Animal Care Specialist

Neuralink • Austin, TX

15d • $23 - $38

About The Position

As an Animal Care Specialist, you will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to support Neuralink’s research and development and non-clinical trials program. Staff in this role will monitor and maintain the health of animals under their care and may perform duties such as receiving new animals, cleaning and changing animal enclosures, providing food and water, animal husbandry, and animal enrichment.

Requirements

• Demonstrated animal advocacy with experience in animal husbandry and basic training
• Comfortable working closely with animals

Nice To Haves

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• An opportunity to change the world and work with some of the smartest and most talented experts from different fields
• Growth potential; we rapidly advance team members who have an outsized impact
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan
• Paid holidays
• Commuter benefits
• Meals provided
• Equity (RSUs) Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
• 401(k) plan Interns initially excluded until they work 1,000 hours
• Parental leave Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
• Flexible time off Temporary Employees & Interns excluded

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed