Assistant Biological Technician

At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

The (Assistant/Associate) Biological Technician performs semi-routine or diversified work that requires the ability to differentiate established principles and practices from unique occurrences, which may necessitate adapting or modifying methods. JOB FUNCTION The employee will minimize losses by reporting all errors promptly to their supervisor. The employee will have direct contact mostly with his or her immediate supervisor, with other departmental employees and will have direct contact with research personnel. The employee must be able to exert moderate physical effort in moving and lifting equipment and animals. Must be willing to work weekends & holidays. Shift: 7a-3:30p, Monday-Friday.

RESPONSIBILITES Specific responsibilities as they pertain to their area of assignment may include, but are not limited to carrying out critical phases of various procedures such as the following: May be required to breed and develop animal colonies, collect tissue samples, and collect data for routine operations. Work with others in scheduling and carrying out established standard biological assays and present the results as written notes or verbal reports. Perform such tests and assays using appropriate equipment and techniques in areas of biology, pharmacokinetics, simple chemistry, microbiology, and immunology. Prepare animals and samples for testing, observe tests, and detect and report responses. Perform support duties that involve animal health maintenance, i.e., sentinel program, water and feed evaluation, sanitation sampling and testing, and other related tests, as required. May be required to correlate and calculate related data, summarize, and record test results and assays. Dissection and removal of internal organs and/or tissues, limited necropsies under managerial direction/supervision, preparation of specimens for archiving, and quality control checks. Processing tissue and excreta samples from laboratory animals. Handling of radio-labeled test materials. Under supervision, may assist with the writing of new or revised procedures. Participate in employee training and ongoing training and education programs as required. The (Assistant/Associate) Biological Technician assigned to Veterinary Sciences will be required to perform animal husbandry and care below their level. In addition, the (Assistant/Associate) Biological Technician will work under guidance and direction but demonstrate conceptual understanding and ability to initiate tasks. They must follow operational procedures in the performance of daily tasks and work cooperatively with other employees in efforts to achieve departmental goals. The employee will minimize losses by reporting all errors promptly to their supervisor. The employee will have direct contact mostly with his or her immediate supervisor, with other departmental employees and will have direct contact with research personnel. The employee must be able to exert moderate physical effort in moving and lifting equipment and animals. EDUCATIONAL REQUIRMENTS This role will be filled at the following level based on the selected candidate’s qualifications:  H14 - The Assistant Biological Technician with an Associate Degree in the field of laboratory Animal Science (e.g., Veterinary Technician) will be required to achieve their ALAT certification within 12 months, become certified at the LAT level within 18 months of completing their ALAT,