Scientific Associate 1 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Charles River Laboratories

Charles River Laboratories

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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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.

Job Summary:

For 70 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.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Scientific Associate to join our immunology, bioanalysis & Biomarkers department. The role will be based at or Riccarton site, Edinburgh.

The team consists of a dynamic group of approximately 70 researchers that support our clients as they endeavor to bring novel treatments covering a wide range of therapeutic areas to patients.

This multifunctional team ensures that clients are provided with accurate and reliable data to satisfy the regulatory expectations associated with bring new treatments to the market.

This is accomplished using a wide variety of scientific techniques.

As part of the team, the successful applicant will be involved in the conduct of a wide range of QPCR/ddPCR studies designed to support (pre)clinical studies.

Duties will include, but are not limited to, the processing of samples, operation of state-of-the-art analytical equipment, and the recording and reporting of data.

Strong team player with good communication skills
Interest in working with sophisticated laboratory equipment
Understanding of core laboratory skills and techniques
Ability to perform well and thrive in a highpressure environment
Basic understanding of GLP and GCP

Salary for this role is £26,244.91 and closes 19 July 2023.

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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.