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.
Charles River Laboratories is looking to recruit for 4 x Assistant Inhalation Technicians for our Tranent, Edinburgh site on a permanent, full time basis.
You’ll be joining the Inhalation Sciences department, where you’ll provide hands-on technical support on inhalation studies. You’ll be working alongside other scientific professionals to deliver on client projects that contribute to the development of innovative and life-saving therapies which impact patient lives globally!
Duties and responsibilities include:
- Participation in supporting the aerosol generation and characterisation aspect of studies – full, comprehensive training will be provided.
- Assist with the handling, dosing and observation of animals, demonstrating proper consideration in ensuring animal welfare at all times.
- Ensuring study notes are accurately noted and recorded in adherence to SOPs and company process.
- Carry out general housekeeping and basic animal care duties as required.
- Participation in overtime rota (weekends & weekday evenings) for which additional payments will be made.
Applicants must have:
- Minimum 5 Scottish Nationals (must include English, Maths and a Science subject). Graduates with a degree in Life Sciences will also be considered.
- A genuine interest in working with animals in a challenging scientific environment, any relevant inhalation exprience in a laboratory based environment is highly advantageous.
- Good communication skills and a strong willingness to learn
- Excellent attention to detail with ability to maintain accurate and legible laboratory records.
Candidates must have full, permanent and existing Right to Work in the UK as we are not able to provide sponsorship for these positions.
Full training will be provided in this position.
The salary for the role is £24,557.62 per annum + bonus + benefits. Please note that hourly rates vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.
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.
About Charles River
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 purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.
At Charles River Laboratories, we recognize and recruit all talent. We are a company committed to fostering a sense of belonging and work daily in this direction.
