Research Associate, Clinical Research, Research Scientist

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.

Supervises and coordinates all study‑related activities of research technical staff to ensure compliance with the protocol and applicable SOP's and maintains the raw data for nonclinical studies.

• Coordinates assignments to facilitate scheduling of study‑related events on assigned studies (in conjunction with other departments) to ensure protocol requirements are met.
• Scope of work includes studies of all duration, size, and complexity generally with some supervision.
• Review study protocols and provide recommendations to study director/supervisor on technical and logistical aspects of protocol design.
• Assist in preparing responses to both internal and external quality assurance audits.
• Responsible for the accurate preparation and review of study calendars from draft and final protocols and ensuring all protocol‑driven activities are accurately scheduled.
• Monitors scientific projects, and the conduct of procedures in accordance with the study protocol, and applicable SOP's.
• Acts as liaison between technical staff, internal departments, and Study Director on assigned studies.
• Responsible for the preparation of study notebooks, organization of study data, timely (including daily) review of all study‑related data generated by Technical Operations (according to established metrics) and submission of study notebook to Quality Assurance.
• May perform limited technical activities 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 or General Education Degree (G.E.D.) preferred.
• Experience:
  
  2 years of related experience in a GLP environment. Experience with research and investigative procedures, techniques, and literature.
• 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.
• Employees working with animals must be able to lift, move and/or hold up to 40 pounds; this includes equipment and large and small animals.

• 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 animals (small, medium and/or large) 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.

The pay rate for this position is $25/hour.

Must be authorized to work in the United States without a sponsor visa, now or in the future.

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