Research Vivarium Husbandry - Associate
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
Explora Biolabs a Charles River Company is looking for an Animal Care Technician to join our team, located in Watertown, MA.
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 Animal Care Technician role, you can do that by providing the highest animal welfare standards and care, in addition to maintaining vivarium cleanliness.
Why work at Charles River?
We offer an excellent onboarding program for our new employees, internal career development, and competitive benefits!
What you will do!
In the Animal Care Technician role, you have the responsibility of ensuring the high standards of animal welfare are met. You will provide food, water, and clean housing to animals according to applicable SOPs. You will perform routine animal health observations to detect any potential issues early on and assist with creating optimal living conditions for the animals. You will also be tasked with monitoring temperature and humidity levels and receiving new animals. Other duties may include ordering and maintaining accurate supply inventory/records and keeping the supply areas organized.
Job Qualifications
A candidate that possesses a high school diploma or equivalent required; Associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school preferred, experience performing basic animal care desired. AALAS certification is a plus. You must have reliable transportation to travel between sites within the greater Boston area during your regular shift and/or on weekend/holiday shifts, as assigned within a reasonable timeframe.
The pay range for this position is $22-24 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.
If you are interested in contributing to the well-being of our communities, not only across the country but around the world, please join us and BE THE DIFFERENCE!
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.
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. We approach each day with the knowledge that our work he...
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