Breeding Technician 2

Breeding Technician 2 Req ID #:  79991 Location: 

San Diego, CA, US, 92121 For 70 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 Cares for the animals used in research and development studies. Performs duties related to the maintenance of experimental animals such as feeding and caring for animals, cleaning cages, holding animals for treatment by laboratory technician or maintaining inventory and animal identification records. Performs cleaning/sanitation of animal facility and equipment. Responsible for bio-safety and bio-security of the animals. May partner with pre-clinical investigators to assist and support veterinarians with surgery, dosing, post-op care and monitoring of animal studies.

We are seeking aBreeding Technician 2for ourInsourcing Solutionssite located inLaJolla, CA.

The following are responsibilities related to theBreeding Technician 2: Manage breeding colonies of approximately 7000 mice including over 25 mutant mouse lines. Implement and maintain mouse breeding program. Create and maintain breeding standard operating procedures. Create and maintain breeding records, updates and logs in an organized manner. Author breeding protocol, submit renewals and amendments to IACUC when necessary. Oversee and monitor space and breeding capacity. Evaluate breeding performance and production. Plan and follow breeding strategies and mating schemes to meet animal production and deadlines. Monitor found dead and health observations. Notify abnormal phenotypes to veterinarian and vivarium supervisor. Perform weaning and animal identification. Oversee ear tags autoclaving and use. Setup timed matings, monitor body weight and perform plug checks.

The following are minimum qualifications related to theBreeding Technician 2position: Education:B.S. in Biology or related life science preferred. Experience:A minimum of 3- 5years colony management experience in a rodent facility required. A combination of education and experience accepted.

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 17,000 employees within 90 facilities in 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. And in 2019, revenue increased  to $2.62 billion.

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 ~85% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2019.

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Disabled/Vet

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