Summer Intern Animal Health
- 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 return well help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.
Job Summary
As an Intern in Animal Care for our Toxicology team in Laval you will be responsible of ensuring the welfare of the animals and the integrity of our pre-clinical studies.
In this role key responsibilities include:
- Ensure the cleanliness of the living environment of the animals according to the highest standards of welfare in the industry.
- Assist the technicians in their daily tasks.
- Handle animals.
- Participate in the physical/social activities of the animals.
Key Elements
We are looking for the following minimum qualifications for this role:
- Be a student in Animal Health Technology Wildlife Management technology or Biotechnology.
- Able to follow precises instructions.
- Being able to work physically (lift up to 20 kg walk stand stoop etc.).
- Understanding of written English.
- Passionate about animals.
Please note that upon being hired you will have to undergo an annual tuberculosis test at the expense of the company.
Job specific information:
- Location: 445 Boul. Armand-Frappier Laval QC H7V 4B3;
- Transportation: Free parking. Near the Montmorency Subway. Electric vehicle charging station;
- Pay: $19.00 per hour.
- Weekend: $2.75;
- Overtime: Time and a half;
- Holidays: Double time;
- Schedule: During summer (37.5 hours/week) possibility to stay after school to be discuss. Depending on the needs you may have to do overtime.
Why Charles River
- Employee and family assistance program;
- Excellent welcome program for new employees;
- 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.
With over 20000 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 clients 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 peoples 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 worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.
Were committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance 401K paid time off stock purchase program Health and wellness coverage employee and family wellbeing support programs and work life balance flexibility.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race color sex religion national origin ancestry age mental or physical disability family status pregnancy military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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 This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
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Required Experience:
Intern
Key Skills
Microsoft Office,Public Relations,Google Docs,Data Collection,MailChimp,Microsoft Word,Dermal Fillers,Microsoft Powerpoint,Research Experience,Microsoft Excel,Adobe Photoshop,Writing Skills
Employment Type : Trainee
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
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