Position Title:

Animal Care Technician Work Location:

Alameda, California Assignment Duration:

Temp to hire (6 months contract and then FTE)

Work Schedule:

Weekends required; on-call rotations

Work Arrangement:

Onsite Position Summary:

We are looking for a talented Animal Care Technician with research animal experience and availability to work weekends to join our world-class research team. This position focuses primarily on providing exceptional daily care, welfare, and husbandry for our research animals while supporting our growing research program.

Background & Context:

We are 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. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of animal health and well-being, working closely with veterinary staff and research teams. This role offers excellent opportunities for professional growth in animal care and husbandry practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform routine animal husbandry tasks including feeding, cleaning, and health monitoring per approved guidelines, SOPs, and regulations.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation including animal identification cards, inventory records, environment reports, enrichment logs, and equipment cleaning and sterilization records.
• Assist with animal handling, restraint, and basic veterinary procedures.
• Ensure optimal animal care environments through systematic facility maintenance, including thorough cleaning and disinfection of all surfaces at prescribed intervals following facility SOPs.
• Provide humane care and maintenance.

Qualification & Experience:

• Proven experience working with research animals.
• Strong understanding of animal behavior, husbandry, and welfare principles.
• Working knowledge of hygienic principles and animal husbandry practices.
• Understanding of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals principles.
• Availability to work weekends and participate in on-call rotations.
• Ability to understand and follow facility Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Proficiency in reading English and numerical data for instructions, record-keeping, and animal identification.
• Excellent observational skills and attention to detail.
• Basic computer skills for database entry.
• Ability to work in an animal research environment requiring continuous contact with animals.
• Physical ability to lift up to 50 pounds, including feed, bedding, and animals.

Preferred qualifications:

• AALAS certification (ALAT, LAT, or LATG).
• Knowledge of animal research regulations and compliance requirements.

Working Conditions & Physical Demands:

Ability to work in an animal research environment requiring continuous contact with animals. Physical ability to lift up to 50 pounds, including feed, bedding, and animals. Availability to work weekends and participate in on-call rotations.