Overview
Animal Care Technician Jobs in San Francisco Bay Area at TalentCraft
Title: Animal Care Technician
Company: TalentCraft
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Schedule: Sunday – Thursday OR Tuesday – Saturday (daytime hours)
Location: Requires travel around the Bay Area (mileage reimbursement included)
Job Summary:
This entry-level position is responsible for the daily care of research animals, including feeding, watering, cage changing, maintaining a clean work environment, and monitoring the overall health of the animals. This role requires a passion for animal welfare, dedication to providing clean living spaces, and flexibility in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment. You will function as part of a team, and your contribution will be valued.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform routine animal husbandry (cage change, food/water, health monitoring).
- Prepare and submit records, census sheets, room logs, cage cards, and inventories.
- Sanitize and decontaminate all areas of the facility.
- Follow room entry order and biosafety procedures.
- Dispose of waste following appropriate SOPs and waste streams.
- Receive, identify, and properly house incoming animal shipments according to SOPs.
- Maintain animal racks and support equipment.
- Assist with ordering, receipt, and stocking of all supply inventories.
- May perform basic animal health treatments with direction from the veterinary staff.
- Understand and follow SOPs, safety procedures, and quality assurance guidelines for animal care at all levels of biohazard containment (BSLI and BSLII).
- Perform daily animal health surveillance checks and report any abnormal conditions of either the animals or the animal room environment to client, veterinary staff, and direct supervisory staff.
- Maintain a daily animal cage census in assigned animal rooms.
- Humanely euthanize animals as requested or required
- Perform other duties under supervision, as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
- Animal husbandry experience preferred.
- Experience in animal care and/or research involving mammals
- Manual dexterity, ability to write legibly and ability to operate a computer (Office, Gmail) and telephone.
- Ability to perform duties and responsibilities with minimal supervision.
- Ability to understand light to moderately complex SOPs and protocols.
- Must be able to lift a maximum of 50lbs; bend, stoop, climb, and stand for a prolonged periods of time.
- Be able to wear full Personal Protective Equipment for several hours per day (face mask, coveralls, gloves)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficiency in SQ (Subcutaneous) and IP (Intraperitoneal) injections, mouse IV tail injections, isoflurane anesthesia, tumor measurements, and other research study related activities.
