Animal Care Technician 2

Animal Care Technician 2 Req ID #:  63217 Location: 

Baltimore, MD, US 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. Job Summary We are seeking aAnimal Care Techniican 2for ourNIDAsite locatedBaltimore MD.

The following are responsibilities related to theAnimal Care Technician 2: Review, comprehend and comply with ASP’s, SOP's and quality assurance standards pertaining to specific area or project. Monitors daily animal health and welfare while performing daily animal health observations, animal husbandry duties to maintain quality and health of research animals, to include: perform daily water bottle /automatic water line 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 Monitors environmental parameters and maintains written records, including room temperatures, light cycles and sanitation. Assists with restraint, handling and manipulation of various animal species. Perform euthanasia using correct guidelines. Provides support to rodent breeding program, including setting up mating pairs, weaning, recordkeeping and performing associated technical procedures, including phenotype observations. Ensures that cages are identified correctly with information regarding strain or lineage, sex and sexual status of mice. Maintains detailed breeding records indicating the birth date, animal age, and fertility data of each animal. Responsible for computerized or manual breeding records to maintain pedigree information on each animal. Maintains all breeding records and advises PI’s of breeding inventory. Cares for potential transgenic births, determines sex, and weans when appropriate. Provides animal identification, i.e. ear notching, ear tagging, and toe clipping. Monitors availability of space and caging and communicates that information to the AFM. Assists in ensuring that weaned animals are shifted from breeding to experimental protocols in a timely manner. Assists with specialized care of animals including preparation of special diets, medicated water, care of immature, aged, and special study animals. Administer drugs or treatments to animals as directed. Interface with research staff to assist with logistics and scheduling of projects, and conduct research and laboratory support services as directed.

The following are minimum qualifications related to theAnimal Care Technician 2position:

HS diploma or GED equivalency required with 3 years laboratory animal species (specifically rodents) with related technical experience required or a AS/BS science related degree with 6 months experience.

Certification at the Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT)level required. LAT must be achieved within 1 year.

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.

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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 17,000 employees within 90 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. And in 2019, revenue increased  to $2.62 billion.

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 ~85% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2019.

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Disabled/Vet

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