Research Associate , Clinical Pathology

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.

Performs QC and coordinates all study-related activities of technical staff to ensure compliance with the protocol and applicable SOPs and maintains the raw data for nonclinical studies.

• Performs reviews of all study-related data, including online blood collection QC, and logbooks generated by clinical pathology.
• Displays competency in creating generalized study related paperwork on an as needed basis.
• Monitors clinical pathology operations, scientific projects, and the conduct of procedures in accordance with the study protocol, and applicable SOPs.
• Creates barcoded storage boxes for samples, performs sample discard and archives samples.
• Responsible for the preparation of study notebooks and organization of study data.
• Handles shipping of all study-related specimens.
• This position is considered an administrative/technical position. Core skills will be completed, and technical activities will be performed as needed.
• Participate in the team meetings.
• Coordinate ordering of study equipment and supplies.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

• Education:
  
  High school diploma / General Education Degree (G.E.D.) required. Associate's degree (A.A./A.S.) preferred or equivalent in related scientific discipline.
• Experience:
  
  2 years of related experience in a GLP environment. Experience with research, investigative procedures, techniques, literature, documentation, and analysis within the clinical pathology field.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
• Certification Licensure: N/A
• Other:
  Ability to organize, prioritize work and meet deadlines. Computer literacy with word processing, spreadsheet, and data base programs.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and type at a computer.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally wears protective clothing (goggles, face shield, surgical mask, cap, gloves, scrubs, boots).
• Occasionally works with biohazards and sharps.
• Occasionally works with live animal specimens) with risk of exposure to allergens and/or zoonotic diseases.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, unpleasant odors, and wet, humid and/or extreme temperature conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually low and occasionally moderate

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…