Associate - Animal Enrichment and Clinical Care Technician

Career Category

Preclinical Development

Job Description

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.

Associate - Animal Enrichment & Clinical Care

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What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be part of the progressive and dynamic Comparative Medicine team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring the highest standards of animal care and welfare, championing the “3 Rs” principles (Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement). This position requires collaboration with scientific and care management teams, mentoring colleagues, managing clinical cases, and contributing to the development and implementation of innovative techniques.

• Champion the “3 Rs” principles to ensure flawless animal care and welfare.

• Implement and manage comprehensive animal enrichment and behavioral programs.

• Collaborate effectively with Amgen scientific and care management teams to establish methodical approaches for enrichment and behavior management.

• Mentor colleagues and volunteers in animal wellbeing, enrichment, behavior, and humane handling techniques.

• Triage clinical cases, provide clinical care, and maintain meticulous clinical records for a variety of species, including USDA regulated species, under the direction of the site veterinarian.

• Communicate effectively with investigators regarding animal health and behavior.

• Innovate by providing opportunities for technique refinement and developing new techniques for rodent and non-rodent species.

• Contribute to the development, adherence, and revision of internal guidance documents related to animal care.

• Ensure compliance by implementing laboratory animal care guidelines and regulations.

• Actively participate in group, departmental, and Amgen teams to improve processes and contribute to organizational initiatives.

• Produce detailed reports, posters, presentations, and other project communications, and contribute to scientific manuscripts.

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What we expect of you

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

Basic Qualifications:

• 2+ years with relevant AS or equivalent

• 4+ years with relevant HS

• Open to learn new skills and adaptable

• Excellent organization and communication skills

• Ability to work independently

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• AALAS certification at the ALAT level and/or other laboratory animal certifications

• Previous clinical experience conducting animal research

• Strong leadership, written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills

• Experience with basic and advanced in vivo techniques for multiple animal species

• Working knowledge of The Guide, USDA regulations, AAALAC and veterinary best practices

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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 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.

Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising 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 including:

• 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 and bi-annual company-wide shutd