Animal Care Technician II

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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.

We are seeking an Animal Care Technician II to join our Insourcing Solutions team, supporting the greater Boston area.

As a Animal Care Technician II
, you will play a critical part in supporting research by monitoring and documenting the health and physical environment within the CRADL animal facilities. You will perform both routine and specialized husbandry duties, provide study‑specific services, and breeding support while collaborating with veterinary staff in a fast‑paced, highly regulated environment.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Handle and transport animals, supplies, and waste.
• Maintain sanitation logs and QA documentation.
• Support facility cleanliness and biosecurity procedures.
• Support training of ACT 1 staff by reinforcing proper use and interpretation of procedures.
• Monitor daily animal welfare and collect census while performing daily animal health observations with greater independence.
• Perform animal husbandry duties to maintain quality and health of research animals.
• Perform humane euthanasia in accordance with the Guide for Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, and under the direction of the attending veterinarian.
• Operate cagewash equipment and use supplies according to safety guidelines.
• Assist with restraint, handling and manipulation of various animal species as assigned by the on‑site supervisor or facility veterinarian.
• Independently receive, inspect, and house incoming animals based on site needs.
• Attend and participate in on‑the‑job and classroom training sessions and complete all assigned computer‑based safety and professional development training by predetermined due dates.
• Communicate procedural questions and self‑identified training deficiencies to team lead or Facility Supervisor.
• Act as subject matter expert in animal husbandry and operations signed off as competent and instructed by Facility Supervisor.
• Ability to perform or obtain competency in non‑invasive technical procedures as required, such as body weights, food and water intake measurements, animal identification (e.g., ear tagging), tissue collection, dosing administration (SC, IP, PO) based on site needs.
• Perform health surveillance sample collections based on site needs.
• Perform post‑surgical observations and associated record keeping.

Required:

Education:

High school diploma, General Education Degree (G.E.D.) or equivalent required.

Experience:

Minimum of twelve (12) months directly related laboratory animal experience in a laboratory animal facility or basic technical skills (dosing, tissue collection).

Preferred:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) in animal or life sciences field.

Certification/Licensure:
Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) or Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) certification.

The pay range for this position is $22 to $24 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.

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…