Animal Care – Cagewash Floater

Animal Care – Cagewash Floater

Req ID #: 236907_en_US Bethesda, MD, US 1st Full time

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 a motivated and dependable Animal Caretaker / Cagewash Floater to join our Insourcing Solutions team. This entry-level role supports multiple functional areas, helping ensure the health and well-being of research animals while maintaining clean and compliant facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) and quality assurance standards.
• Perform routine cleaning, sanitization, and maintenance of cages, equipment, and animal housing areas.
• Operate and perform basic preventative maintenance on cagewash and autoclave equipment.
• Maintain organized, clean cagewash and animal holding facilities.
• Assist with inventory tasks, including receiving, stocking, and maintaining supplies.
• Crosstrain in Animal Care responsibilities, including:
• Conducting daily health and welfare checks.
• Providing food and water and monitoring consumption.
• Performing cage cleaning and cage changes.
• Documenting daily observations and reporting health concerns.
• Assist with safe handling and restraint of animals for routine procedures (e.g., injections).
• Receive, inspect, and properly house incoming animals.
• Support breeding and weaning activities, as needed.

To qualify for this role you must have the following:

• High school diploma or GED preferred.

• Basic knowledge of cleaning agents, disinfectants, and sterilization/sanitization techniques is a plus.

• Experience with cagewash operations is preferred but not required.

• Animal husbandry experience is a plus; willingness to learn is essential.

• Must be authorized to work in the United States without a sponsor visa, now or in the future.

• Must be successful in obtaining the ALAT (Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician) certification within 1-2 years of eligibility.

• The pay range for this position is $22.50 per hour.

• 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.

• Job will be posted and recruitment conducted in accordance with legal and policy requirements.