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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 Summary

We are looking for a Breeding Production Assistant II to join our Insourcing Solutions Team in Baltimore, MD.

* Monitor welfare of animals. Observe for health issues or abnormalities and report ASAP. Keep communication open regarding the status of animals in breeding rooms, ordered, or in quarantine. Understand anatomical and physiological differences of lab animals, and recognize changes or abnormalities in eating habits, feces, urine and behavior.

* Check for pups daily. Perform weaning at appropriate age and sex animals. Create and print cage cards with information regarding weaning, genotype, strain or lineage, sex and maturity of mice and rats. Update cage cards as necessary.

* Maintain breeding records and document appropriate information on cage cards and in the FileMaker (FM) database. Keep count of animals weaned in log book and enter in FM. Perform the breeder census weekly and forward to the appropriate recipients.

* Transfer animals when appropriate. Create transfer records and cage cards, and physically transfer the animals from the breeding rooms to the experimental rooms.

* Set up breeders: create breeder cards, physically set up the breeder pairs and harems. Refresh old breeders when necessary or requested. Rotate harem pairs.

* Perform microisolator cage change and housing. Collect tissues for molecular characterization. Notify investigators when samples are ready for genotyping. Double check genotyping results.

* File pertinent info regarding lines and animals in the breeding rooms and file them in binders organized by fiscal year.

* Perform end of the day final checks in Triad and the BRC. Send daily health reports when requested. Monitor environmental parameters, and report problems to the building maintenance department and lead/supervisor.

* Redirect PTs to the proper point of contract when an incorrect request is submitted. Alert lab when they are over their protocol limit. Notify the Technical Director (TD) when the supplies, space, or WT animals are getting low and need to be ordered or found.

* Assist and discuss with the TD the breeding plans, general or specific. Fill out and submit genotyping submission forms. Assist in meetings with PIs when needed. Assist with special projects requested by the investigator (PI) or the TD.

* Notify PIs and/or TD of changes to colonies, as well as when a problem specific to an animal or a line occurs.

* Assist in the training of personnel regarding proper animal handling procedures, technical tasks and the specificities of the breeding colony. Keep training records updated.

Job Qualifications

The following are the minimum job qualifications for the BPA II position:

* HSD or GED required. Associate of Science Degree in Genetics/ Animal Science or related field preferred.

* ALAT or LAT at hire preferred. ALAT within one year of employment required.

* A minimum of 2 - 3 years' experience in a transgenic laboratory animal facility required. 3 or more preferred.

The pay for this position is $27/hour USD per hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to skills, certifications and locations.

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 worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.

We're committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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 [email protected]. 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.

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