Laboratory Animal Technician II - Floor Leader
Charles River Laboratories International Inc (CRL)
Hamilton, MT, US, 59840
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Laboratory Animal Technician II/Floor Leader to join our Insourcing Solutions team in Hamilton, MT.
As the LATII/Floor Leader, you will use existing SOPs and quality assurance standards to maintain, monitor, and document the health, production, and physical environment within our clients ABSL 2-4 animal facility environments.
Additional responsibilities include:
- Review, comprehend, and comply with all SOP’s and quality assurance standards.
- Demonstrate proficiency in performing animal husbandry for rodents, rabbits, and NHPs, including accurate record-keeping of animal breeding, health, and support areas.
- Create daily husbandry work schedule cage changing and additional duties.
- Demonstrate contamination mitigation practices & follow Biosafety requirements.
- Conduct room inspections to assess animal health and cage environment.
- Research personnel issues involving animal care staff, gather information and submit to management.
- Investigate operations and facility issues; gather, comply, and submit information/recommendation(s) for resolution and then provide direction to staff.
- Train new hires in animal care and facility operations, ensure paperwork is signed off on and training is progressing and complete.
- As needed, monitor daily animal health and welfare, while performing health observations.
- QA to include animal health surveillance, monitor facility sanitation, HVAC, and facility reports for deviation from est. parameters.
- Receive, inspect, and put away incoming animals.
- Assist with restraint, handling, and manipulation of various animal species.
- Strictly maintain and follow breeding and weaning procedures, to include accurate record keeping and demonstrate proficiency with colony inventory mgmt., including data entry.
Job Qualifications
The following are minimum requirements related to the LATII/Floor Leader position:
- High school diploma or GED
- Three or more years in laboratory animal care, one of which is in a supervisor capacity.
- Current ALAT certification is required; must obtain LAT within 1 year.
The pay range for this position is $32 USD per hour.
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 [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: 2024-06-18
