Associate Operations Specialist Job Thousand Oaks area,California USA,Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care

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.

Job Summary

We are seeking an Associate Operations Specialist to work at our CRADL facility located in Thousand Oaks, CA
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This individual will provide in‑vivo support to clients for technical services. Perform technical training and techniques to include surgical and/or technical procedures on rodents, including dose administration, sample collection, euthanasia, necropsy, anesthesia, surgical preparation, and recovery. Provide environmental enrichment appropriate to species and support to multiple clients lab animal facilities and technical services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Perform any combination of the following duties at IS client facilities, as assigned by site supervisor or client POC and in accordance with research requirements and established site SOP’s/practices:

Review, comprehend and comply with all SOP's and quality assurance standards pertaining to specific area.
Provide technical procedure training to less experienced staff and researchers, and provide re‑training as needed.
May coordinate (or assist) or manage schedules of other team members; resolves schedule conflicts.
Assemble, set up, operate and maintain any necessary experimental equipment to conduct in‑vivo studies.
Conduct laboratory procedures in compliance with established protocols/plans and with regulatory and laboratory requirements.
Document experimental data in technical notebooks or approved electronic files including activities undertaken, existing conditions, observed results and variation from expected data patterns.
Record, prepare, and analyze data for inclusion in project reports.
With guidance from scientific management, maintain a technical knowledge and understanding in his/her assigned area of responsibility.

Perform the following techniques in rodents:

PO, IV, SQ, IP, IM, and IN dosing and/or inoculation techniques.
Blood collection from multiple vessels or cardiac, and perfusions.
Tumor measurements, body weights, IBD and EAE scoring, behavioral monitoring, etc.
Rodent telemetry and physiological recordings.
Necropsy, tissue and fluid collections.

Assist Operations Manager and provide coverage for monitor animal health and welfare while performing daily animal health observations and animal husbandry duties to include: performing daily equipment checks; providing appropriate food and water; performing cage changing and/or cage cleaning; recording animal health concerns.

Maintain accurate records of animal breeding, health, and housing/isolator or support areas.

Assist with restraint, handling and manipulation of various animal species as assigned by the on‑site supervisor or facility/attending veterinarian.

Follow all procedures necessary to properly maintain animal housing areas, including room or facility personnel entry; personnel protective equipment use, and sanitation/decontamination of equipment and materials.

Receive, inspect and properly house incoming animals.

Operate equipment and use supplies according to safety guidelines; perform general housekeeping and adhere to safety procedures.

Sanitize, maintain, and repair caging materials as directed. Maintain cage wash facilities in a clean and organized manner.

Maintain facility equipment and perform routine preventative maintenance on cage wash and autoclaves, including routine inspection of cleaning filters, roto‑arms, and other critical control points as directed.

Assist with the receipt, stocking and maintenance of supply inventories.

Coordinate with client representatives and corporate/site management to facilitate and optimize quality compliance practices in overall study conduct, data collection and reporting.

Interact with customers as directed to resolve customer requests,…


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