Lab Technician or Associate, Comparative Medicine (2 Year Contract)

Amgen • Burnaby, BC

1d • CA$72,922 - CA$98,660

About The Position

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients. At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do. Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives. Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career. Lab Technician or Associate, Comparative Medicine (2 Year Contract). What you will do. Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role, you will support animal-based studies, husbandry, and vivarium operations while providing technical and laboratory support for in vivo research.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree OR Associate’s degree and 2 years of laboratory rodent handling experience OR High school diploma / GED and 4 years of laboratory rodent handling experience
• Ability to provide occasional on-call coverage and work outside of regular business hours, including limited weekend and holiday coverage, as business needs require.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant Bachelor of Science
• RLAT certification through CALAS (Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science)
• Registered Veterinary Technologist/Technician (RVT)
• Experience working in a research environment with vivarium operations.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions and established procedures while demonstrating sound judgement in routine situations.
• Ability to independently perform assigned responsibilities after training while seeking guidance for unfamiliar or complex situations.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills that contribute to a collaborative and respectful work environment.
• Demonstrated accountability, integrity, and ethical conduct in the performance of daily responsibilities.
• Candidate must be comfortable with regular lifting and/or moving of up to 20kg (50lb).

Responsibilities

• Perform husbandry activities such as cage changing, cage wash, facility sanitation, and routine maintenance activities.
• Assist with veterinary health monitoring and triage activities as needed.
• Perform safe handling and restraint of rodents.
• Support vivarium operations, including 5S (Lean management), inventory management, and facility organization.
• Develop technical competence and proficiency in in vivo methods (e.g., dosing, sample collection, physiological monitoring) and laboratory procedures for animal models; apply these skills while following established study protocols and animal health care procedures.
• Collaborate with management, veterinarians, peers, and research partners to support vivarium operations and animal-based studies.
• Demonstrate and apply knowledge of biosecurity principles, including opportunistic disease transmission, prevention, and control.
• Recognize routine technical problems and recommend or implement solutions within established procedures, escalating issues as appropriate.
• Recognize and respond appropriately to facility alarms following established procedures.
• Follow guidance documents, methods, and study protocols to support animal-based studies.
• Assist with planning and scheduling assigned daily work activities while appropriately prioritizing tasks within established priorities.
• Accurately complete data management and documentation in accordance with departmental and regulatory requirements.
• Establish effective working relationships within the team and actively participate in departmental and cross-functional activities.

Benefits

• A 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
• Flexible work models where possible.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED