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Form of workFor 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.
We are looking for an Cage Wash / Animal Care Assistant (Rodents) to join our Insourcing Solutions team located in South San Francisco, 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 CW/ACA role you can do that by ensuring the health and well-being of all the animals, as well as the integrity of the research.
Why work at Charles River?
We offer an excellent onboarding program for our new employees; internal career development, and competitive benefits.
What you will do!
In this role you will prepare caging for cagewash under supervision. You will also sanitize caging and related equipment using cage washers, pressure washer or hand washing as required. Clean and sanitize cage preparation and storage areas. Monitor and record results of cagewash water temperature and cleaning results using provided supplies such as temperature dots/strips, cultures. Ensures that all logbooks, checklists and other records are completed in a timely fashion. Flush all animal racks. Bed and prepare clean cages for use. Ensure the correct times are selected and are used for each cagewash load. Ensure proper amounts of chemicals are present. Report any chemical needs to the supervisor.
You will also report mechanical failures promptly and properly to the supervisor. Perform all work assignments in accordance with guidelines established by federal, state and local regulatory agencies. 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 automatic watering devices. i.e., Prepare caging for cagewash, including scraping floor grids & cages, breaking down caging and emptying pans. Functions as a team member and maintains professional conduct at all times. Assist with housekeeping duties such as trash collection and cleaning animal facility laboratories, offices and ancillary areas. Maintain equipment used in performance of work and/or reports the problem to supervisor. Operate Super Tube washer in accordance with SOP. Perform microbiological sampling in accordance with SOP.
Who are we looking for?
A candidate that possesses a High School diploma, G.E.D. Ability to read, write, understand and follow directions. Ability to recognize and communicate verbally and/or in writing, problems requiring the attention of high level personnel in a timely and appropriate manner.
The pay range for this position is $20.00 - 22.00 per hour.
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!
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 crrecruitment_US@crl.com. 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.
