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Animal Care Technician, Weekend Part Time

Science is a clinical stage, vertically integrated technology company focused on solving some of neuroscience’s hardest questions and most serious unmet medical needs. We work to restore quality of life to those with debilitating conditions for which there are no treatment options, creating devices aimed at restoring vision, cognition, and mobility to patients who have lost it. To support progress across our industry, we provide state-of-the-art components and vertically integrated infrastructure for others to build on via Science Foundry.

We are looking for a talented Animal Care Technician with laboratory animal research experience to support on weekends. Candidates can look forward to helping set up and scale a focused research program in collaboration with a world-class team of scientists and engineers with diverse technical backgrounds. We are looking for candidates who want to have a significant impact on the company’s progress with the opportunity for growth.

Role Responsibilities:

  • Perform routine animal husbandry tasks including cleaning, watering, feeding, and grooming of laboratory animals per recommended guidelines and regulations.
  • Observe animals routinely.
  • Report health concerns or abnormalities to the Veterinary staff promptly. 
  • Complete all required documentation completely and contemporaneously. 
  • Maintain documentation, reports, and logs including: animal identification cards and inventory records, room environment reports, environmental enrichment logs, and cage washing and/or autoclaving logs.
  • Perform other duties as requested or assigned by the vivarium manager. 
  • Perform euthanasia on rodents under the direction of the Veterinarian Staff.
  • Clean and maintain animal care areas by scrubbing down the ceilings, walls, and floors at prescribed intervals following departmental procedures.

Key Qualifications:

  • Working knowledge of hygienic principles and basic animal husbandry. 
  • Applies specialized knowledge of animal husbandry procedures to ensure that research animals are being cared for in accordance with NIH, OSHA, USDA, and AWA guidelines and regulations. 
  • Applies knowledge of individual facility SOPs to ensure that they are being properly implemented.
  • Skill in providing humane care and maintenance to several species of animals. 
  • Skill in reading English and numbers to be able to follow instructions, maintain records and identify specific animals. 
  • Ability to work in an animal research environment which requires continuous contact with animals. 
  • Ability to lift up to 50-pound bags of feed, bedding or animals. 
  • Ability to push up to 300-pound cage racks.
  • Ability to understand established guidelines for humane care and welfare of laboratory animals as described by "Guide for The Care and Use of Laboratory Animals".
  • Ability to euthanize  mice using CO2 chambers. Must be able to follow the procedures for euthanasia including the use of the CO2 chamber, as well as be able to ascertain that death has occurred. 
  • Basic computer skills to enter animal health reports in departmental database.
  • Available to work weekends

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Current Assistant Laboratory Animal Technologist (ALAT) certification.
  • NHP experience.
  • At least 2 years of experience in the research laboratory animal medicine. 

Pay Range:

For individuals hired to work in California, Science is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role.  We determine your level based on your interview performance and make an offer based on geo-located salary bands. The base salary range for this full-time position is $31- $40 per hour + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please keep in mind that the equity portion of the offer is not included in these numbers. 

Benefits: 

  • At Science, our benefits are in place to support the whole you:
  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
  • Flexible vacation and company-paid holidays
  • Healthy meals and snacks provided
  • Paid parental, jury duty, bereavement, family care and medical leave
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, subsidized by Science
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • 401(k)

 

Science Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do their best work. 

We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities. Science will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

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