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
Pathology & Diagnostic Apprentice
The Pathology & Diagnostic Apprentice will observe, assist, and contribute to necropsy, histopathology, clinical laboratory techniques, biobanking, and research at a marine mammal rehabilitation hospital. The apprentice will work closely with the Pathology and Diagnostic team under the supervision of the Necropsy Manager to facilitate the core daily activities of the diagnostic service.
Sausalito, California • Full-time • Temporary • Posted November 19, 2024
Development - Individual Giving
Major Gifts Officer
This seasoned Major Gifts Officer role will enable the sustainability, evolution, and expansion of The Marine Mammal Center’s conservation programs by managing a dynamic fundraising portfolio of 100+ donors and inspiring them to learn more about our exciting strategic priorities at the Center. This role is focused on individual relationships with donors able to give single gifts of $25,000 to $1 million+. This role will play an important part in helping us scale our work in local, regional and national areas, raising funds for new and existing program initiatives as well as unrestricted funds.
The Major Gifts Officer will identify, evaluate, cultivate and manage relationships and successfully close gifts through appropriate and timely asks. The person in this role will be a thought leader, providing input and support to the Center’s Board of Directors, Senior Management and Development volunteers on a full range of development activities. Identifying and involving the appropriate partner(s) (e.g. Board Members or Conservation Program Managers) to support activities in the development and stewardship of donor relationships will be a key function of this role.
Sausalito, California • Full-time • Posted September 20, 2024
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.
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
Pathology & Diagnostics
Pathology Veterinary Student Externship Rotation in Marine Mammal Medicine and Pathology
The Pathology Veterinary Student Externship is an opportunity for veterinary students in their final/clinical year to gain experience in marine mammal anatomy and pathology. Pathology Veterinary Student Externs will conduct necropsies and 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, anatomy and necropsy report writing. There is no clinical component to this externship.
Sausalito, California • 2-4 week rotation between 3/1/26 and 9/30/26
Animal Care
Marine Mammal Medicine and Pathology Veterinary Internship
The Veterinary Intern receives training in marine mammal medicine, husbandry, and pathology from the clinical veterinary team, pathology team, and animal care staff and volunteers at the Center. The Intern provides medical care for sick and injured marine mammals in rehabilitation, conducts post-mortem examinations, and contributes to teaching visiting veterinary and animal care professionals. The Intern develops and conducts a research project in marine mammal health with the goal of presentation at a scientific conference and publication. The position may include occasional opportunities for field work including large cetacean necropsy, stranding response and/or veterinary support of free-ranging wildlife research projects.
This is a one-year long, full-time, paid position.
Housing is available at no cost to the intern in a shared unit located within 2 miles of the Center’s main hospital in Sausalito.
This position is a collaboration with the University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and the Intern is a House Officer in the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.
Sausalito, California • Full-time, One-year position • Posted September 27, 2024
Animal Care
Clinical Veterinary Student Externship Rotation in Marine Mammal Medicine and Pathology
The Marine Mammal Center Clinical Veterinary Externship Program provides veterinary students in their clinical year the opportunity to gain exposure to marine mammal medicine, pathology, rehabilitation, and husbandry. The veterinary student extern will work under the direct supervision of veterinary staff and highly skilled volunteers. Students participate in animal husbandry, veterinary care, necropsy, and daily clinical rounds. Clinical exposure will depend on the present caseload; most of the caseload is otariids and phocids.
Sausalito, California • 4 week rotation between 3/1/26 and 9/30/26
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.
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.
Eager to Hear About New Opportunities?
Sign up for email from The Marine Mammal Center to receive updates when new jobs and internships are posted as well as patient stories, retail offers, event invites and more.