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** We are seeking anexperienced **Veterinary Technician** to join our **Insourcing Solutions** team, located **in Boston, MA.** As the **Veterinary Technician** , you perform daily clinical and related activities of the veterinary program within the animal care environments at Charles River Accelerator & Development Labs (CRADL). Ensure that the health and welfare of laboratory animals are maintained in compliance with local, state, federal, and institutional guidelines, and regulations. Additional responsibilities include: + Perform regular clinical observations, review, and follow-up with veterinary team on open health cases. + Provide timely triage and treatment to emergency cases. + Participate in cage-side and weekly rounds to review cases with the veterinary staff. + Electronic recordkeeping of clinical observation and treatment with necessary communications with veterinary staff and client researchers. + Generate and submit internal and external health trending reports in the required formats and timeframes as assigned. + Responsible for tissue sampling, routine animal manipulations (e.g., dosing) and administration of fluids or other treatments as required in the course of veterinary duties. + Recommend and perform diagnostic procedures including tissue collection and necropsy. + Implement the routine health surveillance program according to CRADL SOPs. Ensure all samples are collected and submitted correctly and on schedule. + Identify areas for potential improvement in practices, including but not limited to animal welfare, biosecurity, client communication, internal communication, work processes, and quality assurance in partnership with CRADL husbandry and technical staff. + Initiate action to replenish & maintain veterinary supplies and promptly informing the Sr. Veterinary staff of inventory needs. + Interact with customers as required to solve customer requests, inquiries, and complaints and to be a technical resource for matters pertaining to the vivarium. + Perform humane euthanasia under the direction of the attending veterinarian, or designee. + Attend and participate in on-the-job and classroom training sessions. Job Qualifications **_Education/Experience/Certification/Licensure_** : Must have one of the following: + GED or High School Diploma AND one of the following: + a minimum of 2+ years of laboratory animal experience or veterinary experience OR + Certification from AALAS, at minimum Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT). + Basic veterinary/clinical skills preferred. OR + Associate degree (A.A./A.S.) or Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) AND a minimum of 1 - 2 years of laboratory animal experience or veterinary experience required. + Basic veterinary/clinicalskills technical skills preferred. + Certification from AALAS, such as Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT), is preferred.  The pay range for this position is **$30-32** **USD per hour** . Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including experience, skills, education, certifications, and location. **About Discovery** Discovery from Charles River is industry-proven in the successful development of novel therapies, with over 350 patents and 80 preclinical drug candidates delivered to our sponsors in the past 17 years. Backed by more than 650 scientists, our comprehensive, integrated portfolio employs the latest technology and platforms to provide chemistry, biology, and pharmacology services that support clients from the earliest stages of hit identification all the way through to IND. Our client-focused, collaborative approach creates true partnerships that anticipate challenges, overcome obstacles, and move us forward together on the journey of getting new drugs to market. **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. 226379