Charles River Laboratories
Team Lead (Lab Animal)
Charles River Laboratories, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
Req ID #:
218593
Location:
Boston, MA, US
Shift:
1st
Employment Type:
Full time
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 SummaryWe are looking for a Lead Animal Care Technician to join our Insourcing Solutions team at Boston Children’s Hospital located in Boston, MA.
As the Lead Technician, you will provide guidance to technicians in the day-to-day operations of the animal facilities and program.
Additional responsibilities include:
Help train animal care staff in the following: cage changing, microisolator cage changing techniques, autoclave/cagewash operations, and other husbandry duties.
Provide support in animal rooms changing cages and work in cage wash operations.
Ensure all rooms are observed daily to monitor the health of the animals and report negative findings to the veterinary staff.
Ensure proper maintenance of animal records to include room logs, health reports, cage card labels, autoclave/cagewash records, animal census and other necessary records.
Inspect the animal holding areas and support facilities to ensure they are meeting/exceeding regarding animal health, facilities conditions, environmental parameters and security.
Provide back-up and assistance to the Animal Facility Supervisor.
Assist/provide input to the supervisor/manager regarding personnel management activities such as: scheduling, personal actions (hiring, promotions, transfers), training and development, disciplinary actions, and providing feedback and direction on performance.
Serve as a role model and ensure accurate, high-quality work and adherence to departmental policies, practices, and procedures.
Job QualificationsThe following are minimum requirements related to the Lead ACTI position:
High school diploma, General Education Degree (G.E.D.) or equivalent.
Two to four years husbandry experience in a laboratory animal facility.
AALAS certification at the Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician level (ALAT) or higher or ability to successfully achieve ALAT certification within one (1) year of hire/promotion.
Other:
Working knowledge of laboratory animal facilities operations. Demonstrated ability to adapt and respond timely to the needs of faculty, research personnel and ARCH Client staff to ensure that excellent customer service is provided at all times. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Positive, professional leadership skills to coach and influence employees; counsel, and provide supervisor with feedback for productive performance evaluations.
The pay for this position is $26 USD per hour.
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 SolutionsCharles 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.
About Charles RiverCharles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO) with a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services.
Equal Employment OpportunityCharles 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.
For more information, please visit www.criver.com.
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218593
Location:
Boston, MA, US
Shift:
1st
Employment Type:
Full time
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 SummaryWe are looking for a Lead Animal Care Technician to join our Insourcing Solutions team at Boston Children’s Hospital located in Boston, MA.
As the Lead Technician, you will provide guidance to technicians in the day-to-day operations of the animal facilities and program.
Additional responsibilities include:
Help train animal care staff in the following: cage changing, microisolator cage changing techniques, autoclave/cagewash operations, and other husbandry duties.
Provide support in animal rooms changing cages and work in cage wash operations.
Ensure all rooms are observed daily to monitor the health of the animals and report negative findings to the veterinary staff.
Ensure proper maintenance of animal records to include room logs, health reports, cage card labels, autoclave/cagewash records, animal census and other necessary records.
Inspect the animal holding areas and support facilities to ensure they are meeting/exceeding regarding animal health, facilities conditions, environmental parameters and security.
Provide back-up and assistance to the Animal Facility Supervisor.
Assist/provide input to the supervisor/manager regarding personnel management activities such as: scheduling, personal actions (hiring, promotions, transfers), training and development, disciplinary actions, and providing feedback and direction on performance.
Serve as a role model and ensure accurate, high-quality work and adherence to departmental policies, practices, and procedures.
Job QualificationsThe following are minimum requirements related to the Lead ACTI position:
High school diploma, General Education Degree (G.E.D.) or equivalent.
Two to four years husbandry experience in a laboratory animal facility.
AALAS certification at the Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician level (ALAT) or higher or ability to successfully achieve ALAT certification within one (1) year of hire/promotion.
Other:
Working knowledge of laboratory animal facilities operations. Demonstrated ability to adapt and respond timely to the needs of faculty, research personnel and ARCH Client staff to ensure that excellent customer service is provided at all times. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Positive, professional leadership skills to coach and influence employees; counsel, and provide supervisor with feedback for productive performance evaluations.
The pay for this position is $26 USD per hour.
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 SolutionsCharles 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.
About Charles RiverCharles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO) with a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services.
Equal Employment OpportunityCharles 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.
For more information, please visit www.criver.com.
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