Senior Animal Care Technician

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Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Senior Animal Care Technician

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. Amgen's Comparative Medicine is hiring a Senior Animal Care Technician at the Thousand Oaks, CA location. In this vital role you will have a chance to maintain a world-class animal facility central to the discovery of new medicines for critical treatments, including oncology, heart disease, and inflammation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Care for laboratory animals
• Provide husbandry and perform cage change procedures
• Perform daily health observations
• May provide technical procedures include training, enrichment, blood sampling, dosing, anesthesia, necropsy, scientific techniques, and record scientific data
• Handling and restraint of a variety laboratory animals
• Management of advanced portions of the program including the sentinel program and care of covered species
• Assist in receiving process, housing, and shipping
• Monitor inventory of animal feed and 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
• Maintain and organize (5S, lean management) laboratory spaces for success of research
• Provide supplies and support for investigators conducting scientific experiments
• Normally this full-time position, 40 hours per week, will require weekend husbandry coverage on a rotational basis and overtime as needed

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is a go-getter with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Associate’s degree and 4 years of directly related experience

Or

High school diploma / GED and 6 years of directly related experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• AALAS certification at the LAT level
• RVT, BS/BA, and/or Associates in animal science, biology, or related field; other degrees will be considered case-by-case
• Animal care experience in at least one setting: laboratory, veterinary, boarding, or agriculture
• In vivo skills including handling, sample collections, dosing, and tissue collections
• Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
• Desire to be a team player in a dynamic, cross-functional environment
• Basic commutation skills in Outlook, Excel, and Word plus the ability to fill online forms
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) including gloves, protective clothing, and eye safety glasses
• Perform physical tasks including standing, use of hand, walk, bend, kneel, sit, and occasionally move materials up to 50 pounds
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:

• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans
• Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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Application deadline

Amgen anticipates accepting applications until 12/24/25; however, we may continue accepting applications beyond this date if we do not receive a sufficient number of candidates.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

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