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Careers
Field Operations & Response
Rescue and Response Associate
The Rescue and Response Associate plays a vital role in supporting The Marine Mammal Center’s rescue and response operations for stranded marine mammals. Serving as the first point of contact for the public via the Center’s hotline, this position is responsible for receiving, assessing, and triaging reports of distressed marine mammals. The Associate provides immediate support and education to callers, evaluates each situation based on the animal’s condition, safety concerns, available volunteer resources, and public perception, and initiates appropriate response actions accordingly. This role involves remotely assembling volunteer teams, maintaining real-time communication and logistical oversight, and ensuring accurate and detailed documentation through data entry of each interaction. The Rescue and Response Associate collaborates closely with internal staff across departments to facilitate animal transport and releases throughout the California coastline.
Sausalito, California • Part-time • Posted June 11, 2025
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
Executive Team
Chief Financial Officer
The Chief Financial Officer reports to the Chief Executive Officer, is a member of the Executive Team, and works with the Board of Directors and staff to ensure a sustainable, effective, and mission centered organization by driving the organization’s overall financial strategy. Primary responsibilities include day-to-day oversight and responsibility for planning, implementing, and managing all financial-related activities including accounting, payroll, finance, and forecasting. This position will ensure the department maintains a customer service and solutions-oriented role within the organization to encourage and develop financial literacy, and engages outside resources such as attorneys, auditors, tax accountants, insurance brokers, investment managers, IT outsourcing firms, and other professionals as needed.
Sausalito, California • Full-time • Posted June 6, 2025
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
Response & Outreach
Community Conservation Intern
The Community Conservation Intern supports The Marine Mammal Center’s Hawaiian monk seal sighting hotline by effectively communicating with our volunteers and the general public regarding hauled out Hawaiian monk seals. They support and educate callers, evaluate the needs of the animal, provide detailed documentation of the exchange and sightings, and coordinate volunteers for response. This internship provides broad exposure to several key program areas, offering a well-rounded introduction to our work.
Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i • Internship • Temporary • Posted June 13, 2025
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.
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