Research 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.

Serve as the lead/primary technician and perform technical duties, administer test substances, and collect and record data on any type of animal study with a focus on complex/specialized designs. Provide technical guidance and serve as a mentor to less experienced staff. Contribute to department operations improvement in areas such as process development/improvement, SOP revisions, and department inspections.

• Serve as lead/primary technician on all routine and complex study types in addition to at least one type of specialized study (e.g., continuous infusion, immunology, reproductive, ocular).
• Administer test substances by various basic, intermediate, and advanced methods including neo‑natal certification.
• Perform in‑life technical procedures (e.g., handling, body weight, dosing, bleeding on rats, mice, rabbits, Guinea pigs, hamsters).
• Handle, restrain, and provide care for all species of laboratory animals at the stie.
• Collect and record research data and biological specimens in compliance with Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) regulations, study protocols and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) with minimal study/protocol deviations.
• Perform Behavior tests (water maze, passive avoidance, etc.) including set‑up and data review.
• Read and review study protocols and extract pertinent study information. Assist with review of complex and specialized study type protocols. Provide feedback and refinement of protocols.
• Assist with reviewing and updating processes and SOPs as assigned.
• Assist in training personnel in specialized techniques.
• Work with scientific staff to develop new techniques and/or models.
• Embrace and drive change by advocating department and site visions and goals.

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 related experience in animal science, biology, chemistry/pharmacy, or similar lab environment required.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
• 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