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Animal Care Taker Munich
Charles River Laboratories International Inc (CRL)
Munchen, DE, 80333
Job Summary
We are looking for Animal Care Taker for our IS customer site located in Munich.
Responsible for performing husbandry to provide comprehensive care for rodents in experimental and breeding rooms.
Duties:
- Cage change, three days per week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday).
- Daily control of all cages.
- Change of water bottles (once per week).
- Communication with researchers, via e-mail or phone call, on a daily basis.
- Administration of simple treatments (creams or oral medicines, but no injections). Cutting teeth when necessary.
- Updating information regarding the mice in the software (PyRAT). This includes registering new births, printing new cards, etc.
- Cleaning and refill of materials (daily)
- Monitor temperature / humidity / pressure oft he different rooms on a daily basis.
- Disinfection of air filters and hood filters (once per week).
- Weekly meeting with staff
Other additional tasks include:
- Emptying the autoclave after each cycle.
- Showing the facility to new researchers and explaining the rules and safety protocols.
- Coordinating request from researchers
- Receiving and distributing new cages from quarantine area, when new mice arrive.
- Packing up mice for researchers, or for deliveries outside the facility.
- Use of the AFAS software
- Weekly check of safety devices such as: general disifinfection shower, eye shower, etc.
Job Qualifications
We are looking for a candidate trained in the field of laboratory animal science. Frequent weekend hours are required. Fluency in English. Availability to live in Munich Area Availability to start from March 2023 Taking training of 3 weeks in Italy is mandatory
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
