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Animal Care Assistant – Preclinical Research

Adecco Healthcare & Life Sciences is hiring for a leading medical device and life sciences organization known for advancing innovative healthcare technologies through preclinical research in Arden Hills, MN.

Position Details

Location: Arden Hills, MN
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Pay Rate: $21/hour
Contract: 1-year contract with potential for direct hire
Schedule: Day Shift | Approximately 7:00 AM–4:00 PM
Work Week: 4–5 days per week; Saturday and Sunday coverage is required
Final Schedule: To be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview
Travel: None
Dress Code: Scrubs and work shoes provided

Important Requirement

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Position Overview

The Animal Care Assistant will provide hands-on care and husbandry for larger preclinical research animals in a controlled laboratory environment.

This position involves working directly with swine, canine, and ovine, making comfort around animals and a genuine interest in animal care essential. Previous animal-care experience is preferred, but CVT certification is not required.

The ideal candidate will be dependable, attentive to animal welfare, comfortable performing physically active work, and able to consistently follow detailed SOPs, safety procedures, and Good Documentation Practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide daily animal health monitoring and husbandry in accordance with established procedures.

• Feed animals according to department SOPs and individual requirements.

• Clean and maintain animal housing areas daily.

• Provide appropriate animal enrichment, including exercise, toys, and social housing.

• Perform weekly disinfection of animal housing areas, including walls, flooring, and feed bins.

• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe laboratory and animal-care environment.

• Monitor animals for changes in health or behavior and immediately communicate concerns to Veterinary Staff.

• Accurately document daily animal-care activities in animal records and required forms using Good Documentation Practices (GDP).

• Follow all SOPs, safety procedures, and applicable quality requirements.

• Receive and organize department deliveries.

• Communicate facility maintenance needs to management.

• Assist Veterinary Technicians and Veterinarians with assigned activities as directed.

• Maintain compliance with quality-system requirements and help build quality into all aspects of daily work.

• Participate in required weekend animal-care activities.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED

• Comfortable working directly with animals.

• Willingness to work with swine, canine, and ovine.

• Ability to follow detailed SOPs and safety procedures.

• Strong attention to detail and documentation skills.

• Reliable attendance and willingness to work required weekend shifts.

• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds.

• U.S. work authorization without current or future sponsorship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience working with animals.

• Animal husbandry experience.

• Veterinary, kennel, farm, livestock, agricultural, research, or laboratory animal experience.

• Experience working in a regulated or controlled environment.

• Familiarity with Good Documentation Practices.

CVT certification is not required. Industry experience is a plus.

Work Environment & Expectations

This is a hands-on animal-care position rather than a traditional office or laboratory role. Candidates should be comfortable spending much of the workday caring for and working around larger animals and performing routine cleaning, feeding, enrichment, and husbandry activities.

Animal-care responsibilities occur seven days a week, so weekend availability is an essential part of the position.

Required medical screening/background requirements must be successfully completed before the first day of work.

Why Work with Adecco?

• $21/hour

• 1-year contract with potential for direct hire

• Day-shift opportunity

• Weekly pay

• Benefits and 401(k) options for eligible employees

• Skills training and professional development resources

• Dedicated Adecco recruiter support

• Opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a professional preclinical research environment

If you enjoy working with animals and are looking for an opportunity to build experience in a structured preclinical research environment, this is a great opportunity to bring your animal-care skills and strong work ethic to a specialized team.

Pay Details: $20.00 to $21.00 per hour
Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.
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