Onsite Vivarium Technician I — Animal Care & Research Support

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in San Diego is seeking a Research Technician I to provide daily husbandry support for the AAALAC-accredited vivarium.

This onsite role involves cage-side health observations, sanitation, and routine animal care five days a week. Responsibilities include health checks, cage changes, animal receiving and ear tagging, inventory management, and assisting with in vivo activities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma with 1+ years of demonstrated experience working with rodents in a research laboratory setting.
• Background in animal husbandry, restraint and handling preferred.
• Must demonstrate a commitment to quality care of laboratory animals.
• Must possess a strong attention to detail.
• Ability to read, record and communicate information.

Responsibilities

• Performs animal health checks which may include post dose observations and documents study related health changes.
• Performs sanitation of vivarium.
• Performs routine cage changes.
• Performs routine animal colony health surveillance.
• Performs animal receiving (Housing, Ear tagging, Create cage cards, Update study in Benchling In Vivo).
• May assist with In Vivo activities such as labeling tubes, shaving animals prior to surgery, or euthanizing animals.
• Assists with Operations / Administrative Activities (Updates inventory of commonly used supplies; Maintains and updates study paperwork).
• May work with the mouse breeding colony.
• Weekend and holiday health checks.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Rodent handling

Animal care

Documentation

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma

Associate degree (preferred)

Job description

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in San Diego is seeking a Research Technician I to provide daily husbandry support for the AAALAC-accredited vivarium.

This onsite role involves cage-side health observations, sanitation, and routine animal care five days a week. Responsibilities include health checks, cage changes, animal receiving and ear tagging, inventory management, and assisting with in vivo activities.