Laboratory Animal Technician

**HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?**

You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.

**Laboratory Animal Technician - 6 Month Contract**:
Department Name: Comparative Medicine (CM)

Location: Burnaby, BC

Flexibility to work occasional weekends and holidays on rotation.

**Live**:
**What you will do**

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will support animal-based studies, husbandry, and vivarium operations and also provide technical and lab support for in-vivo research.

**Responsibilities**:

- Perform husbandry activities such as changing cages, cage wash, facility sanitation, and maintenance activities.
- Assist in performing veterinary health triage and monitoring as needed.
- Handling and restraint of rodents.
- Support crucial vivarium operations, 5S (lean management), and inventory management.
- Collaborate with management, veterinarians, peers and research partners to support vivarium operations and in-vivo studies.
- Ability to recognize technical problems and offer solutions.
- Recognize and respond to facility alarms.
- Follow guidance documents, procedures, methods, and study protocols to provide support for animal-based studies.
- Assist in daily planning and scheduling for multiple work areas; able to coordinate and prioritize work schedule.
- Implement data management and documentation practices.
- Establish effective work relationships within group and participate in teams.

**Win**:
**What we expect of you**

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The detail oriented professional we seek is a great teammate with these qualifications.

**Basic Qualifications**:
College diploma and 2 years of laboratory rodent handling experience

**OR**:
High school diploma / GED and 4 years of laboratory rodent handling experience

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Certified ARLAT by AALAS/CALAS (Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science) with plans to complete the RLAT certification within 2 years, or as experience in research domain allows.
- Certified RVT (Registered Veterinary Technologist/Technician)
- At least 2 years experience in a research environment with experience in vivarium operations.
- Strong attention to detail and organized
- Able to follow verbal and written instructions and exhibit interpersonal skills that are conducive to effective communication and that contribute to a friendly work environment.
- Able to work with independently to achieve work goals
- Must demonstrate accountability and ethics in performance of daily responsibilities.

**Thrive**:
**What you can expect of us**

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

The salary range for this position in Canada is $56,000 - $66,000 CAD.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers the following to staff on contract:

- An option of a comprehensive health benefits package, or an additional 10% “in lieu of benefits” allowance
- Award-winning time-off plans and annual company-wide shutdowns
- Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible
- Robust Learning and Development opportunities

**for a career that defies imagination**

Objects in your future are closer than they appear. Join us.