Scientific Associate 1

Safety Assessment

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Edinburgh - UK

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: Yesterday
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

For 75years 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 return well help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Summary

We are currently seeking an Scientific Associate within the department of Immunology Bioanalysis & Biomarkers located at our site at Clearwater House in Riccarton Edinburgh.

The Immunology Bioanalysis and Biomarker team consists of a dynamic group of approximately 90 researchers that support our clients as they endeavour 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 in order to satisfy the regulatory expectations associated with bringing new treatments to the market. This is accomplished using a wide variety of scientific techniques across the fields of Immunochemistry Immunology Cell Based Assays and Molecular Biology.

As part of the team the successful applicant will be involved in the development validation and implementation of immunoassays to support Biomarker or Toxicokinetic/Pharmacokinetic and Immunogenicity assessments.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Processing of samples

Operation of state-of-the-art analytical equipment

Recording and reporting of data.

Profile and Requirements

We are looking for applicants with excellent organisational skills with an eye for detail and addition to the following skills and experience the candidate should have a BSc or MSc degree in a relevant discipline with good understanding of Immunology & Cell biology or Drug Development.

Specific criteria that you are required to meet include:

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 high-pressure environment

Basic understanding of GLP and GCP

The starting salary for this role is 27951.22.

Following initial training and onboarding at our site based in Elphinstone Tranent the successful candidate will be based at our site in Clearwater House Riccarton.

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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.

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 20000 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 clients 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 peoples 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.


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