Charles River Laboratories, Research Models and Services, Germany GmbH
Animal Care Technician I
Charles River Laboratories, Research Models and Services, Germany GmbH, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
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 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.
Additional 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 daily animal health observations.
Operate a washer and autoclave machines to sterilize caging equipment and instruments for the animals.
Maintain documentation for QA including but not limited to temperature strips, room environmental reports and logs, dish washer and/or autoclaving logs.
Perform animal husbandry duties to maintain quality and health of research animals, to include performing daily water bottle and cage checks; provide appropriate food and water; perform cage changing and/or cage cleaning as required; record animal health concerns per SOP and/or specified protocols.
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 labelled and assigned correctly per facility needs.
Maintain an organized and clean work environment including but not limited to animal rooms, common areas such as corridors, cage washrooms, procedure rooms, anterooms, storage areas and grounds by cleaning at prescribed intervals following established procedures.
Job Qualifications Required:
High school diploma, General Education Degree (G.E.D.) or equivalent required.
Preferred:
Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) in animal or life sciences field preferred.
Directly related laboratory animal experience in a laboratory animal facility preferred.
Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) certification from AALAS preferred.
The pay range for this position is
$20-$22 USD per hour . Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.
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 are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e‑mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
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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.
Additional 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 daily animal health observations.
Operate a washer and autoclave machines to sterilize caging equipment and instruments for the animals.
Maintain documentation for QA including but not limited to temperature strips, room environmental reports and logs, dish washer and/or autoclaving logs.
Perform animal husbandry duties to maintain quality and health of research animals, to include performing daily water bottle and cage checks; provide appropriate food and water; perform cage changing and/or cage cleaning as required; record animal health concerns per SOP and/or specified protocols.
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 labelled and assigned correctly per facility needs.
Maintain an organized and clean work environment including but not limited to animal rooms, common areas such as corridors, cage washrooms, procedure rooms, anterooms, storage areas and grounds by cleaning at prescribed intervals following established procedures.
Job Qualifications Required:
High school diploma, General Education Degree (G.E.D.) or equivalent required.
Preferred:
Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) in animal or life sciences field preferred.
Directly related laboratory animal experience in a laboratory animal facility preferred.
Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) certification from AALAS preferred.
The pay range for this position is
$20-$22 USD per hour . Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.
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 are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e‑mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
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