Facility Specialist III

Facility Specialist III Req ID #:  209671 Location: 

Cambridge, MA, US, 02139 For 75 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  

We are looking for a Facility Specialist 3 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 the Facility Specialist 3 role, you can do that by supporting the delivery of in-vivo data to facilitate the goals of drug discovery projects through hands-on conduct of in-vivo experiments in rodents. 

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 Facility Specialist 3 role, you review and comply with all policies, guidelines and operating procedures pertaining to the animal care and research program and provide technical procedure training to less experienced staff and researchers, and provide re-training as needed. In addition, assists in the management/ maintenance of breeding colony tasks such as setting up breeding schemes, plug checks, weaning, and sample collection for genotyping.  May assist in writing/ reviewing animal facility related documentation such as SOP’s, GDL’s, POL’s, etc.

As a Facility Specialist 3, you must be able to perform the following techniques in rodents: PO, IV, SQ, IP, IM, and IN dosing and/or inoculation techniques, blood collection, and perfusions, and physiological recordings, necropsy, tissue and fluid collections, and rodent  anesthesia and/or approved physical methods. Job Qualifications  

Who are we looking for?

A candidate that possesses a Bachelor’s of Science in Animal Science, Veterinary Technician or related field required or equivalent of Associates of Veterinary Technology with five years of directly related experience to the technical duties listed above.  Must have 4 years in a laboratory animal facility, of which six to twelve months is facility organization and oversight and demonstration of training ability. Demonstrated successful experience in the breeding, care and husbandry of rodent laboratory animal models required.

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted for the requirements as listed above.

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!

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, 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.

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

Nearest Major Market: Cambridge

Nearest Secondary Market: Boston

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