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Veterinary Technician I
Charles River Laboratories International Inc (CRL)
Bethesda, MD, US, 20892
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Job Summary
We are looking for a Veterinary Technician I 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 VT1 role, you can do that by documenting the health, post-operative care, and physical environments within varied animal care environments, helping to ensure 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 the Veterinary Technician I role, you will use existing SOPs and quality assurance standards to work closely with Clinical Veterinarians to perform daily health assessments of colonies, identify sick animals, as well as administer prescribed treatments, in addition to intermediate animal husbandry tasks. You may expect this position to provide technical support, such as animal handling and restraint, weaning, tail snips, ear tagging, blood and other tissues sample collection, injections, treatments, dosage calculations, surgical preparation, pre-, peri-, and post-operative observations, and assisting with research procedures. You may be tasked with preparing and submitting written reports, charts, logs, and inventories pertaining to animal breeding, health, and housing or support areas; as well as providing environmental enrichment and/or provide behavioral assessments.
The Veterinary Technician I position also provides quality assurance, including 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, monitoring the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), internal facility reporting for monitoring deviations from pre-established parameters, and other quality assurance services. You may be asked to assist with the receipt, stocking, and maintenance of supply inventories, and you will actively engage with customers to resolve requests and inquiries, and to provide technical assistance.
Qualifications
Who are we looking for? A candidate that possesses a high school diploma or GED required; plus experience working with animals in a biomedical research or companion animal practice. Eligibility to take the LAT certification exam required. BS degree in Animal Science, Biology, or similar discipline; or AA in Veterinary Technology preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for what is listed.
The pay range for this position is $22.00 - 23.00 per hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.
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!
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Vaccine Mandate
This position services client(s) that requires us to ensure our employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. We will require proof of vaccination from all employees servicing client(s) with COVID-19 Vaccination requirements.
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 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.
Job posted: 2023-03-04
