Animal Care Technician

4 days ago


Bethesda, Maryland, United States Charles River Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an Animal Care Technician I to join our Insourcing Solutions team located in Bethesda, MD.

As an Animal Care Technician I, you will work with our research animals to ensure they are well cared for.

This role is responsible for providing food and water, ensuring cages are clean, performing and recording daily animal health checks, and handling and restraining animals for injections.

You will also learn and apply quality assurance standards, examine new animals that arrive at the site, and help them settle in.

Additionally, you will learn and become involved in breeding multiple animal species.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide food and water to research animals
  • Ensure cages are clean and well-maintained
  • Perform and record daily animal health checks
  • Handle and restrain animals for injections
  • Learn and apply quality assurance standards
  • Examine new animals that arrive at the site and help them settle in
  • Learn and become involved in breeding multiple animal species
Requirements
  • High school diploma or GED
  • Six months of animal experience (e.g., dog walking, pet sitting, kennel attendant, vet assistant, farm hand, 4-H background, pet store worker)
  • Must be successful in obtaining the ALAT (Assistant Lab Animal Technician) Certification within 1-2 years of eligibility
About Charles River

Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO) that has built upon its foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services.

We provide a suite of products and services to support our clients' clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities.

Our mission is to improve the quality of people's lives by providing innovative solutions for the discovery, development, and safe manufacture of new drug therapies.

What We Offer

We offer competitive benefits and excellent training programs for all our employees.

We are committed to empowering our employees with the tools and programs they need to develop rewarding careers.

We also offer a range of benefits, including bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates.


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