Vivarium and Maintenance Clerk

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.

As a Vivarium and Maintenance Clerk for our Toxicology team located in Laval
, you will perform certain activities related to animal housing and animal arrivals while following the established processes.

• Perform sanitization of animal rooms and procedure rooms;
• Prepare rooms for animal arrivals;
• Perform animal arrivals and restraints;
• Perform rounds to collect waste and soiled materials;
• Ensure the integrity of the studies and fulfill the regulatory agencies requirements by performing the activities according to the Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) rules.

If you possess the following qualifications
, we will train you in the rest:

• High School Diploma;
• Ability to manage time effectively;
• Ability to work autonomously and in teams;
• Being able to work physically (lift up to 20 kg, walk, stand, stoop, etc.);
• A good understanding of French is required.

Please note that upon being hired, you will have to undergo an annual tuberculosis test at the expense of the company.

• Location:
  
  445 Boul. Armand-Frappier, Laval, QC, H7V 4B3;
• Transportation:
  Free parking. Near the Montmorency Subway. Electric vehicle charging station;
• Annual bonus based on performance;
• Schedule:
  
  Flexible schedule, you must be available days and evening. Depending on the needs, you may have to do overtime, weekends and holidays;
• Permanent position as of the hiring, full-time 37.5hrs per week;
• Salary: $19.25/hr;
• Premiums:
  Evening ($2.50), Weekend ($2.75), Overtime (time and a half), Holidays (double time).

• We offer competitive benefits and advantages from day one to support your well-being;
• Employee and family assistance program;
• Excellent welcome program for new employees as well as in-house advancement and career development opportunities;
• Access to a doctor and various health professionals (telemedicine);
• 3 weeks’ Vacation & 5 Personal day policy;
• Many social activities!

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.

Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market.

Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.

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…