Job Title: Comparative Medicine Technician
Location: Sunnyvale, CA - Onsite
Shift timings: 4:30pm to 8:30pm
Primary Function of Position:
Comparative Medicine focuses on animal welfare, employee safety and efficiency to enable an internal clinical environment for use by the research and development and training organizations. The Comparative Medicine team simultaneously supports a multitude of product and procedure development programs to allow expedited iteration and evolution of our products and procedures.
The Comparative Medicine Technician primary function is to, under general supervision, perform basic technical and operational support within the CM ORs and Training labs.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Lab Ops Duties:
- Masters instrument knowledge and basic reprocessing requirements
- Understands lab setup requirements, able to move systems and prep systems as needed
- Understands requirement differences for validation studies
- Orders, maintains, organizes inventory of equipment and robotic I&A
- setup instrument trays
- Maintain records for equipment
- Perform routine maintenance on equipment
- Seeks help when needed
All:
- Able to perform turnover duties
- Stocking supplies, recognizes expiration dates
- Maintain cleaning and sanitation schedule
- Able to document per WI.
- Communicates and collaborates effectively with individual contributors, managers, surgeons and external vendors.
- Perform other duties as required to support the company's overall strategy and goals
Vet Tech Duties to help with:
- Technical Examples: animal prep (receiving, sedation, percutaneous catheterization, urinary catheterization, intubation, transport, sheath placement)
- Able to assist in monitoring and troubleshoot standard cases with Vet Techs.
- Understands when to seek help from veterinarian or senior technicians
Skill/Job Requirements:
- HS diploma minimum, AS preferred (vet tech programs, biology, animal science preferred) but not required. Contractor conversion, generally with minimum 6 months experience (at Intuitive) OR prior experience in setting (lab animal or clinic) handling animals and basic understanding of anesthesia.
- Good communication (written, verbal), documentation skills
- Demonstrates the ability to work well with colleagues and stakeholders.
- Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
- Promote animal welfare demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for animal welfare; communicates concerns
- Knowledge of common applications (Microsoft Office, etc.)
- Must wear personal protective equipment as defined/required by job assignments.
- Must be able to lift/carry 50lbs
- May be exposed to radiation or electromagnetic fields, lasers, noise ? 80dB TWA, allergens/biohazards/chemicals (cautery smoke)
- Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable Intuitive policies and procedures.