For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development ... An Animal Research Technician performs routine assignments tasks while developing proficiency in ...
For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development ... An Animal Research Technician performs routine assignments tasks while developing proficiency in ...
RESEARCH ASST I (TEMP)
Ann Arbor, MI · On-site
$18.75 - $26/hr
... models); animal work (mouse colony management, morphometrics); biochemical (western, QPCR) and ... Job Detail Job Opening ID 275267 Working Title RESEARCH ASST I (TEMP) Job Title RESEARCH ASST I ...
RESEARCH ASST I (TEMP)
Ann Arbor, MI · On-site
$18.75 - $26/hr
... models); animal work (mouse colony management, morphometrics); biochemical (western, QPCR) and ... Job Detail Job Opening ID 275267 Working Title RESEARCH ASST I (TEMP) Job Title RESEARCH ASST I ...
Collaborate closely with multiple investigators and research teams to ... coordinate animal studies and meet project milestones. * Assist with the development and ...
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Collaborate closely with multiple investigators and research teams to ... coordinate animal studies and meet project milestones. * Assist with the development and ...
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Animal Welfare Research Internship - Summer 2025 The Detroit Zoological Society's Center for Zoo ... Support the CZAAWE Research Assistant in training volunteers on current projects and protocols.
Animal Welfare Research Internship - Summer 2025 The Detroit Zoological Society's Center for Zoo ... Support the CZAAWE Research Assistant in training volunteers on current projects and protocols.
For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development ... contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal ...
For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development ... contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal ...
Research Assistant - Department of Oncology
Detroit, MI · On-site
$19 - $26.25/hr
... animal handling and imaging procedures as needed. - Communicate with the Principal Investigator and postdoctoral scholars/fellows on the day-to-day status of research and assist in preparing methods ...
Research Assistant - Department of Oncology
Detroit, MI · On-site
$19 - $26.25/hr
... animal handling and imaging procedures as needed. - Communicate with the Principal Investigator and postdoctoral scholars/fellows on the day-to-day status of research and assist in preparing methods ...
Research Assistant - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Detroit, MI · On-site
$19 - $26.25/hr
Research Assistant - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Wayne State University is searching for ... Experience in cell culture and small animal handling/surgery is essential. School/College/Division:
Research Assistant - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Detroit, MI · On-site
$19 - $26.25/hr
Research Assistant - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Wayne State University is searching for ... Experience in cell culture and small animal handling/surgery is essential. School/College/Division:
Research Assistant - Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences
Detroit, MI · On-site
$36K/yr
Research Assistant - Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences Wayne State ... Hands-on experience with ocular disease models and mouse studies, including animal handling, ocular ...
Research Assistant - Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences
Detroit, MI · On-site
$36K/yr
Research Assistant - Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences Wayne State ... Hands-on experience with ocular disease models and mouse studies, including animal handling, ocular ...
... assist in administering the University's research misconduct process. This position plans and ... animal research, export control, and other research regulations. This position reports into the ...
... assist in administering the University's research misconduct process. This position plans and ... animal research, export control, and other research regulations. This position reports into the ...
Research Lab Specialist Senior
Ann Arbor, MI · On-site
$95 - $150/hr
Job Summary The Research Laboratory Specialist Senior will serve as the core operational, medical ... large animal lab. Has independently written full IACUC protocols to assist PIs. * Previously ...
Research Lab Specialist Senior
Ann Arbor, MI · On-site
$95 - $150/hr
Job Summary The Research Laboratory Specialist Senior will serve as the core operational, medical ... large animal lab. Has independently written full IACUC protocols to assist PIs. * Previously ...
... protocol, animal protocol, and material transfer agreement Establish and maintain efficient ... Support conducting research projects Assist in data collection Perform tissue culture Collect tumor ...
... protocol, animal protocol, and material transfer agreement Establish and maintain efficient ... Support conducting research projects Assist in data collection Perform tissue culture Collect tumor ...
... assist in administering the University's research misconduct process. This position plans and ... animal research, export control, and other research regulations. This position reports into the ...
... assist in administering the University's research misconduct process. This position plans and ... animal research, export control, and other research regulations. This position reports into the ...
Job Details Research Assistant Senior (Lab of Dr. Christine Eischen) The research assistant carries ... Maintains a lab database of technical and animal protocols, plasmids, antibodies and other key ...
Job Details Research Assistant Senior (Lab of Dr. Christine Eischen) The research assistant carries ... Maintains a lab database of technical and animal protocols, plasmids, antibodies and other key ...
Technical Specialist
Portage, MI · On-site
Role Description The animal research technician is a critical role in day-to-day animal facility ... * Assist and support the clinical veterinarians with all aspects of veterinary care. * Contributes ...
Technical Specialist
Portage, MI · On-site
Role Description The animal research technician is a critical role in day-to-day animal facility ... * Assist and support the clinical veterinarians with all aspects of veterinary care. * Contributes ...
Technical Specialist
Portage, MI · On-site
Role Description The animal research technician is a critical role in day-to-day animal facility ... researchers. Assist and support the clinical veterinarians with all aspects of veterinary care.
Technical Specialist
Portage, MI · On-site
Role Description The animal research technician is a critical role in day-to-day animal facility ... researchers. Assist and support the clinical veterinarians with all aspects of veterinary care.
