Cagewash Technician I

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.

About the role

We are seeking a Cagewash Technician I for our Safety Assessment site located in Reno, NV. The Cagewash Technician will assist in cleaning and disinfecting animal housing, feed and water containers using the automated cage washer, and cleaning of laboratory areas. This individual will also be responsible for recording all required tasks on relevant logbook records accurately and completely. The Cagewash Technician will also assist with animal care technical duties such as changing liners and sanitizing animal room walls and floors.

Responsibilities

• Performs duties related to the maintenance of experimental animals such as cleaning cages and holding animals for treatment by laboratory technicians.
• Maintains inventory and animal identification records.
• Performs cleaning and sanitation of animal facility and equipment.

Requirements

• High School diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D) preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, and lift.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must be able to regularly lift and manipulate up to 50 pounds on a repetitive basis each day.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $20.00 USD per hour with room for advancement. Salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

Schedule

Monday-Friday, 7 am - 4 pm daily

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.

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, 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 worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.