Formulations Technician

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.

Prepare article/substance dosage solutions/suspensions according to client specifications for use in toxicology studies.

• Perform preparation of test article/substance dosage solution/suspension(s), ensure preparation procedures and calculations are standardized, performed consistently and recorded correctly by the technical personnel.
• Prepare labels and samples.
• Receive all incoming test articles/substances and reagents.
• Ensure that the documentation for the use of all test articles/substances and vehicles/reagents to ensure consistency and correctness.
• Responsible for the sampling and the shipment of the samples.
• Maintain cleanliness and general appearance of the Formulations Laboratory.
• Ensure that test article/substance(s) from completed studies are returned to the sponsor or reassigned to another protocol.
• Responds to Quality Assurance audits of preparation procedures and calculations.
• Ensure all chemistry data is submitted to Senior Scientist for weekly review.
• Maintain an up to day inventory of reagents, test article/substance, vehicles and samples.
• Review chemistry data on a daily basis and finalizing chemistry data for submission at completion of study.
• Prepare accurate packing list for the shipment of test article/substances and samples to the sponsor and/or analytical laboratory. Notify appropriate personnel of shipments.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

The pay for this position is $21.70/hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor' degree (B.S.) or equivalent
• Experience:
  
  Minimum of 0 to 2 years' experience.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
• Certification/Licensure:
  None.
• Other:
  Working knowledge of GMP/GLP's a preferred. GLP environment requires attention to detail strong organizational skills and accurate record keeping competencies.

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.

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…