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Animal Technician

YOH Services LLC
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/12/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/11/2026
Yoh is hiring an Animal Technician for our San Francisco Bay Area client. In the Animal tech role, you will support the research programs of the faculty by providing all services associated with the care and use of laboratory animals including the purchasing/receiving, daily care and monitoring of the health of all species. Seeking candidates with experience working with marmosets, chinchillas, swine, sheep, or rabbits, as well as experience in ABSL-2 environments.

Industry: Clinical Research
Location: San Francisco, Ca (Parnassus)
Shift: M-F 7:00 am - 4:00 pm
Compensation: $20 - $23/hr

Responsibilities
  • Daily maintenance of vivarium facilities, under general supervision.
  • Animal care, room sanitation, record keeping and minor equipment maintenance
  • Change cages/racks, clean primary enclosures per schedule, feed and water different species of animals
  • Always handle animals humanely and with care. Mistreatment can result in severe, negative employment consequences.
  • Monitor room conditions for temperature, humidity, and sanitation. Report conditions outside of set ranges to your Supervisor/Principal Technician.
  • Prepare animal cages for transportation between Vivarium's/ facilities.
  • Perform cage wash duties as needed
  • Conduct all activities according to federal, state, AAALAC, and Facility requirements and regulations, including BSL 2 and higher areas.
  • Assist in the training of new employees and act as area leader of Assistant Animal Technicians.
  • Lifting/ loading and pushing 60lbs


Qualifications
  • Experience working with marmosets, chinchillas, swine, sheep, or rabbits
  • Experience in ABSL-2 environments
  • 1 year of animal handling or lab animal sanitation equipment operations experience
  • Ability to communicate animal health information to appropriate personnel, maintain legible records for permanent status
  • Some computer skills (email, scan barcodes, timesheets and online training)
  • Capacity to learn and assume responsibility for the routine animal caretaking functions
  • Able to effectively and efficiently work well with other team-members in a high-throughput, dynamic, and physically demanding environment
  • Ability to effectively follow Standard Operating Procedures as it relates to Environmental Health and Safety procedures (i.e. proper use of Personal Protective Equipment)
  • Physical Demands: requires standing, walking, squatting, bending, waist twisting, kneeling, crawling, lifting up to 20 lbs., carrying/pulling up to 60 lbs., pushing over 60 lbs.



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Estimated Min Rate: $20.00
Estimated Max Rate: $23.00


What's In It for You?
We welcome you to be a part of the largest and legendary global staffing companies to meet your career aspirations. Yoh's network of client companies has been employing professionals like you for over 65 years in the U.S., UK and Canada. Join Yoh's extensive talent community that will provide you with access to Yoh's vast network of opportunities and gain access to this exclusive opportunity available to you. Benefit eligibility is in accordance with applicable laws and client requirements. Benefits include:

  • Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20 hours per week)
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20 hours per week)
  • Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20 hours per week)
  • MetLife Voluntary Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • 401K Retirement Savings Plan
  • Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
  • Referral Bonus Programs
  • Certification and training opportunities

Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Visit https://www.yoh.com/applicants-with-disabilities to contact us if you are an individual with a disability and require accommodation in the application process.

For California applicants, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. All of the material job duties described in this posting are job duties for which a criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

By applying and submitting your resume, you authorize Yoh to review and reformat your resume to meet Yoh's hiring clients' preferences. To learn more about Yoh's privacy practices, please see our Candidate Privacy Notice: https://www.yoh.com/privacy-notice

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.

 

Salary : $20 - $23

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