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Charles River Laboratories

Laboratory Animal Technician (50)

Charles River Laboratories, Bethesda, Maryland, us, 20811

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Overview

Laboratory Animal Technician (50) – Charles River Laboratories, Insourcing Solutions team, Bethesda, MD. The role involves maintaining and monitoring the health, technical, and physical environments within the animal care facility and working with Clinical Veterinarians and veterinary staff to perform daily health assessments, clinical observations, and treatments. Responsibilities

Technical support: animal handling and restraint, weaning, timed mating, tail snips, ear tagging, injections (Sub-Q, IP, tail vein), blood/tissue collections (mandibular, tail vein, terminal bleed: IC or RO), treatments, microinjections, surgical preparations, and post-operative observations. Familiarity with and ability to use various forms of anesthetic (Gas/Injectable). Provide environmental enrichment and behavioral assessments. Quality assurance duties including animal health surveillance, HVAC, animal shipments, facility sanitation and other procedures. Maintain accurate records of animal importations, breeding, and health checks. Assist in assessing training needs; develop and present to staff and PIs. Prepare and submit written reports, charts, logs, and inventories. Qualifications

High school diploma or GED. Minimum of 3 years' lab animal facility experience performing animal husbandry and clinical support. Must have LAT certification. Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM; weekends and holidays if necessary. Details

Pay range: $27 to $30 USD per hour. Salaries vary within the range based on skills, certifications, and location. About Insourcing Solutions: Charles River Insourcing Solutions can streamline research by delivering operational and cost efficiencies through strategic insourcing of GMP, GLP and non-GLP services. About Charles River: An early-stage contract research organization (CRO) with a broad portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, GLP and non-GLP, serving clients from target identification through preclinical development. Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. If you require accommodations due to a disability to complete any forms or participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by emailing crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about application status. For more information, please visit www.criver.com.

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