Animal Care Technician II

Cytokinetics was founded by four pioneers in cell biology whose academic research and discoveries contributed to the scientific platform for our company. For more than 25 years, our scientists have built on their seminal work to pioneer potential medicines targeting muscle function. Today, we continue to look for tenacious scientists who are driven to push the boundaries of innovation for the benefit of patients.

Job purpose

To provide daily environmental and health assessments to care for laboratory rodents, conduct husbandry and sanitation procedures, maintain the vivarium and associated support areas to meet or exceed industry standards, IACUC and regulatory requirements.   Provide team support in the execution of scientific studies, IACUC and health and safety inspections.

Responsibilities

• Perform and document routine husbandry care
• Daily health and environmental checks – report any health or environmental problems to Vivarium manager and Principal Investigators
• Rodent cage change/sanitation
• Organize and maintain cage staging areas for optimal efficiency
• Perform daily and routine maintenance, restocking of and sanitation of vivarium areas
• Receive animal shipments, assess animal health, and house animals appropriately.
• Manage stocks of and coordinate purchase and receipt of animal food/bedding/consumables/caging materials as needed
• Maintain compliance with IACUC guidelines and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and other relevant regulatory requirements as appropriate.
• Interact with Facilities, vendors and service/repair contractors to address any mechanical or facility issues

Qualifications

• 2+ years of related experience.
• An A.S. degree, AALAS certification, or equivalent qualification is highly preferred. Must have experience handling and routine health evaluation of rodents
• Must be familiar with and able to apply industry standards, animal welfare regulations including the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• Experience with operation of industrial cage wash equipment and autoclave.
• Experience with Hydropac water pouch system a plus
• Candidates must be able to work independently, and in a team, and maintain a high level of attention to detail
• Candidate must have good spoken and written communication skills
• Ability to manage time and resources effectively
• Must have basic computer skills (Word, Excel)
• Ability and willingness to work weekends and/or holidays
• Experience in basic in vivo techniques a strong plus (body weights/condition scoring, post-surgical evaluations, animal restraint and or dosing techniques)