Animal Care Technician

Join Amgen's Comparative Medicine team as an Animal Care Technician in Thousand Oaks, CA. Maintain a world-class animal facility and assist in the discovery of new medicines for critical treatments.

Requirements

• Care for laboratory animals
• Follow guidance documents to perform assigned tasks
• Perform husbandry activities such as cage change, cage wash, and facility sanitation
• Perform and report daily health observations
• Handling and restraint of laboratory animals, notably rodents
• Assist in receiving process, housing, and shipping
• Monitor inventory of animal feed, bedding, and enrichment amongst other supplies
• Operate husbandry-related equipment such as cage wash, autoclave, laminar air flow cabinets, and other equipment
• Routinely wash, autoclave, and prepare caging and equipment
• May provide support for scientific techniques as directed
• Maintain and organize (5S, lean management) laboratory spaces for success of research
• Provide supplies and support for investigators conducting scientific experiments
• Establish effective work relationships within group and participate in teams

Benefits

• Comprehensive employee benefits package
• Discretionary annual bonus program
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans
• Flexible work models where possible