

Responsibilities
The role


Performs daily animal husbandry tasks for rodents and pigs to ensure highest standards of animal care & welfare.
Responsibilities may include breeding and maintenance of transgenic mice.
Responsibilities may include more technical procedures such as collecting biological samples, weighing and administering medicines/compounds.
Maintains daily record keeping for animals and environment.
Responsibilities may include routine facility operations tasks, dish and maintenance on racks and caging equipment.
Is required to work flexibly across different areas, and participate in provision of weekend and out of hours support.
Ensures that work is performed in accordance with appropriate Safety, Health & Environment (SHE), quality and compliance standards, e.g. Good Laboratory Standard (GLS).


Qualifications
Minimum experience/requirements


Experience in working with rodents and strong interest in animal care and welfare.
Ability to perform work independently to the required standard on a consistent basis.
Understand principles and concepts associated with Laboratory Animal Science particularly on animal welfare and the 3Rs.
“Naturbruksgymnasium” or similar education.
Good communication skills.
Laboratory Animal education by NCLASET or other relevant Laboratory animal science (LAS) course. This may be optional, if the candidate proves to relevant experience in animal care.


Application
Deadline: 2022-10-20, selection and interviews will be ongoing. 
The position may be filled before the last day of application, therefore, apply as soon as possible. 

For more information: 
Please contact Jimmy Wadie, 
Jimmy.wadie@randstad.se

About the company
About randstad life sciences 
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