Research Study Technician - Animal Operations (Early Talent)
Posted Sep 15, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
This role involves handling and restraining animals in drug safety and toxicity studies. How do you feel about that part of the work?
What they are checking: Whether they have made peace with research animal work and can do it humanely day after day.
Tell me about any hands-on experience you have with animals, in a lab, clinic, farm or shelter.
What they are checking: Whether they have real comfort around animals, since nervous handling stresses animals and causes bites or injuries.
The schedule is 6:30 AM to 3:15 PM with some weekends. How will that work for you?
What they are checking: Whether they can reliably make early starts and weekend coverage, because animals need care every day.
Husbandry duties can mean cleaning cages and feeding large and small animals. How do you feel about that physical, repetitive work?
What they are checking: Whether they expect the unglamorous parts of the job and will still do them carefully.
Tell me about a time you followed a detailed procedure in a class lab. What did you do to make sure you got every step right?
What they are checking: Whether a recent graduate already has habits of checking their own work against written steps.
What would you do
You notice an animal looks lethargic and is not eating, but it is not on your task list. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they report changes in animal health promptly, which matters for welfare and for the study record.
You realize you recorded a body weight on the wrong animal's sheet an hour ago. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they correct records the proper way and tell someone, rather than erasing or hiding the error.
How would you handle working around personal protective equipment requirements and possible allergens all day?
What they are checking: Whether they take PPE and animal allergen risks seriously instead of seeing them as a hassle.
About the work
Why does it matter that every animal in a study is handled and dosed exactly as the protocol says?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that deviations can ruin study data that decides if a drug moves forward.
What does good documentation look like when you are recording observations on a regulated study?
What they are checking: Whether they know records must be accurate, real-time and traceable, since auditors can review every entry.
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