Animal Support Technician II

Charles River Laboratories; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles River Laboratories in South San Francisco, CA is seeking an experienced Animal Support Technician II to join the Insourcing Solutions team. This full-time floater role supports multiple client sites, ensuring health, production, and environment within animal care facilities. Responsibilities include daily health observations, enrichment, record-keeping, and assist with various procedures and dosing training.

AALAS LAT certification is preferred. Driver’s license required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with 2 years related animal husbandry/technical experience.
• Bachelor’s in Life Sciences with 1 year related animal husbandry/technical experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily animal health observations and routine husbandry (feeding, watering, cage changing/cleaning, equipment checks).
• Provide species-appropriate environmental enrichment.
• Maintain accurate animal health, breeding, and housing records.
• Assist with animal handling and restraint.
• Receive, inspect, and house incoming animals.
• Operate and maintain equipment including cage wash and autoclaves.
• Perform routine facility sanitation and general housekeeping.
• Assist with inventory management and supply stocking.

Skills

Animal care

Documentation

Driver’s license

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences

Tools

Autoclaves

Cage wash equipment

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Animal Support Technician II to join our Insourcing Solutions team located in South San Francisco, CA.

The Animal Support Technician II is a full-time, dedicated floater role that provides coverage and support across multiple client sites in the South San Francisco area. This role is responsible for maintaining and monitoring the health, production, and physical environment within animal care facilities.

• Perform daily animal health observations and routine husbandry, including feeding, watering, cage changing/cleaning, and equipment checks
• Provide species‑appropriate environmental enrichment
• Maintain accurate animal health, breeding, and housing records
• Assist with animal handling and restraint
• Receive, inspect, and house incoming animals
• Operate and maintain equipment, including cage wash and autoclaves
• Perform routine facility sanitation and general housekeeping
• Assist with inventory management and supply stocking.
• May support/perform basic technical procedures, including: fasting, body weights, food and water measurements, post‑surgical observations, animal identification (ear notching, tattooing, microchip)set up breeding pairs, performing plug checks, conduct weaning and collect samples for genotyping
• Train to perform rodent dosing techniques, including oral (PO), intraperitoneal (IP), subcutaneous (SQ), and topical administration.
• Interact with clients and team members to support daily operations

Job Qualifications

The following are minimum requirements related to the AST II position; you must have one of the following:

• High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.) and two (2) years related animal husbandry and/or technical experience in lab animal research facility.
• Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) in Life Sciences or related field and one (1) experience in animal husbandry and/or technical in lab animal research facility.

In Addition

• Must have valid driver license and reliable transportation.
• Schedule is different depending on the client site . Must be available some weekends and holidays.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without a sponsor visa, now or in the future.
• Certification/Licensure: AALAS certification at the Laboratory Animal Technician level (LAT) preferred.

Hourly Range

The hourly range for this position is $34-$37 USD per hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

Must be authorized to work in the United States without a sponsor visa, now or in the future.

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 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.

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