Behavioral Assistant

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.

A Behavioral Assistant is responsible for:
Preparing and distributing products of enrichment required for the treatment, care, and well‑being compliance of animals, as determined by staff veterinarians. The Behavioral Assistant supports the evaluation of a test article by performing assigned administrative functions within the guidelines/requirements outlined in a protocol or Standard Operation Procedure (SOP).

• Prepare and manage the animal enrichment food and products for animals, as directed by veterinary staff, and in consultation with Behavioral Specialist.
• Distribute enrichment food and products to animals, as directed by veterinary staff, and in consultation with the Behavioral Team.
• Stock enrichment supplies and assist with inventory management, as directed.
• Enrichment tasks are documented, as required, and are executed effectively, accurately, within the agreed upon timeframe, and with care for well‑being of the animals.
• Keep colleagues and internal/external customers informed and updated about enrichment food and product inventory, and that communications are respectful and effective.
• All data must be documented accurately and in a timely manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• HS/GED with no experience.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing at all levels inside and outside the organization.
• Basic familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Computer skills, commensurate with Essential Functions, including the ability to learn a validated system.
• Ability to work extended hours beyond normal work schedule to include, but not limited to evenings, weekends, extended shifts, and/or extra shifts; sometimes on short notice.
• Ability to work under specific time constraints.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without a sponsor visa, now or in the future.

The pay rate for this role is $20.00/hour.

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 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.

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