Job description
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.
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Job Summary
Charles River Laboratories is seeking a Research Associate 1 for our In Vivo Technical Operations Team within our Safety Assessment site in Shrewsbury, MA.
The Research Associate will organize, supervise, and coordinate all study related activities. Oversee and guide technical staff. Communicate with study directors, management, and clients to facilitate high quality study and program execution. Develop and implement study outlines calendars and monitor study conduct for adherence to all SOP’s, regulations, BOP’s and scientific quality standards. Act as a liaison between scientific and technical staff.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Monitor assigned scientific studies projects to provide high quality study execution.
- Coordinates with scientific staff, management, team leaders, study schedulers and technical staff to ensure high levels of scientific integrity and animal welfare for all studies.
- Act as the principal study liaison for coordination of study conduct between other groups and departments (e.g., clinical pathology, necropsy, etc.)
- Monitor study protocols, amendments, and study communication to ensure technical staff are kept appraised of any changes to study activities and cooperate with team leaders, primary technicians, and supervisors to ensure activities are properly conducted.
- Review all data during study execution and perform a final technical review prior to archiving study data or supplying to the sponsor.
- Provide training and guidance to technical staff on study execution.
Job Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent in life sciences or related discipline or Associate’s degree (A.A./A.S.) and a minimum of four years of relevant work experience.
- Experience: Two years of related experience in an in vivo research environment with GLP experience preferred. Expertise with research and experimental procedures, techniques and literature required
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted in lieu of the specific education and experience listed above.
- Certification/Licensure: AALAS certification at the Laboratory Animal Technologist level (LAT) preferred.
The pay range for this position is $30.00- $33.00/hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.
IMPORTANT: A resume is required to be considered for this position. If you have not uploaded your resume in your candidate profile, please return to upload field and attach your resume/CV.
About Safety Assessment
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.
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