Animal Care Tech II (Rodents)
Req ID #: 227448
Poolesville, Maryland, USA
What you’ll do
We are seeking an experienced Animal Care Technician II (Rodents) to join our Insourcing Solutions team located in Poolesville, MD.
As an Animal Care Technician II, you will split your time approximately 50/50 between rodents and NHP, using existing SOPs and quality assurance standards to monitor daily animal health and welfare, while performing daily animal health observations.
Additional responsibilities include:
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Animal husbandry duties to maintain quality and health of research animals including performing daily water bottle /automatic water line and cage/run checks.
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Providing appropriate food and water.
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Performing cage changing and/or cage/run cleaning as required.
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Recording animal health concerns.
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Assist with performing animal restraint, handling, and manipulation, in addition to maintaining accurate records of animal breeding, health, census, and housing or support areas as required, and ensuring cage cards have correct information.
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Receiving, inspecting, and putting away incoming animals, following appropriate quarantine procedures.
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Process caging and equipment through cagewash machinery and generate cage set ups.
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Maintain animal housing areas, including room/facility personnel entry and protective equipment use.
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Provide prescribed treatments, assisting Vet Techs as needed, as well as being involved in breeding and weaning procedures (e.g.: tail/tag procedures).
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Ensure compliance with, and providing support to, the NHP environmental enrichment and psychological well-being plans.
What you’ll need
What you get
Core Benefits
- Mental/Dental/Vision Plans
- Vacation and Holiday
- 401(k) with Company Match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Value Added Programs
- Employee discount program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Recognition and Referral Program
Additional Benefits
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Fitness Reimbursement and Wellness Programs
- Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Parental Leave
About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage Contact Research Organization (CRO). Here, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people's lives. With 100 sites around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our clients' unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.
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