Animal Care Specialist

6 days ago


Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Charles River Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Research Vivarium Husbandry Animal Care Technician 2 to join our Insourcing Solutions Department in Cambridge, MA.

About the Role

In this critical position, you will be responsible for observing, monitoring, and documenting the health and physical environment within the animal facility. You will perform animal care and husbandry duties, including reviewing and complying with all SOPs and quality assurance standards pertaining to laboratory animals for research.

You will also be responsible for maintaining accurate records of animal breeding, health, and housing/isolator or support areas as required by Institute and facility. Additionally, you will perform health observations and animal husbandry duties to maintain the quality of health of research animals.

As a Research Vivarium Husbandry Animal Care Technician 2, you will assist with restraint, handling, and manipulation of various animal species as assigned by the on-site supervisor or facility veterinarian. You will also perform humane euthanasia and receive, inspect, and put away incoming animals; ensure and provide for sentinel animals in each rodent housing area.

Requirements

Candidate will possess: High School Diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science, Biology or Biological Science preferred. A Minimum of two years directly related laboratory animal experience in a laboratory animal facility. AALAS certification at the Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician level (ALAT) within 18 months of hire. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.

What We Offer

We offer an excellent onboarding program for our new employees, internal career development, and competitive benefits. Our company, Charles River, is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO) that has 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.

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.



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