Animal Care Technician II

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

We are seeking anexperienced Animal Care Technician II to join our Insourcing Solutions team, located in Alameda, CA .

As the Animal Care Technician II , you will observe, monitor, and document the health and physical environment within the Charles River Accelerator & Development Labs (CRADL) animal facility.

Perform routine and specialized animal care tasks to include the cleaning, feeding, watering of laboratory animals, and study specific husbandry services.

Collaborate with the veterinary staff to ensure the health and welfare of laboratory animals are maintained in compliance with local, state, federal and institutional guidelines, and regulations.

Additional responsibilities include :

• Monitor animal health daily through observation.
• Provide proper food, water, and housing for animals.
• Clean cages and change bedding as needed.
• Record any animal health concerns according to established procedures.
• Dispose of waste materials safely and responsibly.
• Assist with restraining, handling, and manipulating animals as directed.
• Receive, inspect, and house incoming animals.
• Manage cage cards, including printing and maintaining accurate records.
• Enter data into approved software for billing and animal tracking.
• Conduct animal censuses using handheld scanners.
• Monitor and maintain client assignments in animal holding rooms.
• Perform non-invasive procedures such as weight checks, food and water intake monitoring, animal identification, and basic sample collection.
• Assist with post-surgical care and record-keeping.
• Maintain a clean and organized work environment in all animal research areas.

Job Qualifications

The following are minimum requirements related to the Animal Care Technician II position.

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Bachelor’s degree (B.A. / B.S.) in animal or life sciences field preferred.
• Minimum of six - twelve (6-12) months directly related laboratory animal experience in a laboratory animal facility or basic technical skills (dosing, tissue collection).
• Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) certification from AALAS. Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) certification preferred.

The pay range for this position is $25.50-27.50 USD per hour . Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

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 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 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 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021.