Technical Specialist
Portage, MI · On-site
Role Description The animal research technician is a critical role in day-to-day animal facility ... * Assist and support the clinical veterinarians with all aspects of veterinary care. * Contributes ...
Technical Specialist
Portage, MI · On-site
Role Description The animal research technician is a critical role in day-to-day animal facility ... * Assist and support the clinical veterinarians with all aspects of veterinary care. * Contributes ...
Technical Associate
Kalamazoo, MI · On-site
Role Description The animal research technician is a critical role in day-to-day animal facility ... * Assist and support the clinical veterinarians with all aspects of veterinary care. * Contributes ...
Technical Associate
Kalamazoo, MI · On-site
Role Description The animal research technician is a critical role in day-to-day animal facility ... * Assist and support the clinical veterinarians with all aspects of veterinary care. * Contributes ...
Technical Associate
Portage, MI · On-site
Role Description The animal research technician is a critical role in day-to-day animal facility ... * Assist and support the clinical veterinarians with all aspects of veterinary care. * Contributes ...
Technical Associate
Portage, MI · On-site
Role Description The animal research technician is a critical role in day-to-day animal facility ... * Assist and support the clinical veterinarians with all aspects of veterinary care. * Contributes ...
Animal Care Technician I
Muskegon, MI · On-site
$20 - $25/hr
... * Assist with restraint, handling, and manipulation of animal species. * Perform daily health observations to maintain quality and health of research animals * Receive animals upon arrival at the ...
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Animal Care Technician I
Muskegon, MI · On-site
$20 - $25/hr
... * Assist with restraint, handling, and manipulation of animal species. * Perform daily health observations to maintain quality and health of research animals * Receive animals upon arrival at the ...
Technical Associate
Portage, MI · On-site
Role Description The animal research technician is a critical role in day-to-day animal facility ... * Assist and support the clinical veterinarians with all aspects of veterinary care. * Contributes ...
Technical Associate
Portage, MI · On-site
Role Description The animal research technician is a critical role in day-to-day animal facility ... * Assist and support the clinical veterinarians with all aspects of veterinary care. * Contributes ...
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| Employer & Industry | Research institutions, universities, biotech companies | Veterinary clinics, animal hospitals, clinics |
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$20/hr
Full-time
Medical, Retirement, PTO
Posted 11 days ago
Charles River Laboratories rating
8.3
Based on 95 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz
25th of 86 rated pharmaceutical
Job description
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.
An Animal Research Technician is an entry-level, regular, full-time role responsible for learning and performing foundational animal care and study support tasks including animal handling and animal husbandry within a team environment. An Animal Research Technician performs routine assignments tasks while developing proficiency in departmental procedures, data documentation, and equipment use.
The hourly pay rate for this position is $20.00.
Training Schedule:
- Week 1: Monday-Friday 8:00AM – 4:30PM
- Week 2+: Monday-Friday 7:00AM – 3:30PM
Potential Permanent Schedules: May vary based on business need and available roles to include:
- Monday – Friday with weekend and holiday rotations 07:00AM – 3:30PM
- Sunday – Thursday with holiday rotations 07:00AM – 3:30PM
- Tuesday – Saturday with holiday rotations 07:00AM – 3:30PM
- Wednesday – Saturday with holiday rotations 07:00AM – 3:30PM
- Saturday – Wednesday with holiday rotations 07:00AM – 3:30PM
All roles and shifts require flexibility to work extended hours outside of scheduled shift based on business need, sometimes with short notice.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure good welfare and humane care for all animals through gentle, positive human–animal interactions.
- Perform basic animal husbandry and handling tasks according to training plans and business needs.
- Support daily operational tasks such as animal handling, feeding, watering, and daily room cleaning.
- Collect, document, review, and verify data using approved paper or electronic systems.
- Review completed work for accuracy and completeness in support of quality control requirements.
- Use and maintain instrumentation and equipment according to procedures.
- Escalate process deviations, equipment issues, or data concerns to trainers or supervisors.
- Follow SOPs, BOPs, GLP, and IACUC requirements to maintain study integrity.
- Perform all other related duties as assigned.
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Ability to learn and consistently apply department procedures and protocol requirements.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple routine tasks and priorities.
- Computer skills including Microsoft Office and the ability to learn validated systems.
- Ability to recognize quality or compliance issues and seek guidance appropriately.
- Ability to ensure a safe working environment by following all safety procedures and using PPE properly.
- Ability to perform work in compliance with GLP, SOPs, BOPs, and IACUC requirements.
- Ability to work extended or non-standard hours when required.
- Ability to work under specific time constraints.
Workplace Requirements:
This position requires lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling materials and equipment; standing, walking, bending, kneeling, crouching, and repetitive hand and arm movements. Team lifting or mechanical assistance is required for loads over 50 lbs. Exposure to animal rooms and operational environments is routine.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):
Required PPE may include gloves, goggles, lab coat or coveralls, protective sleeves, face shields, respirators, bonnets, booties, safety glasses, dosimeters, and other PPE as required by Environmental Health and Safety Services or animal room entry requirements.
Environmental Factors:
Work is performed primarily indoors with exposure to animal-related allergens, biological materials, chemicals, dust, fumes, noise, odors, gases, and temperature variations. PPE and safe work practices are in place to mitigate exposure risks.
About Safety Assessment
Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market. Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.
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 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.
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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 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.
Industry
Scientific research and development services
Company size
10,000+ Employees
Headquarters location
Wilmington, MA, US
Year founded
1947