Animal Care Technician

Req ID #: 230274

Location:

Kuopio, FI, 70800

For over 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.

IMPORTANT: In order to be considered for this position, a resume/CV must be uploaded and submitted during the application process. Please make sure work history and education are added correctly.

Job Summary

Animal Care Technician

Are you looking for a new career opportunity where you can do meaningful work that also allows for continuous learning and self-development to become a top expert in the field? At Charles River, we will make this possible for you.

As an animal care technician, you will work in In-Vivo laboratory where we conduct drug development studies on rodents. Your daily tasks include, for example, caring for animals and their wellbeing, cage maintenance and cleaning, administering medications and research substances, and taking and processing various basic samples. You will receive comprehensive training and ongoing support from our top experts.

Job Qualifications

-   suitable qualifications acquired through vocational training, such as animal care technician
-    experience in laboratory animal work and research technical tasks, such as laboratory animal care, dosing are seen as advantage
-    basic computer skills, e.g., Microsoft Office software 
-    good oral and written English skills are considered an advantage 
-    effective teamwork and active communication essential

You will succeed in this role if you care about animals and want to take care of their well-being. You enjoy precision work and are agile with your manual skills. You thrive on challenges and varied tasks in a dynamic work environment. You are a responsible and proactive team player.

What we offer

Interesting projects, development opportunities, meaningful work and a supportive, and caring work community. With us you will work in a forward-looking and international organization. We offer you benefits such as extensive occupational health, leisure insurance and the ePassi flex benefit.

Apply latest 26.9.2025!

You can get more information from Laura Tolppanen 0407389300 on 15.9. klo 15-16 and 24.9. klo 10-11formation from Laura Tolppanen 0407389300 on 15.9. klo 15-16 and 24.9. klo 10-11.

In order to work at our site valid work permit for Finland is required.

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 22,000 employees within 100 facilities in 26 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.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.