What are the responsibilities and job description for the Breeder Technician (Bldg 35) 1 position at Charles River Laboratories?
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 seeking an experienced Breeder Technician to join our Insourcing Solutions team, located in Bethesda, MD.
As a Breeder Technician, you will monitor daily animal health and welfare while performing duties to maintain the quality and health of research animals, to include but not limited to water bottle, cage, food, and water checks; cage changes; utilizing microisolator techniques, as required; and recording animal health concerns while reporting to veterinary staff.
Additional Responsibilities Include
The following are minimum requirements related to the Breeder Technician position:
The pay range for this position is $22.00 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 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.
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Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Breeder Technician to join our Insourcing Solutions team, located in Bethesda, MD.
As a Breeder Technician, you will monitor daily animal health and welfare while performing duties to maintain the quality and health of research animals, to include but not limited to water bottle, cage, food, and water checks; cage changes; utilizing microisolator techniques, as required; and recording animal health concerns while reporting to veterinary staff.
Additional Responsibilities Include
- Maintain accurate records of animal breeding, health, and housing/isolator or support areas. Follow breeding and weaning procedures to ensure required production levels.
- Perform technical support to include, but not limited to animal handling and restraint, weaning, tail snips, ear tagging, blood collection, tissue collection, time-mating, rodent breeding colony management as needed, as well as assist with research procedures.
- Provide rodent identification using various techniques. Assist veterinary staff with providing blood collection, clinical and post-operative care, and observations. Ability to use an anesthesia machine and monitor anesthetized rodents.
- Receive, inspect, and house incoming animals, and complete related receiving duties.
- Perform cleaning and sanitation of work areas and facility equipment.
- Provide customer service to research staff and complete submitted service requests.
- General housekeeping.
- Assist with receipt, stocking, and maintenance of supply inventories.
The following are minimum requirements related to the Breeder Technician position:
- High school diploma or GED
- At least two years’ experience performing basic lab animal care
- AALAS certification eligibility at the LAT level required, existing LAT certification required.
The pay range for this position is $22.00 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 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.
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