Animal Care Specialist
| Company | Neuralink |
|---|---|
| Location | Fremont, CA, USA |
| Salary | $23 – $38 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Entry Level/New Grad, Junior |
Requirements
- Demonstrated animal advocacy with experience in animal husbandry and basic training
- Comfortable working closely with animals
Responsibilities
- Monitor and maintain the health of animals under care
- Perform daily health observations and recognize and report abnormalities and common signs of illness
- Provide general husbandry, including enclosure cleaning, as needed
- Assist in the receipt, weighing, and operational conditioning of animals
- Record data in the animals’ medical, behavior, and husbandry records
- Support animals with operational conditioning for voluntary husbandry, cooperative veterinary care, and research tasks such as gameplay and charging
- Provide animals with cognitive, physical, and social enrichment
- Perform required facilities and equipment maintenance, including but not limited to cleaning animal enclosures, research supplies, and procedure rooms
- Develop and implement novel refinements that promote animal agency and joy to optimize welfare
- Assist across departments as needed
- Adhere to federal, state, and local laws
Preferred Qualifications
- Registered Behavior Technician (RBT), Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) certification or above
- Experience working in a lab animal research environment or other related animal training/ABA experience
- Experience working closely with non-human primates, swine, or sheep