Assistant Animal Technician 1

Charles River Labs; Dundee; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contract research organization in Dundee seeks Animal Technicians committed to animal welfare. In this physically demanding role, you'll perform animal husbandry, care, and training in a regulatory compliant lab. Starting pay is £12.60 per hour, with a comprehensive benefits package. Ideal candidates will have passion for animals and reliability.

Benefits

8% employer contribution pension scheme

Volunteering opportunities

Bonus opportunities

Full on-site training

Structured career path

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a passion for working with animals and share our commitment to their welfare.
• A positive attitude and a good attendance record are essential.
• Ability to perform physically demanding tasks in an active role.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine animal husbandry and clinical observations.
• Deliver essential care and well-being services to the animals.
• Handle animals for procedures and participate in training programmes.
• Maintain cleanliness and accurate records of the physical environment.
• Document animal behaviours and activities.

Skills

Passion for working with animals

Good work ethic

Reliability

Education

Minimum of 4 Nat 5 or equivalent qualifications

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 looking to expand our team of Animal Technicians at our world class facility here at Tranent. We are a progressive and close-knit team, working hard to ensure the safety of new medicines which target life threatening and debilitating diseases and especially proud of our contribution in developing the Covid-19 vaccines. We are passionate about our animals, striving to provide the best possible care with a culture of continuous improvement.

Candidates must have a passion for working with animals and share our commitment to their welfare. In this role you will perform routine and moderately complex animal husbandry and clinical observations in a regulatory compliant laboratory setting. You should have a minimum of 4 Nat 5 or equivalent qualifications.

In return we provide all the training and support you need. A positive attitude with a good work ethic is essential, as we need reliable individuals with a good attendance record.

This is a physically demanding role so you need to know you will be active and on your feet for most of the working day. Here are some of the things you will be involved with as an Animal Technician:

• Husbandry duties / delivering essential care and well-being services to the animals
• Positive interaction with animals, including providing treats, fruits and vegetables
• Participating in animal training programmes
• Handling animals for procedures
• Performing physical environment cleanliness and upkeep and maintaining accurate records
• Documenting animal behaviours and activities

Salary and Benefits

In return, we’ll help you build a career with a progressive and dynamic global company by providing full on-site training, a structured career path and starting pay of £12.60 per hour (annual salary of £23,842), and a generous benefits package including an 8% employer contribution pension scheme, volunteering and bonus opportunities.

Profile and Requirements

About Safety Assessment: Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market. Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.

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 coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s 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. 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 supported the development of 80% of the drugs approved by the FDA in the last five years.

Charles River Laboratories is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion, and we work daily to recruit all talent.