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 looking for a Research Technician I (Rodent Facility) to join our Insourcing Solutions team located in Dixon, CA.
How will you have an impact?
This is the moment to use your talents and imagine those talents contributing to improving global health and peoples’ lives. In the RTI role you can do that by ensuring the health and well-being of the animals, as well at the integrity of the research.
Why work at Charles River?
We offer an excellent onboarding program for our new employees; internal career development, competitive benefits including a 2% STIP (Short Term Incentive Program) bonus and a $500 sign-on bonus!
What you will do!
We’re looking for a highly engaged, motivated, and responsible individual to join our high-throughput Embryo Technology Animal Care (ET AC) team in Dixon, CA. The successful candidate will work closely with the ET AC team to support custom mouse model creation, cryopreservation, rederivation, cross by microinjection and IVF, etc.
Primary responsibilities for this onsite role include performing animal husbandry duties, such as room sanitation, cage change, daily health checks, post-operative monitoring, breeder setup and takedown, tail biopsy for genotyping, cross-fostering, wean, etc. and specialized tasks such as hormone administration via intraperitoneal injection, estrus check, plug check, colony and room transfer, and other support tasks for the IVF/cryopreservation and microinjection labs. The incumbent should consistently exhibit professional and collegial behavior, and communicate with members in other teams, within and across departments. Job responsibilities may expand or change with departmental focus and needs.
Who are we looking for?
A candidate that possesses a Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or related discipline, and 2 years of relevant experience in rodent research animal science or husbandry is required. Proficiency in mouse handling, sexing, and health assessment is required. AALAS certification at the ALAT level is preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above. Shift hours are 11 am to 8 pm on Wednesday, and 8 am to 5 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday with availability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
The pay range for this position is $27 – 30.95 USD per hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.
Vaccine Mandate
This position services client(s) that requires us to ensure our employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. We will require proof of vaccination from all employees servicing client(s) with COVID-19 Vaccination requirements.
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.
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.
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 [email protected] 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.
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