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eGenesis
Northwest, Indiana
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eGenesis is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing human-compatible engineered organs to address the severe global organ shortage. The Company’s proprietary genome engineering platform enables extensive, multiplex gene edits to remove key biological barriers, add protective human transgenes, and inactivate endogenous retroviruses. EGEN-2784, a genetically engineered porcine kidney, is the Company’s lead program and is currently being evaluated in a multi-patient Expanded Access study at MGH.
eGenesis is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Neonatal Care Technician will be responsible for animal care, cleaning, and communication between neonatal and veterinary staff. The individual in this role should be reliable, timely, and observant. This member needs to efficiently perform all required procedures overseen by the neonatal supervisor. All team members must abide by all eGenesis policies and procedures that are relevant to this position.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: Perform daily care of piglets in the eGenesis Neonatal facility:
Promote and adhere to the eGenesis animal welfare policies:
Follow all applicable regulatory requirements (USDA, FDA, OLAW) regarding animal welfare and ensure humane care according to the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and the Animal Welfare Act
This position requires that staff work occasional overnight and weekend shifts on a rotating basis shared with other staff, with comp time to accommodate for these schedule changes. As essential personnel, limited on-call or availability for emergency response may occasionally be required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Able to handle piglets ranging from 1 to 50 kilograms.
Able to stand and perform cleaning
Must wear personal protective equipment (PPE)
WORK ENVIRONMENT: This position operates in multiple environments including office environment (working with computers and printers for documentation purposes), laboratory environment (performing sample collections in pigs and communicating with veterinary staff for sample processing), and farm environment (may be required to use hazardous chemicals, cleaning fecal matter, and operating in dusty environments).
TOTAL REWARDS: eGenesis is proud to offer competitive compensation including base pay and annual bonus. We take great care in offering our employees excellent benefits including:
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