Assistant Animal Technician 1 1

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 looking to expand our team of Animal Technicians at our world class facility here at Tranent. We are a progressive and close-knit team, working hard to ensure the safety of new medicines which target life threatening and debilitating diseases and especially proud of our contribution in developing the Covid-19 vaccines. We are passionate about our animals, striving to provide the best possible care with a culture of continuous improvement.

Candidates must have a passion for working with animals and share our commitment to their welfare. In this role you will perform routine and moderately complex animal husbandry and clinical observations in a regulatory compliant laboratory setting. You should have a minimum of 4 Nat 5 or equivalent qualifications. In return we provide all the training and support you need. A positive attitude with a good work ethic is essential, as we need reliable individuals with a good attendance record. This is a physically demanding role so you need to know you will be active and on your feet for most of the working day.

Here are some of the things you will be involved with as an Animal Technician:

• Husbandry duties / delivering essential care and well-being services to the animals
• Positive interaction with animals, including providing treats, fruits and vegetables
• Participating in animal training programmes
• Handling animals for procedures
• Performing physical environment cleanliness and upkeep and maintaining accurate records
• Documenting animal behaviours and activities

In return, we’ll help you build a career with a progressive and dynamic global company by providing full on-site training, a structured career path and starting pay of £24,050.50 per annum, and a generous benefits package including an 8% employer contribution pension scheme, volunteering and bonus opportunities.

Due to high volume of applications we are receiving if you have not heard anything from Charles River Laboratories Edinburgh regarding the next steps of our recruitment process within 3 weeks of the closing date then please conclude you have been unsuccessful.

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.