Animal Care Technician II - Laboratory Support

RXinsider LTD.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus incentives

401K

Paid time off

Stock purchase program

Health coverage

Work-life balance

Job summary

Charles River is hiring a Laboratory Animal Technician to monitor animal welfare, provide care and enrichment, and perform routine procedures in a GMP/GLP environment. The role supports breeding, data entry, and inventory management across multiple animal rooms.

Required are a high school diploma or GED and 1–2 years of lab animal husbandry experience; a BA/BS in a life science is preferred, with ALAT/LAT certifications encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Animal Science, Life Sciences, or related field preferred.
• 1–2 years of laboratory animal husbandry experience.
• Basic technical experience such as dosing and tissue collection in a laboratory animal environment.
• AALAS ALAT certification preferred
• 2 years of lab animal experience if not ALAT certified
• LAT certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Monitor animal health and welfare through daily observations
• Provide food, water, and environmental enrichment appropriate to species
• Perform cage changing, cage cleaning, and equipment checks
• Document animal health concerns and maintain accurate records
• Support breeding and weaning activities as needed
• Perform or become proficient in routine procedures: body weight measurements, food and water intake monitoring, ear tagging, tissue collection, dosing administration, health surveillance sample collection
• May need to assist with: surgical preparation, anesthesia administration and monitoring, post surgical observations
• Manage cage cards, census data, and data entry activities
• Maintain room logs, autoclave records, and animal inventory records
• Monitor consumable inventory and coordinate replenishment
• Receive, unpack, label, stock, and distribute supplies
• Inspect equipment and report deficiencies
• Assist supervisors with scheduling cage-changing and husbandry activities

Skills

Laboratory animal care

Data entry

Dosing and tissue collection (lab env)

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in Biology or Life Sciences

Tools

ALAT/LAT certification

Job description

Charles River is hiring a Laboratory Animal Technician to monitor animal welfare, provide care and enrichment, and perform routine procedures in a GMP/GLP environment. The role supports breeding, data entry, and inventory management across multiple animal rooms.

Required are a high school diploma or GED and 1–2 years of lab animal husbandry experience; a BA/BS in a life science is preferred, with ALAT/LAT certifications encouraged to apply.