Charles River Laboratories
Job Summary
We are seeking an Animal Care Technician to join our Insourcing Solutions team, located in Boston, MA.
As the Animal Care Technician, you will perform routine animal husbandry tasks to include the cleaning, feeding, and watering of laboratory animals; the cleaning of cages, related ancillary equipment; and the maintenance of animal care environments within the Charles River Accelerator & Development Labs (CRADL) animal facility.
Responsibilities
Handle, transfer, and deliver animals, supplies (caging, gases, dry ice, liquid nitrogen), and waste as needed to and from work area(s).
Perform daily cage duties including recycling and scheduled sanitation procedures.
Monitor daily animal health and welfare while performing animal health observations.
Operate a washer and autoclave machines to sterilize caging equipment and instruments for the animals.
Maintain QA documentation for temperature strips, room environmental reports, dish washer and/or autoclaving logs.
Perform animal husbandry duties to maintain quality and health of research animals, including daily water bottle and cage checks, providing appropriate food and water, cage changing/cleaning as required, and recording animal health concerns per SOP.
Communicate procedural questions and self‑identified training deficiencies to team lead or Facility Supervisor.
Perform humane euthanasia in accordance with the Guide for Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
May monitor client row assignments in shared animal holding room to ensure rack/row is labeled and assigned correctly per facility needs.
Maintain an organized and clean work environment, including animal rooms, corridors, cage washrooms, procedure rooms, anterooms, storage areas, and grounds, following established procedures.
Qualifications Required:
High school diploma, General Education Degree (GED) or equivalent.
Preferred:
Bachelor’s degree in animal or life sciences field.
Directly related laboratory animal experience in a laboratory animal facility.
Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) certification from AALAS.
Compensation The pay range for this position is
$20-$22 USD per hour . Salaries vary within this range based on experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.
About Insourcing Solutions Charles River Insourcing Solutions can streamline research by delivering operational and cost efficiencies through the strategic insourcing of GMP, GLP and non‑GLP research services from discovery through safety assessment.
About Charles River Charles River is an early‑stage contract research organization (CRO) with a foundation in laboratory animal medicine and science, supporting global pharmaceutical companies, biotechs, government agencies and academic institutions.
Benefits Benefits may include bonuses/incentives based on performance, 401(k), paid time off, stock purchase program, health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work‑life balance flexibility.
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.
Accommodations If you require special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact our Human Resources team by emailing crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
Contact For more information, please visit
www.criver.com .
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As the Animal Care Technician, you will perform routine animal husbandry tasks to include the cleaning, feeding, and watering of laboratory animals; the cleaning of cages, related ancillary equipment; and the maintenance of animal care environments within the Charles River Accelerator & Development Labs (CRADL) animal facility.
Responsibilities
Handle, transfer, and deliver animals, supplies (caging, gases, dry ice, liquid nitrogen), and waste as needed to and from work area(s).
Perform daily cage duties including recycling and scheduled sanitation procedures.
Monitor daily animal health and welfare while performing animal health observations.
Operate a washer and autoclave machines to sterilize caging equipment and instruments for the animals.
Maintain QA documentation for temperature strips, room environmental reports, dish washer and/or autoclaving logs.
Perform animal husbandry duties to maintain quality and health of research animals, including daily water bottle and cage checks, providing appropriate food and water, cage changing/cleaning as required, and recording animal health concerns per SOP.
Communicate procedural questions and self‑identified training deficiencies to team lead or Facility Supervisor.
Perform humane euthanasia in accordance with the Guide for Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
May monitor client row assignments in shared animal holding room to ensure rack/row is labeled and assigned correctly per facility needs.
Maintain an organized and clean work environment, including animal rooms, corridors, cage washrooms, procedure rooms, anterooms, storage areas, and grounds, following established procedures.
Qualifications Required:
High school diploma, General Education Degree (GED) or equivalent.
Preferred:
Bachelor’s degree in animal or life sciences field.
Directly related laboratory animal experience in a laboratory animal facility.
Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) certification from AALAS.
Compensation The pay range for this position is
$20-$22 USD per hour . Salaries vary within this range based on experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.
About Insourcing Solutions Charles River Insourcing Solutions can streamline research by delivering operational and cost efficiencies through the strategic insourcing of GMP, GLP and non‑GLP research services from discovery through safety assessment.
About Charles River Charles River is an early‑stage contract research organization (CRO) with a foundation in laboratory animal medicine and science, supporting global pharmaceutical companies, biotechs, government agencies and academic institutions.
Benefits Benefits may include bonuses/incentives based on performance, 401(k), paid time off, stock purchase program, health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work‑life balance flexibility.
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.
Accommodations If you require special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact our Human Resources team by emailing crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
Contact For more information, please visit
www.criver.com .
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