Animal Care Technician

Req ID #: 226219

Montreal, QC, CA

1st

Full time

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**

**Animal Care Assistant -No Experience needed**

As an Animal Care Assistant for our Toxicology team at the Senneville (QC) site, you will be you will be responsible for the well-being of our laboratory animals. Your contribution will ensure the health of our animals, as well as the integrity of our pre-clinical studies.

Have you always dreamed of working with animals in a company that participates in drug research to save lives? I have a good news We are currently looking for a full-time Animal Care Attendant for our Senneville (QC) site.

You don’t need any previous experience because we have an exceptional training team who will teach you everything

**In this role, primary responsibilities include**:

- Cleaning the animal rooms;
- Cleaning the animal cages;
- Handling animals.

**Key Elements**

**If you possess the following qualifications, we will train you in the rest**:

- You like to work physically (lifting loads of 20-25 lbs);
- You are able to follow precises instructions;
- You like animals.

Please note that upon being hired, you will have to undergo an annual tuberculosis test at the expense of the company.

**Role Specific Information**:

- **Location**: 22022 Trans-Canada Highway, Senneville (QC) H9X 1C1
- **Pay** : $18.50 per hour with primes of:

- Evenings: $2.50;
- Weekend: $2.75;
- Overtime: Time and a half;
- Holidays: Double time;
- **Schedule**:

- Full time regular schedules. Mostly days, weekend rotations and holidays with overtime on evening and night when needed;
- **Transportation**: We offer a free shuttle service from the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue train station and John Abbott College to the Senneville site. If you come by car, we also have free parking.
- **Career progression**: If you are interested in progressing and learning more, we can train you to become an Animal Technician Of course, that comes with a pay rise.

**Why Charles River ?**
- Competitive health and dental benefits as of day 1. We pay up to 85% of premiums.
- Free gym on site;
- A cafeteria on site if you don’t like to prepare lunches;
- Guaranteed hours, because the research field is in high demand;
- Employee and family telemedicine program;
- 3 weeks’ Vacation & 5 Personal days;
- Many social activities

If you are interested in contributing to the well-being of our communities, not only across the country but around the world, please join us, This is Your Moment.

**About Safety Assessment**Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market. Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.

**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.

**Equal Employment Opportunity**

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origi