Necropsy Technician

At Charles River, we are passionate about improving the quality of people’s lives. When you join our global family, you will help create healthier lives for millions of patients and their families.

Charles River employees are innovative thinkers, who are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement. We will empower you with the resources you need to grow and develop in your career.

As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development. Your skills will play a key role in bringing life‑saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalized processes. Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.

Independently perform necropsy (post-mortem/autopsy) functions and generate data on all types of reproductive and general toxicity, photo, and cell and gene therapy studies (i.e., basic/complex). Provide technical guidance, train and serve as a mentor to less experienced staff. Contribute to department operations improvement in areas such as process development, SOP revisions, department inspections, and equipment maintenance.

• Independently perform specialized necropsy procedures (may include collection of tissues for special procedures, perfusion fixation, fetal evaluation, c‑sections, specialized dissection, neuro‑dissection, bone densitometry collections, cerebral spinal fluid collections, embryo harvesting, etc.).
• May cross‑train in other areas of pathology and/or other laboratory departments (flow cytometry, clinical pathology, histology, etc.).
• Certified in other laboratory departments in skill sets that can benefit that department (may include fetal evaluations, cholinesterase evaluations, or other skills in the animal care, research, or formulations departments).
• Review laboratory documents for accuracy, completeness and compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs), and study specific requirements.
• Prepare responses to audits, deviations, and other documentation from internal and external reviews of data.
• Perform method development experiments, trouble shoot technical challenges, and/or offer solutions to technical challenges.
• Train personnel in specialized techniques and study start up procedures requiring cross departmental interaction with all key study personnel.

The pay range for this position is between $27.00 and $34.00 an hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

• Education:
  
  High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.) required. Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent in a biological science preferred.
• Experience:
  
  2+ years Necropsy, post‑mortem, or autopsy lab experience.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
• Certification/Licensure: HT (ASCP) or HTL (ASCP) preferred
• Other:
  Placement at this level requires successful completion/competency of the required tasks of the position preceding this level and continued ability to perform those tasks are required. Must be able to perform effectively as a team member, accurately record data, follow verbal and written instructions, maintain a positive work atmosphere, communicate effectively, and interact in a professional manner with management, coworkers, and sponsors.

No degree required

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