IS Licensed Technician

For nearly 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.

Are you an experienced Licensed Technician? Do you have a passion for Animal Welfare? Charles River Laboratories are looking to recruit for a Licensed Technician to assist in the day-to-day welfare and maintenance of colonies in line with strict regulations as set out by Charles River and the Home Office. You’ll be an experienced Technician already, ideally with a Personal Home Office License (PIL) but training can be provided for the right candidate. This is a fully onsite role, based in Potters Bar; there will be expectations to join an on-call rota to work weekends and Bank Holidays.

Main duties/responsibilities:

• Contribute to and monitor closely the welfare of all animals within each colony, recording clinical signs.
• Water and feed the animal colonies.
• Carry out routine husbandry and housekeeping i.e. clean the cages, the area and tools thoroughly and assist in isolator recycling following strict hygiene procedures.
• Carry out weaning, sexing and identification, genotyping procedures.
• Monitor and report on project production levels with Project Coordinators.
• Prepare and pack orders at customers’ request and according to packing process.
• Follow customer colony maintenance instructions accurately.
• Record required data as per procedures.
• Complete forms, cage cards and any other paperwork/data in a timely and accurate manner.
• Provide cover for other members of the team as and when necessary.
• Participate in training sessions as and when necessary and actively identify and utilise training opportunities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the maintenance of an efficient Quality Management System.
• Ensure that all Health and Safety regulations are adhered to, including correct wearing of PPE, liaising with the H&S representative where appropriate.
• Ensure a safe and tidy work area.
• Carry out other reasonable duties that may or may not be related to the job as requested by Management.
• At all times adhere to the Company’s Equal Opportunities Policy in the planning and execution of their duties.

The above description defines the general nature and level of work to be performed and is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities.

Requirements and Profile Qualifications and Knowledge:

• Essential: Education to degree level or equivalent, including Animal Technician level 2, other animal related qualifications eg IAT or diploma in Animal Management/Care.
• Desirable: Good understanding of Home Office and accreditation body (eg AAALAC) guidelines. Home Office personal licensee training Modules A&B, or Home Office Personal License previously held.
• Desirable: Knowledge and experience of Licensed procedures and previous experience within a similar husbandry/licensed role for biotech/pharma/other CRO.
• Must have own means of transport or a reliable means of making own way to site.

Benefits: Life assurance, bonus, career development, training opportunities, free onsite parking, subsidised staff room, pay for participation on volunteer days, on-site team building, charity fundraising days, employee engagement programs.

Pension plan: Company contribution 5% - Employee 4%. After three years: Company contribution 9%.

Holidays: 26 days + 8 for Public holidays.

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.

At Charles River Laboratories, we recognize and recruit all talent. We are a company committed to fostering a sense of belonging and work daily in this direction.