Project Manager ; Cagewash Manager

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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.

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In order to be considered for this position, a resume/CV must be uploaded and submitted during the application process. Please make sure work history and education are added correctly.

We are looking for a Cagewash Manager to join our Insourcing Solutions team, located in Bethesda, MD.

In the CWM role, you can do that by planning, organizing, and directing the activities of the cagewash program, which directly contributes to the integrity of the research.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Use existing SOPs and quality assurance standards to provide daily direction and supervision to cagewash technicians to maintain facility operation, condition, security, and sanitation levels, as well as coordinate personnel scheduling.
• Ensure staff operates and maintains equipment and supplies; develop projections for equipment, personnel
• Conduct routine inspections to determine if standards are being met.
• Evaluate and adjust the workflow to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of cagewash operations
• Conduct/participate in training activities and ongoing learning, including improvement planning.
• Develop and implement new or updated SOPs. Additional duties include coordinating and communicating special projects/procedures, supervising record maintenance, as well as generating/submitting reports to management on operations-related issues.
• Coordinate preventative maintenance on all cagewash machinery, equipment, and materials; in addition to organization and up-keep of physical environments.
• Troubleshooting equipment issues, performing minor repairs, and coordinating service visits would also be a responsibility of this position.
• Identify, document, and/or report environmental or cagewash abnormalities.
• Use of computer programs to maintain data and reporting is required; in addition to actively interacting with customers to resolve requests, inquiries, and complaints, and to provide technical assistance.

The following are minimum requirements related to the Cagewash Manager position:

• A.A. in Animal Science or a related field plus 4 years lab animal experience or
• B.A./B.S. degree or higher in Animal Science or related field plus 3 years lab animal experience
• Minimum of 1 year supervisory experience in a multi-labor category rodent facility
• AALAS certification at the Laboratory Animal Technologist level (LATG) required.

Additional requirements

• Customer service experience preferred
• Cagewash equipment maintenance experience preferred

The pay range for this position is $38.00 - 42.00 per hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

If you are interested in contributing to the well-being of our communities, not only across the country but around the world, please join us and BE THE DIFFERENCE!

IMPORTANT: A resume is required to be considered for this position. If you have not uploaded your resume in your candidate profile, please return to upload field and attach your resume/CV.

This position services client(s) that requires us to ensure our employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. We will require proof of vaccination from all employees servicing client(s) with COVID-19 Vaccination requirements.

Charles River Insourcing Solutions can streamline research by delivering operational and cost efficiencies through the strategic in sourcing 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.

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…