Laboratory Assistant - Sample Management

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 is a full time - 40 hours/week position. Must be able to start full time day shift within one month of offer.

Perform basic laboratory support and record‑keeping tasks. Support the functions of the Laboratory Sciences department.

• Receive, monitor, and maintain inventory and stock levels of assigned areas.
• Operate lab equipment and perform routine maintenance as needed.
• May be responsible for preparing lab solutions (e.g., buffers, media/common vehicles, and bleach solutions).
• Wash and dry glassware and distribute to appropriate locations within the laboratory. Keep glass‑washing area clean and organized. May sterilize glassware and other items using an autoclave.
• Label tubes and perform laboratory set‑up/clean‑up.
• Organize and perform inventory of department refrigerators or freezers.
• Assist in the archiving of equipment/facility records.
• Assist technical personnel with clerical duties (e.g., filing, making copies, shipments set‑up etc.).
• May record observations and measurements for basic lab/research task.
• Perform limited troubleshooting and maintenance of instruments as appropriate for assigned area.
• May generate forms, tables, and hand record data.
• Perform all tasks in compliance with Good Laboratory Practice Regulations (GLPs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Ship, store, and document received supplies (e.g., test articles, bio‑hazard boxes, dry ice, reagents, etc.).
• Assist technical personnel with laboratory supplies expiry check and discard as needed.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

The pay range for this position is $21.00/hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

• Education:
  
  High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.).
• 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:
  Must have valid, state‑issued, driver’s license.
• 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.

• Employees must be able to regularly lift, move, or manipulate heavy objects up to and including 50 pounds; this includes work materials, equipment, and/or supplies.
• Must be able to perform procedures, which require standing or sitting for long periods of time.
• Must be able to regularly move about the facility to access file cabinets, office machinery, and other buildings.
• Regularly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• Regularly uses laboratory instruments.
• Must be able to work in narrow spaces.
• Must be able to wear safety equipment (PPE), as needed, according to OSHA regulations and company standards.
• Must be able to regularly stoop, bend, kneel, stand, or reach up with hands and arms to manipulate objects on shelves from one and one‑half to six and one‑half feet above the floor on a repetitive basis each day.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must be able to communicate with employees, exchanging accurate information.
• Must regularly move about inside the facility to access supplies which may require going up and down stairs.

• Works in a research environment, which requires use of sharp objects, working around mechanical parts, working with or near…