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Join The Jackson Laboratory virtual hiring event to start your career as an Animal Care Trainee

 

The Jackson Laboratory Animal Care operations in Bar Harbor, Maine is currently undergoing a massive expansion and we are hiring for multiple positions! 

JAX offers $18.00 per hour starting pay, free paid training AND a $2,000 SIGN-ON BONUS!

Benefits

  • Health/Vision/Dental Insurance
  • Paid Training
  • Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick time off
  • Receive regularly scheduled pay increases with the ability to increase your pay 25% in 2 years!

Responsibilities

  • Mouse husbandry
  • Maintain and monitor mouse health and welfare
  • Maintain a sanitary environment and prepare animals for shipping
  • Team oriented production environment
  • Attention to detail
  • Working in a highly controlled clean room environment
  • Fast paced that provides continuous physical movement

Qualifications

  • High School diploma or GED equivalency as well as prior successful work experience is required for all candidates
  • Lifting 25lbs on a regular basis
  • Walking up a ladder

About JAX

The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California), Japan and China. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.

 

Working in Bar Harbor

The campus boasts 68 buildings on 169 acres on Mount Desert Island, between the Gulf of Maine and the mountains of Acadia National Park, and is just one mile from the center of Bar Harbor. The area is a renowned vacation destination, with ready access to hiking, biking, boating and many cultural opportunities.

JAX helps makes the commute to Bar Harbor easy and affordable for everyone with a daily commuter bus from Bangor, Brewer, Ellsworth, Franklin and Milbridge.         

 

Professional Development

As part of JAX’s value and focus on people, team members can receive training and professional development to improve their job and leadership skills. You may also be eligible for tuition reimbursement as part of JAX’s comprehensive benefits package.

Some of the training and development team members can receive include:

  • On-site MBA program: obtain your MBA without leaving the JAX campus
  • Tuition reimbursement: achieve your degree with financial support from JAX
  • Returning to school resources and practical advice
  • Skill building resources for many disciplines

Take a 3D Virtual Tour of JAX in Bar Harbor

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