Summer 2025 Intern - Lab Animal Medicine 1Work with Purpose

Internship at Charles River Laboratories

Charles River is committed to providing its people an environment that fosters learning and offers opportunities to have a fulfilling career built on strengths, supported by our learning and development framework. CRL DNA, the core set of behaviors that will enable us to live our values of Care, Lead, Own, and Collaborate and fuel the success of our business. These behaviors are shared across all roles and functions and will help support our learning and development journey at Charles River.

General Intern Responsibilities:

• Learns and understands the overall concept of the company, including the brand, customers, product goals, and all other aspects of service.
• Rotates through our divisions of responsibility and provides ideas to grow and improve the business.
• Accepts designated, business-focus projects to research, propose ideas and solutions, and present final project during the internship.
• Engages with internal customers or clients in a positive supportive manner.
• May provide suggestions to management for improving internal processes.
• Learns and becomes proficient on internal software systems.
• Perform all tasks in compliance with Good Laboratory Practice Regulations (GLPs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Pay for this position is $15.00 - $17.00 per hour

Specific Intern Duties:

• Specific intern duties are to be determined based on student placement within the business.  Each student will be matched to a department based on the student’s interests and background.

Work Environment

• Works in a research environment, which requires use of sharp objects, working around mechanical parts, working with or near known or unknown toxic or caustic chemicals and/or biological hazards, exposure to fumes and airborne particles.
• The employee regularly works with live animals with risk of exposure to dander, allergens, zoonotic disease, and biohazards. 
• The noise level in the work environment ranges from low to high depending upon the species housed.

Intern Qualifications / Skills:

• Verbal communication
• Organization
• Professionalism
• Customer focus
• Confidentiality

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

Education: 3^rd or 4^th year students of a college undergrad program. Preferred science related field.