Animal Care Technician I (BLDG 35)

Charles River Laboratories; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Animal Care Technician I to join their Insourcing Solutions team in Bethesda. This role is crucial for ensuring the health and well-being of research animals through daily observations and husbandry tasks. You'll maintain accurate records, assist with animal handling, and support various breeding procedures. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to significant advancements in health and medicine while building a fulfilling career in the life sciences field. If you're passionate about animal care and eager to make a difference, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in basic animal care is desired.
• Interest in achieving ALAT certification upon eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily animal health observations and husbandry duties.
• Maintain quality and health of research animals.
• Record health concerns and maintain accurate records.

Skills

Animal Care

Record Keeping

Animal Handling

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

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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 for an Animal Care Technician I to join our Insourcing Solutions team, located in Bethesda, MD.

The responsibilities of the Animal Care Technician I are to perform daily animal health observations, animal husbandry duties, maintain the quality and health of research animals, including performing daily water bottle and cage checks, cage changing and/or cage cleaning as required; providing food and water; and recording health concerns.

In addition

• Maintain accurate records of animal breeding, housing, or support areas.
• Receive, inspect, and house incoming animals.
• Assist with restraint, handling, and manipulation of various animal species.
• May become involved in breeding and weaning procedures.
• Monitor personnel and equipment entry into various rooms.
• Operate required equipment and perform general housekeeping.

Job Qualifications

A candidate must possess a high school diploma or general education degree; experience in basic animal care is desired. Interest in achieving ALAT certification upon eligibility.

The pay for this position is $18.50 USD per hour.

About Insourcing Solutions

Charles River Insourcing Solutions℠ streamlines research by delivering operational and cost efficiencies through strategic insourcing of GMP, GLP, and non-GLP research services from discovery through safety assessment. It allows clients to maintain control of their facilities and expertise while leveraging available space.

About Charles River

Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO) with a diverse portfolio supporting discovery and safety assessment services, both GLP and non-GLP. We support clients from target identification through preclinical development and provide products and services for clinical laboratory testing and manufacturing. With over 20,000 employees across 110 facilities in more than 20 countries, we are positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives to meet our clients’ challenges.

Our mission is to improve the quality of people’s lives through excellent science and a strong sense of purpose. We are proud to have supported the development of 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, veteran or disability status.

If you need accommodations to participate in the application process, please contact our Human Resources team at [e-mail].

For more information, visit www.criver.com.