Animal Technician, San Francisco, CA

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of animal handling or lab animal sanitation equipment operations experience required.
• Ability to communicate animal health information to appropriate personnel, maintain legible records for permanent status. All assignments require some use of computer/email.
• General knowledge of feeding, caging, and space requirements for multiple species of laboratory animals used in biomedical research.
• Ability and skills needed to identify animal health concerns and regulatory compliance for their assigned areas and to report conditions to veterinary staff, researchers, and compliance staff.
• Full knowledge of disinfection, sanitation, and cleaning agents; knowledge and ability to use cage washers for cleaning and autoclaves for sterilization of cages.
• General knowledge of federal and other licensing agencies’ regulations.