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Animal Care and Breeding Technician II
Charles River Laboratories International Inc (CRL)
La Jolla, CA, US, 92037
Job Summary
Explora BioLabs, an entity of Charles River is seeking an Animal Care and Breeding Technician II located in La Jolla, CA.
The Animal Care and Breeding Technician II is at the forefront of projects focused on rodent breeding programs, ensuring compliance with SOPs, animal husbandry standards, quality standards, customer expectations, production goals. This role is responsible for ensuring all members of the breeding team are trained and acta a technical advisor.
Responsibilities:
- Assists team supervisor with the conduct of a needs assessment and to identify training needs by evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of animal breeding technicians.
- Develop a training plan with consultation of team lead and manager, that meets the needs of the breeding program.
- Evaluate Animal Technician technical performance.
- Ensures implementation of all current SOPs.
- Assists with weekly scheduling and assign daily tasks to team members as needed.
- Manage commercial rodent production, standard and transgenic breeding colonies.
- Provide sampling for rodent genotyping.
- Reserve, select and accurately pack animals for customer orders following established shipping procedures.
- Perform routine animal health observations.
- Maintains quality performance of services within client expectations including meeting/exceeding standards with regards to animal health and welfare.
- Responsible for accurate computer records of mouse colonies.
- Monitors genomic conformance to breeding standards.
- Participates in new staff recruitment and interviews.
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Qualifications
Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 1 - 3 years of experience as an animal breeding technician
Preferred Experience:
- Associate degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school or BS in related field preferred
- AALAS Certification preferred
Special Conditions of Employment:
- Must be willing to work evenings and weekends if necessary
- Must be willing to work with infectious biologics (BSL-2 conditions)
- Must be willing to work with animals
Physical Requirements:
- Dexterity of physical condition to operate all job duties; lift and move objects regularly throughout the shift
- Work in a standing position requiring bending and stretching of arms and legs throughout regular work shift
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
The pay range for this position is $24-26 per hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, 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. 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 20,000 employees within 110 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 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021.
Equal Employment OpportunityCharles 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, or 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.
Job posted: 2023-02-23
