Assistant Facility Manager (14BS)

Assistant Facility Manager (14BS) Req ID #:  196732 Location: 

Bethesda, MD, US, 20892 For 70 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.

IMPORTANT:   In order to be considered for this position, a resume/CV must be uploaded and submitted during the application process.  Please make sure work history and education are added correctly. Job Summary We are looking for an Asst. Facility Manager to join our Insourcing Solutions team, located in Bethesda, MD. 

How will you have an impact? 

This is the moment to use your talents and imagine those talents contributing to improving global health and peoples’ lives. In the AFM role, you can do that by overseeing and coordinating the daily activities of the animal facility within varied environments, in addition to ensuring the health and well-being of all the animal species, as well as the integrity of the research.  

Why work at Charles River?  

We offer an excellent onboarding program for our new employees, internal career development, and competitive benefits!  

What you will do! 

In this role,  you will oversee and coordinate the daily activities of the animal facility, to include scheduling, animal husbandry, and environmental enrichment for colony animals. You will oversee the animal surveillance program related to the husbandry staff, as well as all aspects of husbandry support, in addition to occasionally performing technical support functions required by research protocols, such as daily clinical observations, preliminary health exams of sick animals prior to reporting to the Clinical Veterinarian, restraining animals, blood/tissue collection, performing injections, treatments, surgical preparation, and assisting with research procedures. You may also be tasked with assessing training needs, as well as developing and presenting training for staff and investigators. 

You will also be asked to provide quality assurance to include animal health surveillance, monitoring of the effectiveness of facility sanitation, cage washing and autoclaving procedures, monitoring of incoming animal shipments for container integrity and animal health, monitor the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), internal facility reports for monitoring deviations from pre-established parameters, other quality assurance services as deemed necessary (e.g., water cultures) by the Project Officer. Another aspect of this position is providing data entry/report generation for computerized systems which monitor facility internal environmental parameters, security, or other animal facility monitoring and management requirements. You will also prepare and submit required written records, charts, logs and inventories as requested by your supervisor. You will actively interact with Project Officers, facility veterinarian(s), and investigators as required to resolve customer requests, inquiries, and concerns. You will also participate in interviewing applicants for open positions, developing performance improvement plans, and writing employee performance evaluations.  Job Qualifications Who are we looking for? 

A candidate that possesses a high school diploma or GED is required, has 3 or more years’ experience in a laboratory rodent and rabbit facility. Leadership experience desired or ability to demonstrate ability to lead. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for what is listed. AALAS certification at the Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATG) level required. 

If you are interested in contributing to the well-being of our communities, not only across the country but around the world, please join us and BE THE DIFFERENCE! 

IMPORTANT: A resume is required to be considered for this position.  If you have not uploaded your resume in your candidate profile, please return to upload field and attach your resume/CV. 

Vaccine Mandate

Charles River is a U.S. Federal Contractor.  As a result, we must follow the Presidential Executive Order to mandate vaccinations, and ensure our employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  Our main priority is the wellbeing, health, and safety of our people. We require proof of vaccination from all employees. 

Anyone with requests for disability-related and/or religious exemptions should contact Talent Acquisition (crrecruitment_US@crl.com) so that information can be provided about the accommodation process at Charles River.

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. Insourcing Solutions ℠ provides you with the ability to maintain control of your facility and expertise while leveraging available space.

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 18,000 employees within 100 facilities in over 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 >80% of the drugs approved by the FDA for the past 3 years.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.

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