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Scripps Research•Biomedical Research

Animal Technician II

Location

San Diego, California, United States

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Full Time

Experience

3-5 years

Compensation

$22 - $26 per hour

Posted

1h ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

The Animal Technician II is responsible for the daily care and welfare of research animals, including transferring to clean caging, providing feed and water, and maintaining accurate records. This role involves conducting health observations, identifying sick animals, and performing basic treatments under veterinary supervision, ensuring adherence to established procedures and regulations.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

  • Transfer animals to clean caging, ensuring provision of feed, water, and bedding, along with reporting abnormal conditions.

  • Maintain animal records, conduct daily animal health observations, identify sick animals, receive and ship animals and perform basic treatments under veterinary staff direction.

  • Permanently identifies animals by ear tags, ear notch, or tattoos.

  • Clean, sanitize, and autoclave caging, equipment, water bottles, feed, and bedding along with conducting cagewash equipment maintenance and reporting maintenance needs.

  • Euthanize rodents according to procedures, and in USDA covered species emergency situations under veterinary guidance.

  • May perform breeding and routine procedures such as tailing, bleeds, and injections.

  • Assist with health-monitoring program and may perform specialized tasks in infectious agent quarters, quarantine areas, or animal facilities adhering to regulations pertaining to biohazards while maintaining traffic patterns.

REQUIREMENTS:

  • High school diploma or equivalent (GED).

  • Minimum three years animal care experience. A Bachelor’s degree in a life science, Associate’s degree in veterinary technology, or AALAS certification may be substituted for experience.

  • Good verbal and written communication skills.

  • Effective interpersonal relation skills.

  • Must demonstrate competency in technical procedures.

  • Participation in weekend and holiday rotations is required.

  • Eligible for a promotion to Animal Technician III within 3-5 years of actively working as Animal Technician II with no existing performance failures.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

With or without reasonable accommodation, employees in this position must be able to lift and handle equipment or materials up to 20 pounds; as well as perform repetitive motions with arms, wrists and hands. This position may also include utilizing personal protective equipment (PPE) and working in an environment that contains biohazardous materials. May also include stationary position for an extended period of time, traverse campus/facility as needed, operate machinery such as computer, phone, copy machine; exposure to cold or hot temperatures.

Updated 1h ago

Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

Animal Care • 1+ yrs
Animal Health Observation • 1+ yrs
Record Keeping • 1+ yrs
Caging Maintenance • 1+ yrs
Sanitization • 1+ yrs
Euthanasia Procedures • 1+ yrs
Breeding • 1+ yrs
Technical Procedures • 1+ yrs

Experience

3-5 years

Certifications

AALAS certification • Required

How this role is positioned

Role classification

Job domains

Science & Research

Industries

Wildlife & Conservation
Healthcare & Pharma

Employment

Full Time

Contract duration

Permanent

Hiring type

Direct

Global hiring

Location specific

Offer details

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

$22 - $26 per hour

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyUSD
PeriodHourly

Benefits and perks

Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationSan Diego, California, United States
Work typeOnsite
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleMedium • 5/10
physicalHigh • 8/10
cognitiveMedium • 6/10
executionHigh • 8/10
creativityLow • 3/10
uncertaintyMedium • 6/10
communicationMedium • 6/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

Scripps Research

Team size

Growing team

Location

San Diego, California, United States

Scripps Research is a nonprofit biomedical institute ranked as one of the most influential in the world for its impact on innovation. We celebrated our 100-year legacy in 2024. T

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Animal Technician II

San Diego, California, United States • Full Time