Salary Range: 34 to 38 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-hour-wage)

We are a well-funded, untraditional bio startup based in Redwood City. Our mission is to extend healthy human lifespan by 10 years. We believe the deeper, underlying causes of age-related diseases are the untreated mechanisms of aging itself.

We are seeking a Animal Care Technician (ACT) to join our Vivarium team. We’re a highly collaborative team and we’re looking for someone who is well-organized, energetic, and adaptable. As an ACT, you will work with people from different teams and at different levels so strong communication skills are important. Your role will require with a sharp eye for detail and the ability to juggle multiple things at once. If you want to learn a lot and be part of a tight-knit group, this role may be for you.

In this role you will:

Maintain the highest standards of animal welfare and biosecurity
Maintain our animal colony by performing routine husbandry such as (cage changing, feeding and watering, providing environmental enrichment) as well as conducting animal health observations, animal receipt, and basic health treatments and animal receiving
Contribute to facility upkeep and cleanliness; performing cleaning, decontamination of animal holding and procedure rooms with excellent quality and rigor
Perform vivarium-based initiatives independently and provide guidance to other team members as needed
Learn to provide assistance with in vivo experiments by performing basic biomethodology (handling, restraint, body weight collection, behavioral assays, weaning, genotyping)
Routinely fill out important laboratory records, such as daily animal health check logs, room temperature/humidity readings, etc

You might thrive in this role if you:

Have an interest in or have had exposure to working with rodents in research or laboratory setting
Have an interest in or have had exposure to animal breeding and colony management
Can work a flexible schedule, weekends and holiday work are required but shared among the team
Have worked on something requiring high attention to detail and/or accurate documentation or record keeping
Are familiar with GSuite: Google Sheets and Google Docs
ALAT, LAT certification is nice to have but not required

Our team is a group of mission-driven, kind, and thoughtful individuals. We take pride in evolving a work environment that fosters collaboration, open communication, and authenticity. We believe that great results are best delivered by a highly creative group working in concert. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company; we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Compensation Overview

In this role you will:

You might thrive in this role if you:

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