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Be a Marine Mammal Hero Year-Round

It’s pupping season and that means pups will be pouring through our hospital doors in need of meals and meds. But did you know you can help not only during pupping season, but year-round?

Yes, as a monthly donor, you will help provide fish meals, meds and care for a marine mammal like Magoo so they can regain their strength and return to their ocean home. Then the next month, you will help another patient. And the next month? You will make it possible again!

Plus, new monthly gifts will be matched up to $1,000 when you sign up by Sunday, February 23.

Be a hero year-round
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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

Necropsy Manager

The Necropsy Manager facilitates smooth operation of the necropsy laboratory through management of logistics, consumables, equipment, maintenance of records, and samples. Through close collaboration with the Pathology & Diagnostics team, the position will facilitate the core activities of the diagnostic service: gross necropsy, histopathology, and biobanking. Responsible for establishing and maintaining effective relationships with clinical investigators, staff, and external researchers and facilitating the collection, analysis, storage, and shipment of samples for collaborative research projects. 

Sausalito, California • Full-time • Posted January 24, 2025

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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.
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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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