Animal Care Technician II

Charles River Laboratories; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 46,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Paid time off

Health and wellness coverage

Stock purchase program

Bonus incentives based on performance

Work life balance flexibility

Job summary

Charles River Laboratories is seeking an experienced Animal Care Technician II for the Insourcing Solutions team in Bethesda, MD. You will maintain, monitor, and document the health, breeding colony production, and the physical environment within the animal facility to ensure high standards of animal welfare and research quality.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED, at least one year of related experience, and ALAT certification or eligibility.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• One year minimum of related animal care and handling experience.
• ALAT certification, or become certified within one year of eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Perform animal health observations and husbandry for multiple rodent species.
• Assist with maintaining rodent breeding colony and perform weaning.
• Assist with performing physicals for regulated species.
• Perform various entry level technical duties.
• Maintain and update all related records, logs, forms, cage cards..
• Applying quality assurance/quality control standards to ensure Statement of Work expectations are fulfilled

Education

High school diploma or GED

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 Overview

We are seeking an experienced Animal Care Technician II to join our Insourcing Solutions team located in Bethesda, MD. As the Animal Care Technician II, you will maintain, monitor, and document the health, breeding colony production, technical support, and physical environment within the animal facility. Your role will be to maintain the quality and health of the research animals.

• Perform animal health observations and husbandry for multiple rodent species
• Assist with maintaining rodent breeding colony and perform weaning
• Assist with performing physicals for regulated species
• Perform various entry level technical duties
• Maintain and update all related records, logs, forms, cage cards..
• Applying quality assurance/quality control standards to ensure Statement of Work expectations are fulfilled

Job Qualifications

The following are minimum requirements related to the Animal Care Technician II position:

• High school diploma or GED
• One year minimum of related animal care and handling experience
• ALAT certification, or become certified within one year of eligibility

The hourly range for this position is $22.00- $24.00 USD per hour. Schedule: Monday through Friday 7AM-3:30PM. Must be available some weekends and holidays.

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
• 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 [e-mail]. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.