Animal Caretaker I

Charles River Laboratories, Research Models and Services, Germany GmbH; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Animal Caretaker I to join their Insourcing Solutions team in Baltimore. In this pivotal role, you will provide essential husbandry and veterinary assistance for small animals, ensuring their health and well-being. You'll monitor animal conditions, perform daily observations, and maintain accurate records, contributing significantly to the research environment. This position offers a unique opportunity to impact the lives of animals while working in a collaborative and supportive atmosphere. Join a dedicated team committed to improving health outcomes globally.

Benefits

401K

Paid Time Off

Health and Wellness Coverage

Employee Wellbeing Support Programs

Work-Life Balance Flexibility

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of related experience in animal care.
• AALAS certification at the ALAT level required within a year.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily health observations and report any abnormalities.
• Clean animal rooms and ensure accurate record-keeping.

Skills

Animal Care

Veterinary Assistance

Health Monitoring

Education

High School Diploma or GED

AALAS Certification (ALAT level)

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 anAnimal Caretaker IforourInsourcing Solutionssite located inBaltimore, MD.

As theAnimal Caretaker I, you will provide husbandry and veterinary assistance in a laboratory for small animals, as well as monitor animal health and report findings.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Prepare caging for cagewash.
• Perform daily animal health observations and report any abnormal conditions or behavior. Monitor and report irregularities in environmental conditions that may affect animals.
• Clean assigned animal rooms, facility and animal care equipment, and associated animal facility areas. Obtain weekly animal census.
• Ensure logbooks, checklists and other records are completed accurately in a timely fashion.
• Provide environmental enrichment feed and other enrichment stimuli and/ or provide behavioral assessments.

Job Qualifications

The following are minimum requirements related to the Animal Caretaker Iposition:

• High school diploma or GED
• AALAS certification at the ALAT level within one year of eligibility
• 1-year related experience in animal care
• 3 months working with lab animal species, most applicable rodents, preferred

The pay for this position is$18.47 USD per hour.

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, and work life balance flexibility.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin,veteran or disabilitystatus.

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.

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