Animal Technician Ii

**Req ID**:220777**Location**:Portishead, GB, BS20 7AW- 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.**Job Summary**

**Do you have expertise in carrying out in vivo techniques across areas such as immune oncology and infection?**

**Have you got the desire to improve health and lives?**
Charles River Discovery are excited to be recruiting for a Senior Animal Technician to join our Portishead, Bristol site on a permanent basis.
The Senior Animal Technician will be an integral part of a dynamic and flexible team that conducts a wide range of in vivo efficacy testing models as well as developing new in vivo models. This is an exciting time to join our team as we are expanding on our offering of disease models. Training will be available on site, as required.

**What you’ll be doing**:

- Providing a high level of animal care at all times, ensuring that the animal's welfare is a priority throughout the process.
- Administering drugs (through a variety of routes) and blood sampling with due care and attention.
- Performing other surgical techniques as needed, again, in adherence to the strictest regulations.
- Maintaining highly accurate records at all times, escalating any problems to the appropriate team member.
- Work closely with Scientists' and Managers on projects to ensure models are viable.
- Adhere to all health and safety protocols appropriately and to report any quality issues immediately.

**What We Offer You**:

- A very comprehensive benefits package from day one, including a large pension contribution, private medical for you (and can add family members), private dental care, critical illness cover, bonus and more
- Access to great discounts via our CREDS discount scheme.
- Global opportunities and strong career progression.
- The chance to work on several varied projects and liaise globally and nationally with other business areas.
- To be able make a difference to health and wellbeing of people.
- To continue your own career growth.
- Parental leave.
- Group Life Assurance and Group Income Protection.
- Remote GP access 24/7.
- Well-being support and initiatives.
- Cycle to work scheme.

**Skills and Experience**:

- Relevant Higher Qualification (Biological Sciences, Animal Welfare or similar)
- Holder of Home Office License; with experience of working with rodents or small animals preferred
- Proven husbandry experience, caring for and handling animals under SPF conditions
- Strong attention to detail with excellent communication skills
- Passion for animal welfare with a desire to maintain and enforce high standards at all times.
- Excellent time management skills, able to prioritise tasks as needed and work closely with management to ensure proper care is always delivered to all models onsite.

**Desirable**:

- Previous industry experience within another CRO, biotech or academia is desirable.
- Some experience of training other staff would also be advantageous.

**About Discovery**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. 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.- At Charles River Laboratories, we recognize and recruit all talent. We are a company committed to the principle of diversity and inclusion and work daily in this direction.