Team Lead (Lab Animal)
Charles River Laboratories International Inc (CRL)
Boston, MA, US, 02115
Job Summary
We are looking for an Lead Animal Care Technician to join our Insourcing Solutions team at Boston Children's Hospital located in Boston, 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 the Lead Animal Care Technician/ACTIII role, you can do that by collaborating with the veterinary staff to ensure that the health and welfare of the laboratory animals are maintained in compliance with guidelines and regulations, in addition, ensuring the integrity of the research.
Why work at Charles River? We offer an excellent onboarding program for our new employees; internal career development, competitive benefits.
What you will do! In the Lead ACT role, you will provide guidance to technicians in the day-to-day operations of the animal facilities and program. You will be responsible for assisting in the training of animal care staff in the following; cage changing, microisolator cage changing techniques, autoclave/cagewash operations, and other husbandry duties. In addition, provide support in animal rooms changing cages and work in cage wash operations; ensure all rooms are observed on a daily basis to monitor the health of the animals and report negative findings to the veterinary staff.
You will be responsible for ensuring proper maintenance of animal records to include room logs, health reports, cage card labels, autoclave/cagewash records, animal census and other necessary records. As the the Lead ACT you will conduct routine inspections of the animal holding areas and support facilities to ensure they are meeting/exceeding in regards to animal health, facilities conditions, environmental parameters and security. The goal is to provide quality performance of departmental and client objectives in all areas and interact with the customer to solve requests, inquiries and provide technical assistance.
In the Lead ACT role, you will provide back up and assistance to the Animal Facility Supervisor. You will assist/provide input to the supervisor/manager regarding personnel management activities such as: scheduling, personal actions (hiring, promotions, transfers), training and development, disciplinary actions, and providing feedback and direction on performance to assist in preparing and delivering annual performance and salary reviews. In addition serve as a role model and ensure accurate, high-quality work and adherence to dept. policies, practices, and procedures.
Who are we looking for? A candidate who possesses High school diploma, General Education Degree (G.E.D.) or equivalent required. With two to four years husbandry experience in a laboratory animal facility. AALAS certification at the Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician level (ALAT) or higher or ability to successfully achieve ALAT certification within one (1) year of hire/promotion required.
The pay for this position is $26 per hour.
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!
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 SolutionsCharles 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 RiverCharles 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, 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 [email protected] This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
Job posted: 2023-07-14
