Location: Dixon,CA, USA
At Charles River, we are passionate about improving the quality of people's lives. When you join our global family, you will help create healthier lives for millions of patients and their families.
Charles River employees are innovative thinkers, who are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement. We will empower you with the resources you need to grow and develop in your career.
As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development. Your skills will play a key role in bringing life-saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalized processes. Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.
Job Summary
We are seeking a Animal Care Technician III to join our Insourcing Solutions team located in Dixon, CA .
Why work at Charles River?
We adhere strong values, share the same mission, that together, we create healthier lives. Our culture is one of endless opportunity, purpose and creating change. We are committed to empowering our employees with the tools and programs they need to develop rewarding careers. We offer competitive benefits and excellent training programs for all our employees.
As the Animal Care Technician III , you will work with our research animals to ensure their well-being.
Key responsibilities include:
Animal husbandry duties, such as room sanitation, cage changes, daily health checks, post-operative monitoring, breeder setup and takedown, tail biopsy for genotyping, cross-fostering, wean, etc.
Specialized tasks such as hormone administration via intraperitoneal injection, estrus check, plug check, colony, and room transfer.
Other support tasks for the IVF/cryopreservation and microinjection labs.
Review, comprehend and comply with all SOP's, guidelines/policies, and quality assurance standards pertaining to assigned responsibilities, and to the care and use of laboratory animals for research under the delegation and/or supervisor of the ART Lab manager.
All other duties as assigned.
Job Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or related discipline, and 2 years of relevant rodent experience in research animal science or husbandry.
AALAS certification at the Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician ( ALAT ) level preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
Proficient in mouse handling, sexing, and health assessment.
Required to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as dictated by the lab schedules.
Demonstrated high level of attention to detail, responsiveness, adaptability, and reliability.
Excellent oral and written communication skills; responsiveness and reliability.
Proven ability to successfully work independently and collaboratively in a team.
Excellent organizational and time management skills.
Must have experience with computers, mobile platforms, and data management systems in a professional environment.
The pay for this position is $28-30.95/hour USD. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications and locations. Schedule: Wednesdays 11AM - 8PM and Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays 8AM - 5:00PM. Candidates must be available and willing to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed. The position is 100% onsite.
About Corporate Functions
The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.
About Charles River
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.
With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client's unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.
At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people's lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021.
At Charles River Laboratories, we recognize and recruit all talent. We are a company committed to the principle of diversity and inclusion and work daily in this direction.
For more information, please visit www.criver.com.
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