Veterinary Technician Assistant II

Charles River; Reno, Northern (NV, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles River seeks a Veterinary Technician Assistant II for its Safety Assessment site in Reno, Nevada. The role involves surgical technical duties and assisting veterinary staff with documentation, health case management, and daily observations in a vivarium setting.

Ideal candidates have 1–2 years of lab animal facility experience; ALAT certification is preferred. The starting wage is $22 USD per hour, with salaries varying by experience, skills, and location.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• 1–2 years of related lab animal facility experience preferred.
• ALAT certification/licensure preferred, not required.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic veterinary technical tasks (treatments, sample collection, TB tests, veterinary observations).
• Provide environmental enrichment for laboratory animals per facility and Federal guidelines.
• Perform animal follow-up observations as required.
• Monitor animal health according to established schedules.
• Generate animal treatment records and schedule follow-ups.
• Assist with inventory, stocking vet rooms, and organizing exam areas.
• Clean animal areas, transport animals, and maintain related equipment.
• Record keeping of required logs.
• Observe animals and report abnormalities.
• Administer routine preventive care (nail/teeth clipping, ear exams, dental exams).
• Handle quarantine and isolation procedures as needed.

Skills

Veterinary skills

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 a Veterinary Technician Assistant IIfor ourSafety Assessmentsite located inReno, Nevada.

The Veterinary Technician Assistant IIwill be responsible for surgical technical duties, intermediate and advanced surgical procedures.

BASIC SUMMARY:

Responsible for assisting the veterinary staff in the documentation and management of all laboratory animal health cases. Also responsible for daily heath observations, preventive health care, environmental enrichment and handling and restraint of laboratory animals.

• Works in a research environment, which requires use of sharp objects, working around mechanical parts, heavy mobile caging, working with or near known or unknown toxic or caustic chemicals and/or biological hazards, exposure to fumes and airborne particles.
• The employee regularly works with live animals with risk of exposure to dander, allergens, zoonotic disease, and biohazards in a windowless vivarium.
• The noise level in the work environment ranges from low to high depending upon the species housed, and vivarium locations

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform and be proficient in basic veterinary technical skills (i.e. treatments, collection of biological samples, TB tests, veterinary observations, etc).
• Provide environmental enrichment for laboratory animals according to facility and Federal guidelines.
• Perform animal follow-up observations as required.
• Monitor animal heath, visually and by following detailed schedules.
• Generate animal treatment records and perform, track and schedule follow-ups.
• Assist in keeping inventory and stocking the vet rooms (i.e. drugs and supplies). Assist in organizing and maintaining the vet exam rooms.
• Clean animal areas, transports animals and maintains related equipment.
• Record keeping of required logs.
• Observe animals and reports apparent abnormalities.
• Sanitize cages and other related equipment as may be required.
• Administer basic veterinary treatments to include IM injections, SC., etc.
• Perform routine preventive health care skills including nail/teeth clipping/trimming, ear exams and dental exams.
• Measure and distribute feed to laboratory animals in accordance with established procedures for facility.
• Perform quarantine and isolation procedures as required.
• Perform duties associated in the receipt, transferring and shipment of animals.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.).
• Experience: 1-2 years related experience in a laboratory animal facility.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
• Certification/Licensure: ALAT preferred

The starting wage for this position starts at $22 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.

About Safety Assessment
Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market. Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.

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.

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.

Nearest Major Market: Reno
Nearest Secondary Market: Tahoe
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