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Facility Manager II
Charles River Laboratories International Inc (CRL)
Bethesda, MD, US, 20892
Job Summary
We are looking for a Facility Manager II 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 contribute to improving global health and peoples’ lives. In the FMII role, you can do that by overseeing and coordinating the daily activities of the animal facility, providing quality assurance and technical support; all to ensure 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 comply with all SOPs and quality assurance standards pertaining to the care and maintenance of laboratory animals. 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 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 participate in interviewing applicants for open positions, developing performance improvement plans, and writing employee performance evaluations.
In this role, 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. Provide 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; resolve customer requests, inquiries, and concerns.
Who are we looking for? A candidate that possesses a high school diploma or GED is required, (a B.S. in either animal science or similar discipline preferred); has a minimum five years’ experience working in a research vivarium facility; has a minimum two years’ supervisory experience; and has one year of ABSL-2 to ABSL-3 experience. 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.
The pay range for this position is $44.00-46.00 an hour USD. 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: 2023-04-21
