We are seeking a Supervisor to join our Insourcing Solutions team at Boston Children's Hospital. 

How will you have an impact?
This is the moment to use your talents and imagine those talents contributing to improving global health and peoples’ lives. In the Husbandry Supervisor role, you can do that by providing direction and leadership for the daily operations of the facilities; in addition to the health and welfare of the lab animal to ensure the integrity of the research. 

Why work at Charles River? 
We offer an excellent onboarding program for our new employees; internal career development, competitive benefits. 

What you will do!
In the Husbandry Supervisor role, you will outline the job responsibilities of the animal care staff, including Children's Hospital policies, procedures and the daily husbandry assignments of the animal care staff. You will be responsible for assisting in the training of animal care staff in the following: cage changing, microisolator cage changing techniques, room sanitation, autoclave operation, cagewash operations, waste disposal and other husbandry duties as required. In addition, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining animal records including, room logs, health reports, cage card labels, autoclave records, cagewash records, animal census and other records as required as well as supervise direct reports in their efforts to maintain quality performance of departmental and client objectives, including meeting/exceeding departmental standards with respect to animal health and welfare, facilities condition, sanitation levels.

In consultation with the Animal Facility Manager and HR, you will perform personnel actions to include hiring, investigating personnel problems,  disciplinary actions and/or terminations, performance appraisals, rewarding and addressing employee concerns. You will actively interact with customers to solve their requests, inquiries and to provide technical assistance; and act as the liaison between the scientific staff and support personnel. 

Who are we looking for?
A candidate that possesses a B.A./B.S. or equivalent in in Animal Science or related discipline with 2-4 years experience in husbandry in a laboratory animal facility of which 6-12 months in a supervisory role. AALAS certification (ALAT or higher) and the ability to successfully achieve LAT certification within 18 months of hire/promotion required. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accept as a satisfactory substitute for the education/experience listed above.

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 and BE THE DIFFERENCE!

About Charles River Laboratories

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. With over 20,000 employees within 100 facilities in 23 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resour...ces 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. We have proudly supported the development of ~86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021. Equal Employment Opportunity Charles River is deeply committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, citizenship, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Accordingly, all employment decisions and personnel actions or programs shall be consistent with the principle of equal employment opportunity, including selection, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff and termination, opportunities for training and advancement, rates of pay and other types of compensation, benefits, and other aspects of employment.

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