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.

IMPORTANT: In order to be considered for this position, A RESUME/CV MUST BE UPLOADED AND SUBMITTED DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS. Please make sure work history and education are added correctly.

JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking a ON-DEMAND STUDY TECHNICIAN for our INSOURCING SOLUTION site located in South San Francisco.

The following are responsibilities are :

• Monitor animal health and welfare while performing daily animal health observations and animal husbandry duties to include: performing daily equipment checks; providing appropriate food and water; performing cage changing and/or cage cleaning; recording animal health concerns.
• Maintain accurate records of animal breeding, health, and housing/isolator or support areas.
• Assist with restraint, handling and manipulation of various animal species as assigned by the on-site supervisor or facility/attending veterinarian.
• Follow all procedures necessary to properly maintain animal housing areas, including room or facility personnel entry; personnel protective equipment use, and sanitation/decontamination of equipment and materials.
• Receive, inspect and house incoming animals.
• Operate equipment and use supplies according to safety guidelines; perform general housekeeping and adheres to safety procedures.
• Sanitize, maintain, and repair caging materials as directed. Maintain cage wash facilities in a clean and organized manner.
• Maintain facility equipment and perform routine preventative maintenance on cagewash and autoclaves, including routine inspection of cleaning filters, roto-arms, and other critical control points as directed.
• Assist with the receipt, stocking and maintenance of supply inventories.
• Prepare and submit required written records, charts, logs and inventories.
• May perform basic technical skills such as fasting, body weights and food/water measurements.
• May perform animal identification (ear notching, tattooing, microchip).
• May set up breeding pairs, performing plug checks, conducting weaning and collecting samples for genotyping; maintain colony records.
• May perform rodent dosing such as PO, IP, SQ, IV, IM and topical.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

The following are minimum qualifications related to the ON- DEMAND STUDY TECHNICIAN position:

• EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or related discipline and 1 year related experience or CVT/LVT/RVT certification and one 1 years related research husbandry and technical experience OR High School Diploma/GED and two (2) years related research husbandry and technical experience required.
• 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 ALAT level/CALAS initial level preferred

IMPORTANT: A RESUME IS REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION. If you have not uploaded your resume in your candidate profile, please return to upload field and attach your resume/CV.

VACCINE MANDATE

Charles River is a U.S. Federal Contractor. As a result, we must follow the Presidential Executive Order to mandate vaccinations, and ensure our employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 8, 2021. Our main priority is the wellbeing, health, and safety of our people. We will be requiring proof of vaccination from all employees.

Anyone with requests for disability-related and/or religious exemptions should contact Talent Acquisition (crrecruitment_US@crl.com) so that information can be provided about the accommodation process at Charles River.

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 18,000 employees within 100 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 and 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 supported the development of >80% of the drugs approved by the FDA for the past 3 years.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

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

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.

NEAREST MAJOR MARKET: San Francisco

NEAREST SECONDARY MARKET: Oakland

JOB SEGMENT: Biotech, Technician, Pharmaceutical, Supply, Science, Technology, Operations, Research

Charles River Laboratories is a visionary leader in the development and delivery of advanced drug therapies. We provide essential products and services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, government agencies and leading academic institutions around the globe, to help accelerate their research and drug development efforts. At Charles River, we view every day as an opportunity to improve global health and people's lives. Our dedicated employees are focused on providing clients with exactly what they need to improve and expedite the discovery, early-stage development and safe manufacture of new therapies for the patients who need them.