Animal Care Technician- $500 Sign on Bonus

Animal Care Technician- $500 Sign on Bonus Req ID #:  97753 Location: 

Morrisville, NC, US, 27560 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 As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development. Your skills will play a key role in bringing life-saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalized processes. Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.

Job Summary

Take your first step towards a new career

As an entry level technician, you will have the opportunity to care of all species of animals at our state-of-the-art safety sites. Based on your interests you will learn skills in the areas of Pathology, Animal Care and other areas within the organization.You will learn new skills ranging from animal care and handling, blood collection, dosing administration, and different techniques within Histology.

The training and development offered to our entry level technicians is state of the art and designed to help you succeed.The work you will be doing will impact the lives of patients and animals across the world.

If you possess the following qualities, we will train you in the rest:

Enjoys being part of a team

Has the ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Pays attention to detail

Dependable

Ability to work independently

Charles River, offers a comprehensive benefit package including:

Group insurance (medical, dental, vision, disability, Life insurance and employee assistance program)

3 weeks Paid vacation

Tuition Reimbursement

401k with employer match

Opportunity for career advancement

Covid Support - Care.Com paid subscription

2 weeks Covid Emergency pay (if needed)

With plenty of room for growth, you can enjoy a long and meaningful career. In addition to a positive work environment. Take your first step, patients are waiting.

About Discovery

Discovery from Charles River is industry-proven in the successful development of novel therapies, with over 320 patents and 74 preclinical drug candidates delivered to our sponsors in the past 17 years. Backed by more than 650 scientists, our comprehensive, integrated portfolio employs the latest technology and platforms to provide chemistry, biology, and pharmacology services that support clients from the earliest stages of hit identification all the way through to IND. Our client-focused, collaborative approach creates true partnerships that anticipate challenges, overcome obstacles, and move us forward together on the journey of getting new drugs to market.

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

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.

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