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Charles River Laboratories Technical Trainer in Bethesda, Maryland
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 an experienced Technical Trainer to join our Insourcing Solutions team supporting our site in Bethesda, MD.
As the Technical Trainer you will develop, deliver, document, and report technical skills training programs involving both small and large laboratory animal species in accordance with client's facility SOPs, Charles River policy and applicable Federal regulations.
Additional responsibilities:
Responsible for the delivery of technical, husbandry and cagewash training for all staff, to include initial, ongoing and refresher.
Perform continuing education and training to maintain and enhance employee skills and capabilities, including SOP or ASP revisions, animal welfare topics, operations and maintenance, and technical advancements.
Coordinate training schedules with the hiring and training demands of the sites.
Provide didactic and hands-on technical training on SOPs. Monitor technical methods used by employees and make on the spot corrections.
Ensure completion of training documentation/summaries. Route where needed. Maintain up to date electronic and paper records.
Report on progress of employees under guidance during training periods.
Work with management to develop adjunct training team members to be qualified trainers in specific job functions and or topics.
Identify and make recommendations on improving procedures in the animal facilities, to include identifying SOPs for revision.
Perform quality assurance responsibilities for the facilities to include the continual monitoring of staff past the proficiency point to verify continual compliance to SOPs and to monitor for drift, and to monitor on trends identified through the QA/QC audits/reviews.
Assist in developing/maintaining/updating training matrices and syllabus. Formulate teaching outline and determine instructional methods such as individual training, group instruction, demonstrations, meetings, and workshops.
Provide technical support, animal husbandry, and assist with research procedures as needed.
Job Qualifications
The following are minimum requirements related to the Technical Trainer position:
Education: HS diploma. Bachelor of Science degree or Associate of Arts degree in Veterinary Technology or equivalent college level program desired.
Experience: Minimum of five (5) years related predominately to lab animal husbandry and technical experience. Minimum of five (5) years in a training role with a focus on training with various lab animal species on husbandry and technical procedures.
Certification/Licensure: Not required. AALAS Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) certification preferred.
The hourly range for this position is $40-45 USD per hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.
About Insourcing Solutions
Charles River Insourcing Solutions℠ can streamline research by delivering operational and cost efficiencies through the strategic insourcing of GMP, GLP and non-GLP research services from discovery through safety assessment. Insourcing Solutions℠ provides you with the ability to maintain control of your facility and expertise while leveraging available space.
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.
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, or national origin, veteran or disability status.
If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
For more information, please visit www.criver.com.
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