Animal Care Technician I
About the role
We are seeking an Animal Care Technician I for our Insourcing Solutions site located in Baltimore, MD.
Responsibilities
- Prepare caging for cagewash
- Perform daily animal health observations and report any abnormal conditions or behavior. Monitor and report irregularities in environmental conditions that may affect animals
- Clean assigned animal rooms, facility and animal care equipment, and associated animal facility areas. Obtain weekly animal census
- Ensure logbooks, checklists and other records are completed accurately in a timely fashion
- Provide environmental enrichment feed and other enrichment stimuli and/or provide behavioral assessments
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- AALAS certification at the ALAT level within one year of eligibility
- 1 year related experience in animal care
- 3 months working with lab animal species, most applicable rodents, preferred
Qualifications
The pay for this position is $20.32 USD per hour. The schedule is Monday through Friday 7AM-3:30PM, must be available to work some weekends and holidays when necessary.
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.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.