Animal Support Technician

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.

We are seeking an Animal Support Technician to join our Insourcing Solutions team, supporting Cambridge and Boston, MA area.

As the Animal Support Technician, you will maintain and monitor the health, production, and physical environment within the IS commercial and academic client animal facility. Perform animal care and husbandry, including daily equipment checks; providing appropriate food and water; performing cage changing and/or cage cleaning; recording animal health concerns, cage wash duties, and sanitation. Provide environmental enrichment appropriate to species and support multiple client lab animal facilities.

• Maintain accurate records of animal breeding, health, and housing/isolator or support areas.
• Assist with restraint, handling and manipulation of various animal species as assigned by the on‑site supervisor or facility/attending veterinarian.
• Perform humane chemical and physical euthanasia in accordance with the Guide for Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, the AVMA Guide on Euthanasia, and under the direction of the attending veterinarian or designee.
• Follow all procedures necessary to properly maintain animal housing areas, including room or facility personnel entry; personnel protective equipment use, and sanitation/decontamination of equipment and materials.
• Receive, inspect and house incoming animals.
• Operate equipment and use supplies according to safety guidelines; perform general housekeeping and adhere to safety procedures.
• Sanitize, maintain, and repair caging materials as directed. Maintain cage wash facilities in a clean and organized manner.

To qualify for this role candidates must have one of the following combinations of education/experience:

• High school diploma or GED and one‑year related animal handling, husbandry, and/or technical experience.
• Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) in biology or animal science or related field and zero experience in animal handling, husbandry, and/or technical experience.

AALAS certification at the Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician level (ALAT) preferred.

Pay range: $21‑23 USD per hour. Salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

Charles River Insourcing Solutions™ can streamline research by delivering operational and cost efficiencies through the strategic in sourcing 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.

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 costs, enhances productivity and effectiveness, and increases 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,…