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    Veterinary Care Technician II - San Diego, United States - Charles River Laboratories, Inc.

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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 seeking an experienced Veterinary Technician II to join our Insourcing Solutions team, located in San Diego, CA

    As the Veterinary Technician II, you will perform daily clinical and activities of the veterinary and vivarium staff within the animal care environments at Charles River Accelerator & Development Labs (CRADL). Assists in management of certain aspects of veterinary programs including clinical rounds, biosecurity, and document review. Ensures the health and welfare of laboratory animals are maintained in compliance with local, state, federal and institutional guidelines, and regulations.

    Additional responsibilities include:

    • Perform regular clinical observations, review, and follow-up with veterinary team on open health cases.
    • Responsible for tissue sampling, routine animal manipulations (e.g., dosing) and administration of fluids or other treatments as required in the course of veterinary duties.
    • Ability to perform or obtain proficiency in specialized model support such as surgical support post-op surgical care and study model clinical scoring for treatment plans or endpoint evaluation.
    • Recommend and perform diagnostic procedures including tissue collection and necropsy.
    • Perform routine reconciliation and audit of controlled substances.
    • Implement the routine health surveillance program according to CRADL SOPs. Ensure all samples are collected correctly and on schedule, are correctly submitted, and ensure results are returned and reviewed within an appropriate time period.
    • Review and approve health reports from routine health surveillance within the vivarium, escalating results for Sr. Veterinary staff to review when needed.
    • Review and approve health screening documentation for incoming animal orders, escalating results for veterinarian review when needed.
    • Provide input into the development and implementation of programmatic documents. May initiate the development, revision, and implementation of documents as requested.
    • Participate in Post-Approval Monitoring program by correctly identifying unanticipated experimental outcomes and non-compliance events and reporting them appropriately.
    • Interact with customers as required to solve customer requests, inquiries, and complaints and to be a technical resource for matters pertaining to the vivarium.

    Job Qualifications


    The following are minimum requirements related to the Veterinary Technician II position.

    • Must have an Associate degree (A.A./A.S.) or Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent in animal or laboratory science, business, or related discipline.
    • At least two – three years of veterinary experience or six - twelve months directly related laboratory animal experience in a laboratory animal facility.
    • Certified Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) certification from AALAS. Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATG), CVT, LVT, or RVT certification preferred.

    The pay range for this position is $33-38USD per hour . Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

    About Insourcing Solutions

    Charles River Insourcing SolutionsSM 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 SolutionsSM 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, or 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 [email protected]. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

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