Job Description

For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Summary

We are seeking an  Animal Support Technician I for our Insourcing Solutions Department to provide continuing support services to our Charles River clients throughout the San Diego, CA area where you're assigned to various sites based upon need. 

As the Animal Support Technician I , you will provide the highest animal welfare standards and care, in addition to maintaining vivarium cleanliness.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Learn and support cagewash and animal care processes, to include monitoring animal health and welfare while performing daily animal health observations and animal husbandry duties to include performing daily equipment checks;
• Provide appropriate food and water; performing cage changing and/or cage cleaning; recording animal health concerns.
• Provide environmental enrichment appropriate to species. These experiences may involve a variety of lab animal species.
• May be tasked to assist with breeding and weaning procedures to ensure appropriate production levels. 
• Maintain an organize and clean work environment.
• Attend and participate in on-the-job and classroom training sessions and complete all assigned computer-based safety and professional development training.
• Communicate procedural questions and self-identified training deficiencies to team lead or supervisor.
• Interact with customers as directed to resolve customer requests, inquiries, and complaints, and may be tasked to provide technical assistance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

The following are minimum requirements related to the Animal Support Technician I position.

• High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.). Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Animal Science, Life Sciences or related discipline preferred.

• Minimum of six (6) months of animal care and handling in a laboratory or similar environment desired.

• Obtain AALAS certification at the ALAT level upon eligibility.

• Position requires travel between local sites to support client needs, must have valid drivers license and reliable personal vehicle. Mileage will be reimbursed at the standard company rate.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to effectively follow verbal and written instructions and exhibit interpersonal skills that are conducive to effective communication and that contribute to a congenial work environment.

• Maintain positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a professional manner with coworkers, research staff, client and managers.

• Strong organization skills and attention to detail.

• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.

• Understanding of basic animal identification methods.

• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple responsibilities and function independently, as well as within a team environment, with supervision.

The pay range for this position is $22-24 USD per hour.  Please note that salary rates are based on varying factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location. 

About Insourcing Solutions
Charles River Insourcing Solutions℠ can streamline research by delivering operational and cost efficiencies through the strategic insourcing of GMP, GLP and non-GLP research services from discovery through safety assessment. Insourcing Solutions℠ provides you with the ability to maintain control of your facility and expertise while leveraging available space.

About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.

We’re committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life.  Based on your position these may include:  bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

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