Seasonal - In Vivo Lab Assistant

Overview

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.

This position is working full time Tuesday - Saturday - 40 hours/week and must be able to start immediately.

Perform tasks as outlined by supervisor to provide assistance within a department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Office/ Administrative:
  Perform clerical and administrative tasks, including filing, typing, copying, and collating documents, preparing mailings, answering phones, etc.
• Laboratory:
  Perform laboratory tasks, including glass washing, lab clean-up, etc.
• Animal Care:
  Perform simple animal husbandry tasks, including watering, feeding, and cleaning cages.
• Facilities/ Maintenance:
  Perform simple maintenance and upkeep on buildings and grounds, including carpentry repairs, exterior and interior painting, minor repairs to equipment, snow removal, etc. as assigned. Perform custodial tasks and simple preventative maintenance.
• All Departments:
  Returning Seasonal help may perform advanced skills as listed in training records. Perform all other related duties as assigned.

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

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education:
  
  High school diploma or General Education Degree G.E.D. preferred.
• Experience:
  
  None.
• 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:
  Must be eligible to work under state and federal regulations. Must be able to understand and follow verbal direction. Typing/computer skills, basic laboratory skills, and/or basic tool skills preferred as appropriate to departmental placement.

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 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 client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of…