This role involves facilitating drug discovery projects through hands-on conduct of in vivo experiments using rodents. Key responsibilities include reviewing and complying with animal care and research program policies, setting up and maintaining experimental equipment, performing laboratory procedures according to established protocols, documenting experimental data, and preparing data for reports.
Reviews and complies with all policies, guidelines and operating procedures pertaining to the animal care and research program.,May coordinate (or assist) or manage schedules of other team members; resolves schedule conflicts.,Assemble, set up, operate and maintain any necessary experimental equipment to conduct in-vivo studies.,Conduct laboratory procedures in compliance with established protocols/plans and with regulatory and laboratory requirements.,Document experimental data in technical notebooks or approved electronic files including activities undertaken, existing conditions, observed results and variation from expected data patterns.,Record, prepare, and analyze data for inclusion in project reports.,Able to perform the following techniques in rodents: PO, IV, SQ, IP, IM, and IN dosing and/or inoculation techniques.,Blood collection from multiple vessels or cardiac, and perfusions.,Tumor measurements, body weights, IBD and EAE scoring, behavioral monitoring, etc.,Rodent telemetry and physiological recordings.,Necropsy, tissue and fluid collections.,Rodent euthanasia using CO2, anesthesia, and/or approved physical methods.
B.S./B.A. degree in Biological Sciences or related field, OR Associate's degree in veterinary technology or equivalent college level program and 4 years of previous laboratory animal research experience, using the skills listed above.,OR High School Diploma and at least 6 years of previous laboratory animal research experience, with 3 years using skills listed above.,AALAS certification preferred but not required.
Bachelor's Degree, Associate's Degree, High School
40 hours/week
Charles River Laboratories is a leading global provider of essential products and services that help pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, government agencies, and academic institutions accelerate their research and drug development efforts. In Quebec, the company operates world-class facilities in Senneville, Laval, and Saint-Constant, specializing in preclinical research, safety assessment, and laboratory sciences.
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