Animal Care Technician II Job in District of Columbia

Job title: Animal Care Technician II

Company: Charles River Laboratories

Expected salary:

Location: Washington DC

Animal Care Technician II Job Details:

For 70 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 a Animal Care Technician II for our Insourcing Solutions site located in Washington, DC.

The following are responsibilities related to the Animal Care Tech II:

• Review, comprehend and comply with all SOP’s and quality assurance standards pertaining to specific area.
• Monitor daily animal health and welfare while performing daily animal health observations, perform animal husbandry duties to maintain quality and health of research animals, to include: perform daily water bottle /automatic water line and cage checks; provide appropriate food and water; perform cage changing and/or cage cleaning as required; record animal health concerns per SOP and/or specified protocols.
• Maintain accurate records of animal breeding, health, water quality, and housing/isolator or support areas as required by Institute and facility.
• Maintain supplies at acceptable levels and place orders as needed, receive supplies, etc.
• Culture live feeds
• Conduct all in-house water quality tests accurately
• Perform preventative maintenance for Zebrafish life support systems and maintains all aquatic support equipment
• Effectively troubleshoots aquatic animal housing systems
• Identify, document, and report actions and findings related to daily duties as requested.
• Assist with restraint, handling and manipulation of various animal species as assigned by the facility veterinarian.
• Identify and sort animals by sex.
• Strictly follow all procedures necessary to maintain animal housing areas, including room or facility personnel entry; personnel protective equipment use, Receive, inspect and put away incoming animals.
• May be involved in strictly maintaining and following breeding and weaning procedures to ensure appropriate production levels.

The following are minimum qualifications related to the Animal Care Tech II position:

• Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required. Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) in animal or life sciences field preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of two years directly related laboratory animal experience.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
• Certification/Licensure: AALAS certification at the Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician level (ALAT) preferred

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 14,000 employees within 80 facilities in 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. And in 2018, revenue increased by 22% to $2.27 billion from $1.86 billion in 2017.

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 ~85% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2018.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Disabled/Vet
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