Scientist II - Pharmaceutical Development
Harlow, GB, CM19 5TR
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.
Skills and Experience
Have you got experience of working in an industrial R&D setting, supporting the development formulations?
Do you want to join a global contract research organisation that improves health and lives?
Are you interested in the drug discovery process?
Our expanding team in Harlow are recruiting for a Scientist in the Pharmaceutical Development group. You’ll be tasked to work on a variety of integrated drug discovery projects through the application of practical scientific knowledge to execute different lab-based techniques.
Tasks will include:
Analyse and interpret own scientific data, contributing to reports and presentations.
Application of scientific and technical principles, theories, concepts and techniques.
Identify anomalies and deviations from standard procedure.
Interrogate own data for validity.
Prepare accurate slides for client meetings and draft reports.
Trouble shoot equipment and processes within area of expertise.
With supervision, complete assigned tasks within the lab setting as set out by management.
Able to communicate effectively across peers, embodying the Charles River Values daily, and acting as a role model to Associate Scientists and Technicians
Confidently present own work, understanding the data collected and able to relay scientific information to internal stakeholders such as Project Leaders or Directors as requested.
Adhere to all EHS standards when onsite, ensuring best practice and always operates in a safe manner. Able to recognise and report any EHS incidents or issues to management.
Awareness of strategic goals for their respective department with understanding of what they mean to the wider Discovery business.
Attend (where possible and necessary) divisional meetings and company All Hands meetings to know what is happening in the wider business and how this affects your role.
Complete all assigned lab-based duties with minimal/no supervision with responsibility in presenting results and data to both internal and external stakeholders and clients.
Liaise with Senior Scientific staff and management in identifying and resolving any technical issues encountered in the lab.
Able to schedule own workload as needed, in line with project requirements and sign off from Project Leader
Contribute and participate in Continuous Improvement projects, offering possible suggestion to any problems.
What We Offer You
A very comprehensive benefits package from day one, including a generous pension contribution, and flexible health benefits.
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Parental leave.
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Group Life Assurance and Group Income Protection.
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Remote GP access 24/7.
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Wellbeing support and initiatives.
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Access to great discounts via our CREDS discount scheme.
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Global opportunities and strong career progression.
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The chance to work on several varied projects and liaise globally and nationally with other business areas.
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To be able make a difference to health and wellbeing of people.
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To continue your own career growth.
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Cycle to work scheme and much much more!
About Discovery
Discovery from Charles River is industry-proven in the successful development of novel therapies, with over 350 patents and 80 preclinical drug candidates delivered to our sponsors in the past 17 years. Backed by more than 650 scientists, our comprehensive, integrated portfolio employs the latest technology and platforms to provide chemistry, biology, and pharmacology services that support clients from the earliest stages of hit identification all the way through to IND. Our client-focused, collaborative approach creates true partnerships that anticipate challenges, overcome obstacles, and move us forward together on the journey of getting new drugs to market.
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 supported the development of 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021.
At Charles River Laboratories, we recognize and recruit all talent. We are a company committed to the principle of diversity and inclusion and work daily in this direction.
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