Animal Care Technician IWork with Purpose

Why work at Charles River?   
We adhere to strong values, share the same mission, that together, we create healthier lives. Our culture is one of endless opportunity, purpose and creating change. We are committed to empowering our employees with the tools and programs they need to develop rewarding careers. We offer competitive benefits and excellent training programs for all our employees.

We are seeking an Animal Care Technician I to join our Insourcing Solutions team located in Irvine, CA. 
  

As the Animal Care Technician I, you will work with our research animals to ensure their well-being. 

Additional responsibilities include:

• Provide cleaning and maintenance of laboratory animal caging, equipment and cage preparation areas as well as cleaning of animal support areas under supervision.  
• Remove soiled bedding, prepare caging for cagewash under supervision and sanitize caging and related equipment using cage washers, pressure washer or hand washing as required. 
• Monitor and record results of cagewash water temperature and cleaning results using provided supplies such as temperature dots/strips, cultures. 
• Ensure that all logbooks, checklists and other records are completed in a timely fashion. 
• Flush all animal racks, prepare clean cages for use, and ensure the correct times are selected and are used for each cagewash load. 
• Ensure proper amounts of chemicals are present and report any chemical needs.  Maintain equipment used and report any mechanical failures promptly to the supervisor. 
• Assist with housekeeping duties such as trash collection and cleaning animal facility laboratories, offices and ancillary areas. 
• You may also perform animal husbandry duties including but not limited to preparation and actual changing of cages and related cage accessories, feeding, and manual watering or monitoring/testing
• Receive, inspect and put away incoming animals; ensure and provide for sentinel animals in each rodent housing area. 
• Perform other duties as assigned.

The following are minimum requirements related to the Animal Care Technician I position: 

• High School diploma/GED or equivalent (a B.S. in either animal science or life sciences preferred) and a minimum of zero – six (0-6) months directly related laboratory animal experience in a laboratory animal facility.  
• One (1) year of animal husbandry experience with laboratory rodents preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above. 
• AALAS Certification at the ALAT level preferred. 

The pay rate for this position is $20-22 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.

If you are interested in contributing to the well-being of our communities, not only across the country but around the world, please join us and BE THE DIFFERENCE!