Animal Care Technician I

About the role

We are seeking an Animal Care Technician I for our Safety Assessment site located in Reno, NV.

Responsibilities

• Ensure good welfare and humane care for all animals worked with through gentle, positive human-animal interactions.
• Perform duties such as animal husbandry, animal handling, cage manipulation, and movement, equipment storage/tracking, wash systems, and water delivery system maintenance for various animal species throughout the site.
• Collect, document, review, and verify data on forms, or in electronic data systems.
• Review documentation for quality control purposes.
• Stocking supplies and facility cleaning duties.
• Use and perform maintenance on instruments and equipment.
• Progress through training for skills required in this position.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma, General Education Degree (G.E.D) preferred, but not required.
• Experience: No previous experience required.
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous experience in a physically demanding work environment, previous personal or professional experience in animal care, ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities, computer skills, ability to maintain a safe work environment by observing all safety procedures and making use of protective clothing, ability to follow all Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Business Operating Procedures (BOP) and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) rules, ability to work extended hours beyond normal work schedule, which may include evenings, weekends, extended shifts, and/or extra shifts, ability to work under time constraints.

About Safety Assessment

Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market. Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer – all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.