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Veterinary Technician III
Charles River Laboratories International Inc (CRL)
Baltimore, MD, US, 21224
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Job Summary
We are looking for a Veterinary Technician III to join our Insourcing Solutions team located in Baltimore, 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 Veterinary Technician III role, you can do that by ensuring the health and well-being of all rodent 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 the Veterinary Technician III role, you will use existing SOPs and quality assurance standards pertaining to specific area. Works closely with Clinical Veterinarian(s) to perform daily health assessments of laboratory animals in the colony. Provides animal treatments as instructed by Clinical Veterinarian(s). Performs technical functions required by research protocols, such as daily clinical observations and health examinations of sick animals, prior to reporting adverse findings to Clinical Veterinarian(s). You will also be tasked with preparing and submitting written reports, charts, logs, and inventories for monthly deliverables. This role provides research support to investigators via Technical Request forms and will also assist veterinarians or investigators by performing technical procedures to include blood/tissue collection and processing, anesthesia, injections, in addition, operating and maintaining various medical equipment such as, IV pumps, and several others. You may be asked to administrative support to include facility data management, training staff and investigators, routine computer maintenance, composing technical aspects of animal study proposals, and other similar duties. You may also be asked to assist in the maintenance and detailed documentation of accurate surgical, anesthetic, and treatment procedures in the animal medical records and files, including assisting in medical records and file maintenance. There may be a need to monitor animal environments and provide animal health surveillance, including distributing animal diets, enrichment, and clinical treatments; reporting abnormalities in a timely manner; collecting, preserving, and preparing tissue samples; participating in study-related necropsies/tissue harvests; and calculating drug dosages and administration frequencies.
Who are we looking for?
A candidate with a BS degree in Animal Science, Biology, or similar discipline, or AA in Veterinary Technology is preferred; and a minimum five years of animal care and handling experience in a technical role in a biomedical research environment. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education/experience listed above. Eligibility for the AALAS certification at the LATG level required.
The pay range for this position is $26-29.00 USD per hour. Please not 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: 2023-03-28
