Animal trainer Jobs in Sacramento, CA

Senior Animal Care Technician

W2 Contract

Location : South San Francisco, CA - Onsite Role

Job Summary :

We are seeking a Senior Animal Care Technician to provide weekend and holiday coverage for an animal colony vivarium setup. This role is an excellent part-time opportunity for someone with robust experience in animal husbandry looking for flexible hours in a supportive and professional environment. Shifts will start between 7-8 am and end around 5-6 pm. This role is ideal for someone who may be working another job and can provide extended availability during the winter holiday shutdown.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Manage internal animal colonies and provide husbandry care for our research animals following standardized laboratory procedures.
• Perform animal husbandry duties to maintain the quality, traceability, and health of research animals, including breeding, ear tagging, genotyping, and weaning.
• Maintain detailed husbandry and breeding records using colony management software (Climb).
• Provide backup support to changing cages and daily health and welfare observations as needed.
• Perform euthanasia procedures as directed.
• Develop an understanding of and regularly utilize available information resources and systems (e.g., SOPs, policies, computer applications).

Requirements and Qualifications :

Desired Skills and Experience

Animal husbandry, animal handling, animal welfare, animal care, colony management software, Climb, biotech

Bayside Solutions, Inc. is not able to sponsor any candidates at this time. Additionally, candidates for this position must qualify as a W2 candidate.

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