Tech Ops-3 Animal Care Tech/Husbandry

Why Patients Need You

Pfizer's purpose is to deliver breakthroughs that change patients' lives. Research and
Development is at the heart of fulfilling Pfizer's purpose as we work to translate advanced
science and technologies into the therapies and vaccines that matter most. Whether you are
in the discovery sciences, ensuring drug safety and efficacy or supporting clinical trials, you
will apply cutting edge design and process development capabilities to accelerate and bring
the best in class medicines to patients around the world.

What You Will Achieve

As part of the Comparative Medicine team, you will provide basic husbandry, handling,
restraint and health surveillance of laboratory animals in compliance with federal and local
regulatory requirements. You will also be responsible for maintaining inventory of animal
supplies and provide basic technical assistance (i.e., restraint, injections, blood collections) in
support of research studies.
It is your hard work along with innovative ideas and focus that will help in making Pfizer ready
to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

This position is in La Jolla, CA in our rodent only facility supporting Oncology research.

How You Will Achieve It

• Perform routine animal husbandry duties as directed.
• Observe and report status of animal health, food and water consumption, appearance,
behavior;
• Provide support in basic veterinary medical treatment as prescribed by the veterinary
staff.
• Support cage wash equipment operations and maintenance.
• Support research by providing specialty technical services (dose
administration, blood collection, record keeping and additional services) to research
investigators.•
• Required to work with all species housed at the site
• Train and mentor new hires in animal husbandry and facility support duties fulfilling
department training requirements.
May be required to work under one of the following: The United States Department of
Agriculture Animal Welfare Act and associated Regulations and Standards, the Guide for the
Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Good Laboratory Practices, Public Health Service
Policy and/or AAALAC accreditation standards.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• High School Diploma or GED
• AALAS Certification at the LAT Level
• 2 years of experience working in a laboratory animal setting and experience working with laboratory animals

Nice-to-Have

• Associates or bachelor's degree
• Experience working in a pharmaceutical setting
• Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.
  

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds and work standing up lifting items above shoulder level for extended periods of time
• Ability to perform repetitive physical activities such as: pushing and pulling racks of caging, lifting bags of feed and bedding, reaching, stooping and bending.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

Weekend and holiday work are required.

This is an Essential Personnel role:
Essential Personnel are defined as the staff that are required to report to their designated
work location, to ensure the operation of essential functions or departments during an
emergency, as determined by Pfizer, or when the business has suspended operations.
There are some individuals who may be required to perform essential services remotely and
those individuals will be identified in advance and notified by their supervisors, but in most
cases Essential Personnel are required to be on-site during an emergency or suspension of
operations.

Work Location Assignment:On Premise

The salary for this position ranges from $29.29 to $48.82 per hour. In addition, this position offers eligibility for overtime, weekend, holiday and other pay premiums depending on the work schedule and the Company's policies. Benefits offered include a retirement savings plan, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

Sunshine Act

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EEO & Employment Eligibility

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer.

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