Assistant Technician

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.

We are seeking an Assistant Technician within the department of Immunology, Bioanalysis & Biomarkers located at our site at Clearwater House in Riccarton, Edinburgh.

The Immunology, Bioanalysis and Biomarker team consists of a dynamic group of approximately 80 researchers that support our clients as they endeavour to bring novel treatments covering a wide range of therapeutic areas to patients. This multifunctional team ensures that clients are provided with accurate and reliable data in order to satisfy the regulatory expectations associated with bringing new treatments to the market.

This is accomplished using a wide variety of scientific techniques across the fields of Immunochemistry, Immunology, Cell Based Assays and Molecular Biology.

The successful candidate will join a multifaceted Technician team supporting the Biomarker, Immunochemistry and Molecular Biology groups alongside supporting Sample Management.

Key responsibilities include:

• Material ordering, receipt, management, and delivery
• Tube and sample preparation
• Preparation of reagents and solutions
• Making use of balances, centrifuges, and other laboratory equipment
• Laboratory organisation and cleaning duties
• Monitoring and maintaining levels of consumable products
• General Maintenance of equipment
• Maintaining accurate records of consumables, samples, and equipment
• Effective communication with stakeholders

Additional responsibilities and development opportunities may include:

• Sample receipt, management, and delivery
• Cross training within the sample management team

The following are minimum requirements related to the Assistant Technician position:

• A NAT5/Higher or equivalent qualification in two of Maths, Chemistry and Biology
• High attention to detail
• Excellent organisational skills
• Able to work independently and manage workload effectively
• Strong communication skills
• IT literate with experience of Microsoft applications

The salary is £23,842.35.

Following initial training and onboarding at our site based in Elphinstone, Tranent, the successful candidate will be based at our site in Clearwater House, Riccarton.

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.

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…