Laboratory Assistant I, Analytical Chemistry
Ashland, OH, US, 44805
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.
Job Overview
Perform basic laboratory and record-keeping tasks.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Efficiently perform and document all procedures, materials, and results in compliance with all regulatory standards as applicable (GLPs, protocols, analytical procedures, SOPs, etc.) with oversight as needed.
- Demonstrate effective communication skills through informal and formal discussions with peers, management, and team.
- Perform basic to moderately complex equipment maintenance and daily routine laboratory tasks as needed (e.g. hazard waste disposal, dish washing, expired reagent checks) with oversight as needed.
- Perform laboratory support functions such as labeling and solution preparations (e.g. buffers, media/matrices, solvent mixtures), with oversight.
- Assist with laboratory inventory management of consumables and samples. This may include filling and placing orders, shipping and archiving items, or using a LIMS system or equivalent software, with oversight.
- Document departmental, study, and non-study incidents, deviations, or notes to file as needed, with oversight.
- Actively participate in process improvement initiatives with oversight as needed.
- Participate in peer-to-peer meetings.
- Assist with maintenance of lab hygiene with oversight.
- Develop critical thinking, troubleshooting and time management skills aligned with needs of the operational area.
- Develop skills with fridge and freezer inventory management (LIMS or other equivalent system) with oversight.
- Perform all other related duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
Qualifications:
- Education: High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.) required. Associate’s degree in a science recommended.
- Experience: Zero years related experience.
- Certification/Licensure: None.
Other:
- Must be detail-oriented and have good verbal and written communication skills.
- Must have intermediate computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office software. Able to work on assignments that are semi-routine in nature in which ability to recognize deviation from accepted practice is required. Able to receive and understand general instructions on routine work and detailed instructions on new assignments.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without a sponsor visa, now or in the future.
Physical Demands:
- Employees must be able to lift, move, manipulate, and/or hold heavy objects up to and
including 50 pounds; this includes work materials, equipment, and/or supplies. - Must be able to perform procedures, which require, talking, hearing, standing, or sitting for long periods of time, entering data into a computer, using appropriate instruments, reaching with hands and arms, working in narrow spaces, and wearing safety equipment (PPE) according to OSHA regulations and company standards.
- Must be able to frequently hold and manipulate work materials while utilizing fine motor skills.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
- Works in a research environment, which requires use of sharp objects, working around mechanical parts, working with or near known or unknown toxic or caustic chemicals and/or biological hazards, exposure to fumes and airborne particles, working at noise levels ranging from moderate to loud.
- The employee is occasionally exposed to live animals with risk of exposure to allergens, zoonotic disease, and biohazards.
- The noise level in the work environment ranges from low to moderate depending upon the task being performed.
- This position requires overtime, weekend, holiday, and/or after-hour shift coverage, as needed.
The pay range for this position is $18/hour. Please note that salaries 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.
We’re committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
For more information, please visit www.criver.com.
Nearest Major Market: Cleveland
Nearest Secondary Market: Mansfield
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