Animal care tech 3

Job Summary

We are looking for an Animal Care Technician III to join our Insourcing Solutions team located in Cambridge, MA. 

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 this role you will maintain, monitor and document the health, production and physical environment within the customer's varied animal care environments. 

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! •    Monitor daily animal health and welfare while performing daily animal health observations, animal husbandry duties to maintain quality and health of research animals, to include: perform daily water bottle /automatic water line and cage checks; provide appropriate food and water; perform cage changing and/or cage cleaning as required; record animal health concerns per SOP and/or specified protocols. •    Provide guidance and training to new and less experienced staff in normal husbandry practices and animal receipt. •    Assist Group Lead and facility managers in room and facility audits •    Maintain accurate records of animal breeding, health, and housing/isolator or support areas as required by Institute and facility.  •    Assist with restraint, handling and manipulation of various animal species as assigned by the on-site Supervisor or facility veterinarian. •    Provide simple veterinary care and treatments as assigned by veterinary technician, veterinarian or manager. •    Perform rodent euthanasia via CO2 and cervical dislocation. •    Perform microchip placement in various species (i.e. rodent, rabbit, G. Pigs)  •    Disposes of animal carcasses following established procedures. •    Strictly follow all procedures necessary to maintain animal housing areas, environments, including room or facility personnel entry; personnel protective equipment use. •    Receive, inspect and put away incoming animals; ensure and provide for sentinel animals in each rodent housing area. Read various identification systems (notches, microchips, toe clips) •    Operate equipment and use supplies according to safety guidelines; perform general housekeeping and adhere to safety procedures. •    Performs other duties as assigned.

Who are we looking for?

A candidate that possesses a high school diploma, general education degree (G.E.D.) or equivalent required. Two or more years directly related laboratory animal care and handling experience required.Certification/Licensure:  AALAS certification at the Laboratory Animal Technician level (LAT) or higher preferred; LAT eligibility and successful achievement of LAT certification within one (1) year of hire/promotion required.

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.

The pay range for this position is $27.00 USD per hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.