Veterinary Technician

BC US LLC was established in 2012 near Immokalee Florida, approximately 40 miles due east of Naples Florida. The site serves as a breeding, holding, and quarantine facility for Mauritian origin macaques. Together with our high-level of care and enrichment programs, we ensure that the company oversees a program of the highest standards providing non-human primate models for life-saving biomedical research programs to pharmaceutical companies, CRO’s as well as Universities.

• Provide compassionate care for the animals while ensuring compliance with relevant regulations
• Conduct clinical observations for hospital and colony animals, to include assessment of outdoor group housed animals
• Assist veterinarians in all aspects of clinical care to include administering treatments, radiology, ultrasounds, surgery, and necropsy
• Assess, record and report animal health
• Collect samples and prepare samples for shipment
• Assist Behavior Team with observations and assessments, maintain enrichment plans to ensure behavioral health of animals
• Maintain all hospital areas in a neat and sanitary condition, updating required logs
• Maintains inventory - restocking treatment/procedure rooms as needed
• Other duties may be assigned

• Must be able to read, write, and interpret documents including task descriptions, standard operating procedures, and other instructions
• Bilingual for Spanish is preferred, but not required
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong analytical and organizational skills

• 2 years of non-human primate OR exotic animal experience is required
• Certified Veterinary Technician, or AALAS certification at the LAT level preferred
• Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Proficient with animal management systems.