Animal Facility Technician

Novocure is a global publicly-traded commercial-stage oncology company developing a profoundly different cancer treatment therapy called tumor treating fields (TTFields) for patients with solid tumors. TTFields therapy is a non-invasive, novel, antimitotic treatment modality that utilizes proprietary technology attempting to slow or reverse tumor progression by inducing tumor cell death.

Novocure's commercialized product, Optune, is approved for the treatment of adult patients with glioblastoma (GBM) in the USA, Europe, and Israel.

Novocure has ongoing or completed clinical trials and is further expanding its efforts into several other solid tumor indications - non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, and different types of solid cancers.

We are looking for an Animal Facility Technician to join the preclinical team and assist in all animal facility activities.

The Animal Facility Technician will be responsible for the facility equipment maintenance, in charge of maintenance of the order and the hygiene environment of the animal facility, recording all procedures in a GLP standard, providing assistance and support in all technical tasks relevant to the animals housing and care, and to perform procedures on animals in accordance with protocols requirements in coordination with researchers.

Full time position in our R&D center, Haifa , Israel

QUALIFICATIONS/KNOWLEDGE:

• Qualifications: Experience in animal technician studies or Veterinarian assistant - advantage
• Knowledge:
• Experience working with animals/ animal care - veterinary clinic/ zoo - advantage
• Ability to perform physical work
• Responsible attitude and an understanding of the need for confidentiality
• An awareness of the ethical issues surrounding this work
• Maintain personal and other employees' safety.
• Support other activities in the preclinical research team as required.
• Supervising junior staff including technicians.
• Ensuring that quality standards are met (GLP when required)
• Read and write in Hebrew and English
  
  

• Good communication skills and teamwork
• Organized and responsible
• Attention to details