Animal Care Technician

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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 anAnimal Care Technician Ito join our Insourcing Solution steam, locatedin Groton, CT.

As the Animal Care Technician I, you will use existing SOPs and quality assurance standards to perform daily animal health observations, as well as animal husbandry and cagewash duties, to maintain quality and health of research animals.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Supply food and water for research animals.
• Maintain accurate records of things like animal housing, animal health and necessary supplies.
• Assist with restraint, handling, and manipulation of animal species.
• May become involved in the breeding and weaning procedures.
• Support cagewash equipment operations and maintenance, monitoring personnel entry into various rooms, and general vivarium housekeeping, when required.

To qualify for this role, candidates must have one of the following combinations of education/experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Animal Sciences, or Life Sciences or similar field and No experience

OR

• Associates Degree in Animal Sciences, or Life Sciences or similar field and 6 months experience in a laboratory animal facility

OR

• High School Diploma or GED and 1 year related experience in a laboratory animal facility

Certification/Licensure:

• AALAS certification at the Assistant Laboratory Animal. Technician level (ALAT) preferred.

The pay range for this position is $21-22 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 Insourcing Solutions
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.

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.

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