Laboratory Assistant

At Charles River, we are passionate about improving the quality of people's lives. When you join our global family, you will help create healthier lives for millions of patients and their families.

Charles River employees are innovative thinkers, who are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement. We will empower you with the resources you need to grow and develop in your career.

As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development. Your skills will play a key role in bringing life-saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalized processes. Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.

Perform basic laboratory and record-keeping tasks. Support the functions of the animal care group.

• Assist in preparing for animal arrivals. This may include preparing cages (attaching water lines, feed jars, cage tag holders), ensuring sippers work, ensuring cages are appropriate for species being housed and placing cage tags on the holders.
• Assist in the archiving of non-study/study/ facility data (ex log sheets, cage wash forms, etc).
• Assist animal care staff with clerical duties (e.g., filing, making copies, etc.).
• May be responsible for preparing simple lab solutions (e.g., buffers, media/common vehicles, bleach, and eye wash solution).
• Monitor and maintain inventory of assigned areas (e.g. PPE Stations, Haz waste boxes, etc).
• Operate basic lab equipment and perform routine maintenance as needed.
• Perform all tasks in compliance with Good Laboratory Practice Regulations (GLPs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Perform basic husbandry duties such as liner changes or setting up cages.
• Perform limited troubleshooting and calibration of instruments as appropriate for assigned area.
• Submit Work Orders for equipment or facility issues.
• Prep autoclave cages and may sterilize glassware and other items using an autoclave.
• Perform Pest Control checks of areas and document as per SOP.
• Assist with the receipt and documentation of feed and bedding.
• Perform weekly eye wash checks and document.
• Assist in the breakdown and setup of study rooms.
• Clean and sanitize hallways and labs.
• Perform weekly census of animals.
• Ensure logs and forms are properly and completely filled out.
• Collaborate with Animal Care and In-Life technical staff.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

• Education:
  
  High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.).
• Experience:
  
  None
• Certification/Licensure:
  None
• Other:
  Must be detail-oriented and have general familiarity with lab procedures. Good verbal communication skills required. Basic computer skills; familiarity with Microsoft Office software.

The pay for this position is $18.00/hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

No degree required

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 120 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.

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