Animal Technician

Yoh is hiring an Animal Technician for our San Francisco Bay Area client. In this role, you will support the research programs of the faculty by providing all services associated with the care and use of laboratory animals including the purchasing/receiving, daily care and monitoring of the health of all species.

Industry : Clinical Research
Location : San Francisco, Ca
Shift: M-F 7:00 am - 3:30 pm
Compensation : $20 - $23 DOE

Responsibilities
Animal care, room sanitation, record keeping and minor equipment maintenance

• Daily maintenance of vivarium facilities, under general supervision.
• Change cages/racks, clean primary enclosures per schedule, feed and water different species of animals
• Always handle animals humanely and with care. Mistreatment can result in severe, negative employment consequences.
• Monitor room conditions for temperature, humidity, and sanitation. Report conditions outside of set ranges to your Supervisor/Principal Technician.
• Prepare animal cages for transportation between Vivarium's/ facilities.
• Perform cage wash duties as needed
• Conduct all activities according to federal, state, AAALAC, and Facility requirements and regulations, including BSL 2 and higher areas.
• Assist in the training of new employees and act as area leader of Assistant Animal Technicians.
• Lifting/ loading and pushing 60lbs

Qualifications

• 1 year of animal handling or lab animal sanitation equipment operations experience
• Ability to communicate animal health information to appropriate personnel, maintain legible records for permanent status
• Some computer skills (email, scan barcodes, timesheets and online training)
• Capacity to learn and assume responsibility for the routine animal caretaking functions
• Able to effectively and efficiently work well with other team-members in a high-throughput, dynamic, and physically demanding environment
• Ability to effectively follow Standard Operating Procedures as it relates to Environmental Health and Safety procedures (i.e. proper use of Personal Protective Equipment)
• Physical Demands: requires standing, walking, squatting, bending, waist twisting, kneeling, crawling, lifting up to 20 lbs., carrying/pulling up to 60 lbs., pushing over 60 lbs.

Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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For California applicants, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. All of the material job duties described in this posting are job duties for which a criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment.