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Laboratory Animal Technician

4 months ago


Bethesda, United States Charles River Full time

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 Laboratory Animal Technician to join our  Insourcing Solutions  team located in  Bethesda, MD

As the  Laboratory Animal Technician,  you will maintain and monitor the health, technical, and physical environments within the animal care facility. You'll work closely with the Clinical Veterinarians and Veterinary support staff to perform daily health assessments, clinical observations and providing treatments to the lab animals.

Additional responsibilities include:

Technical support: animal handling and restraint, weaning, timed mating, tail snips, ear tagging, injections (Sub-Q, IP, tail vein), blood/tissue collections (mandibular, tail vein, term bleed: IC or RO), treatments, microinjections, surgical preparations, and post-operative observations.  Familiarity with and ability to use various forms of anesthetic (Gas/Injectable). Provide environmental enrichment feed, other enrichment stimuli as well as behavioral assessments. Provide quality assurance to include animal health surveillance, HVAC, animal shipments, facility sanitation and other procedures. Maintain accurate records of animal importations, breeding, and health checks.  Assist in assessing training needs; develop and present to staff and PIs.  Prepare and submit written reports, charts, logs, and inventories.

Job Qualifications

The following are minimum requirements for the Lab Animal Technician:

High school diploma or GED A minimum of 3 years' lab animal facility experience performing animal husbandry and clinical support Must have LAT certification  Schedule: Monday through Friday: 7AM-3:30PM, weekends and holidays if necessary

The pay range for this position is  $27 to $30 USD per hour . Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

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.