Animal Care Technician II Floater

Charles River Laboratories; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contract research organization in Cambridge is seeking an Animal Care Technician II Floater. The role involves monitoring animal health, maintaining records, and performing husbandry duties. Candidates should have relevant experience in a laboratory animal facility. The position offers a competitive pay rate of $26.00-$29.00/hour based on skills and experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years' experience in a laboratory animal facility.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Maintain positive work atmosphere.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily animal health and welfare.
• Maintain accurate records of animal breeding and health.
• Perform daily cage wash operations.

Skills

Animal husbandry

Communication

Record keeping

Education

High School Diploma or G.E.D.

Associate's degree in animal science

Bachelor's degree in animal science

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 Care Technician II Floater to join our Insourcing Solutions team, located in Cambridge, MA.

Work schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM (during training). Once training is complete, Sunday-Thursday OR Tuesday-Saturday based on business needs.

In the Animal Care Technician II Floater role, you will maintain, monitor and document the health, production, and physical environment within the customer's varied animal care facilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reviews, comprehends and complies with all SOP's and quality assurance standards pertaining to specific area.
• Monitors daily animal health and welfare while performing daily animal health observations, animal husbandry duties to maintain quality and health of research animals, to include perform daily water bottle /automatic water line and cage checks; provide appropriate food and water; perform cage changing and/or cage cleaning as required; record animal health concerns per SOP and/or specified protocols.
• Maintains accurate records of animal breeding, health, and housing/isolator or support areas as required by Institute and facility.
• Assists with restraint, handling and manipulation of various animal species as assigned by the on-site Supervisor or facility veterinarian.
• Strictly follows all procedures necessary to maintain animal housing areas or semi-rigid isolator environments, including room or facility personnel entry; personnel protective equipment use, spraying in all equipment and materials into controlled areas.
• Receives, inspects and puts away incoming animals; ensures and provides for sentinel animals in each rodent housing area.
• May be involved in strictly maintaining and following breeding and weaning procedures to ensure appropriate production levels.
• Operates equipment and uses supplies according to safety guidelines; performs general housekeeping and adheres to safety procedures.
• Maintains required attendance level and adherence to work schedule in accordance with required staffing levels in order to ensure that assigned duties are completed.
• Work with remote supervision and complete simple technical tasks such as restraint, body weights, and body conditions.
• Performs and ensures daily cage wash operations, including sanitizing equipment, staffing, training, and preventive maintenance in a multi-species animal research facility.
• Support of non-cage wash vivaria areas (including rack sanitation, PPE/supply stations and waste management).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

To qualify for this role, candidates must have one of the following combinations of education/experience:

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. plus a minimum of two years' experience working in a laboratory animal facility performing animal husbandry and cage wash.
• Associate's degree in animal science or related field plus a minimum of one to two years' experience working in a laboratory animal facility performing animal husbandry and cage wash.
• Bachelor's degree in animal science or related field plus minimum of 1 year experience working in laboratory animal facility performing animal husbandry and cage wash.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Must be able to 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 clients, customers, coworkers, and supervisors.
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand high school level English.
• Computer literacy using timekeeping, training software and word processing.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Certification/Licensure: Preference will be given to candidates who evidence achievement of AALAS certification at the ALAT level or above.
• Database record keeping.

The pay range for this position is $26.00-$29.00/ hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on 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.

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.

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.