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Be a Marine Mammal Hero

Hungry pups like elephant seal Davey are pouring through our doors. Yes, we are in the swing of pupping season, and that’s why your help is urgently needed.

What if I told you there’s a simple way you can have double the impact for good?

Today, your gift will help provide what a pup like Davey needs: double the fish meals to regain his strength for a second chance at life. How? Because your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $5,000 when you give by Sunday, June 1.

Double my impact!
Elephant seal pup, Davey
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Join The Marine Mammal Center's Team

The Marine Mammal Center is an equal opportunity, nonprofit employer committed to social and environmental equity.

Careers

Pathology & Diagnostics

Laboratory Technician

The Laboratory Technician will undertake various laboratory procedures of a technical nature, including handling sensitive equipment to perform tests on biological specimens. They will help optimize laboratory procedures and produce reliable results that will be used in marine mammal care, treatment, and research.

Sausalito, California • Full-time • Posted May 16, 2025

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Animal Care

Animal Care Crew Senior Manager

The Animal Care Crew Senior Manager oversees the Animal Care Crew Program at The Marine Mammal Center’s Sausalito hospital. This position acts as a conduit and advocate for information sharing for the Animal Care Crew Program and Veterinary Science Program ensuring continuity of animal care across the 28 different animal care volunteer teams (crews) and Animal Care Crew Management (ACCM) staff at the Sausalito main hospital, and adherence to protocols as set by the veterinary and husbandry teams.

Sausalito, California • Full-time • Posted May 16, 2025

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Dr. Emily Whitmer provides hands-on training during a sea lion exam

Train and Learn Alongside Our Experts

The Marine Mammal Center is the largest marine mammal teaching hospital and a critical training ground for health and welfare professionals from around the world, combining high-quality animal care with a hands-on learning environment.


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Internships & Externships

Pathology & Diagnostics

Veterinary Anatomic Pathology Resident Rotation in Marine Mammal Medicine and Pathology

The Veterinary Anatomic Pathology Resident Rotation is an opportunity for anatomic and clinical pathology residents in established programs (traditional and non-traditional tracks) or those that have recently completed a program, to gain experience in marine mammal anatomy and pathology. Rotating residents will provide postmortem data on our patients and select carcasses, which consists of phocids, otariids, and the occasional cetacean and sea otter. During their time at The Marine Mammal Center, they will become familiar with marine mammal gross necropsy and histopathology including classic diseases.

Sausalito, California • 2-4 week rotation between 1/1/25 and 12/31/25 

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We are all one community, compassionate and respectful of each other as we work together to accomplish our mission.

  • We engage in honest, thoughtful communication and remain open to feedback and new ideas.
  • We embrace diversity and bring a positive approach to our work as a team.
  • We take pride in what we achieve together and continually strive to learn and improve.
  • We build trust by honoring commitments, taking responsibility for our actions and assuming good intentions in others.
two volunteers throw fish into a pool of sea lion patients

 

Become a Volunteer

Volunteers are the heart and soul of The Marine Mammal Center. You can help rescue and rehabilitate marine mammals, educate the public, and so much more.

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