Research Support Specialist III

at  Charles River Laboratories

For 70 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.

RESEARCH SUPPORT SPECIALIST III

We are seeking a Research Specialist III - Rodent Behavioral and Physiological Phenotyping Technician for our Insourcing Solutions site in Baltimore, MD.

The essential duties of the Research Support Specialist III are:

• These duties may include working with other species.
• Interface with research staff to assist with logistics and scheduling of projects and conduct research and laboratory support services as directed.
• Conduct behavioral phenotyping on rats to assess locomotor, cognitive, sensory, and emotional function. Tests may include (but are not limited to): gait analysis, home cage activity detection, rotarod, and grip strength.
• Maintain all related logs and spreadsheets for data storage.
• Comply with safety policies, procedures and SDS guidelines, including those related to biohazards and radioactive substances.
• Maintain required attendance level and adherence to work schedule in accordance with required staffing levels in order to ensure that assigned duties are completed.
• Conducts animal work without the use of perfumed products i.e. soap, lotion, shampoo, laundry detergent, etc. as these may have a negative impact on reliability of results in longitudinal studies.
• Handles large, aged rats gently and calmly.

• These duties may include working with other species.
• Interface with research staff to assist with logistics and scheduling of projects and conduct research and laboratory support services as directed.
• Conduct behavioral phenotyping on rats to assess locomotor, cognitive, sensory, and emotional function. Tests may include (but are not limited to): gait analysis, home cage activity detection, rotarod, and grip strength.
• Maintain all related logs and spreadsheets for data storage.
• Comply with safety policies, procedures and SDS guidelines, including those related to biohazards and radioactive substances.
• Maintain required attendance level and adherence to work schedule in accordance with required staffing levels in order to ensure that assigned duties are completed.
• Conducts animal work without the use of perfumed products i.e. soap, lotion, shampoo, laundry detergent, etc. as these may have a negative impact on reliability of results in longitudinal studies.
• Handles large, aged rats gently and calmly