Animal Caretaker - Basel

Req ID #: 226493

Location:

Basel, CH, 4001

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

For our client located in Basel we are looking for a Animal Caretaker.

The resource will be included within the team operating in the structure and will be responsible for carrying out tasks relating to the management of the laboratory

Care and maintenance expertise for laboratory rodents (mice and rats) in IVC systems.
Ability to maintain IVC systems and changing stations, including changing pre-filters and setting up/decommissioning cage racks.
Ability to independently clean and disinfect animal housing facilities and cage materials.
Documentation of cage and animal data in dedicated database.
Knowledge in assisting research groups with various tasks, such as weight collection, selection, marking, and euthanasia.

Long Description

· Ability to support the veterinary service, including the administration of medication.
· Adherence to hygiene concepts and animal welfare legislation.
· Experience in animal deliveries and inter-building animal transfers.
· Compliance with hygiene regulations and relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
· Support for the RLT (radio ligand therapy) facility, working with radioactive compounds.

Job Qualifications

Good communication and team working skills
· Completed EFZ animal care apprenticeship or equivalent training; possession of LTK1 certificate required.
· Language: good command of German (preferred) or English is mandatory.
· Local candidates preferred
· Full-time work

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 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.