Breeder Technician

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Research Technician I (Rodent Facility)

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team located

in Dixon, CA. How will you have an impact? This is the moment to use your talents and imagine those talents contributing to improving global health and peoples’ lives. In the RTI role you can do that by ensuring the health and well-being of the animals, as well at the integrity of the research. Why work at Charles River? We offer an excellent onboarding program for our new employees; internal career development, competitive benefits including a 2% STIP (Short Term Incentive Program) bonus and a

$500 sign-on bonus What you will do We're looking for a highly engaged, motivated, and responsible individual to join our high-throughput Embryo Technology Animal Care (ET AC) team in Dixon, CA. The successful candidate will work closely with the ET AC team to support custom mouse model creation, cryopreservation, rederivation, cross by microinjection and IVF, etc. Primary responsibilities for this onsite role include performing animal husbandry duties, such as room sanitation, cage change, daily health checks, post-operative monitoring, breeder setup and takedown, tail biopsy for genotyping, cross-fostering, wean, etc. and specialized tasks such as hormone administration via intraperitoneal injection, estrus check, plug check, colony and room transfer, and other support tasks for the IVF/cryopreservation and microinjection labs. The incumbent should consistently exhibit professional and collegial behavior, and communicate with members in other teams, within and across departments. Job responsibilities may expand or change with departmental focus and needs. Who are we looking for? A candidate that possesses a Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or related discipline, and

2 years of relevant experience in rodent research animal science or husbandry is

required.

Proficiency in mouse handling, sexing, and health assessment is

required.

AALAS certification at the ALAT level is preferred.

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above. Shift hours are 11 am to 8 pm on Wednesday, and 8 am to 5 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday with availability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed. The pay range for this position is $27 - 30.95 USD per hour.

Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

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