Technical Specialist - 12 Month FTC
Saffron Walden, GB, CB10 1XL
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 Summary
Our Compound Management group are recruiting, could you be the next technical team member in our lab?
Have you got a sound knolwedge and understanding of the drug discovery process?
Do you have lab experience in the biotech or pharma industry?
As a Technical Specialist, you’ll be applying a defined technical knowledge base and skillset to independently execute routine tasks. These tasks aim to support the sites experimental and lab operations.
Main Tasks
As a Technical Specialist, you’ll be predominantly lab-based applying established technical expertise in your specialism on a day-day basis. In this role, you will also be able to independently execute routine and non-routine tasks to high standards in adherence to the Charles River Values.
Routine use of Liquid Handlers as required by job role, such as:
a. Labcyte Echo
b. Tecan Fluent
c. STP Mosquito
d. Smartcel
e. Perkin Elmer Janus
f. Bravo
Write routine protocols for Liquid Handlers.
Operate within the Titian LIMS software.
Liaise with Engineers as deputy super user of one Liquid Handler, including correct use of Maximo.
Maintain accurate and timely records, including SAP submissions.
Execution of routine technical and non-technical tasks with high level of competency and minimal supervision.
Owns workload to meet agreed deliverables with awareness of how this impacts the immediate and wider team.
Adherence to safe lab working policies, with some ability to suggest new ideas and provide solutions for immediate workspace.
Demonstrate ability to identify range of technical issues, and report to relevant managerial delegate in a timely manner.
Accountable for accurate reporting of billable time, aware of financial impact across projects portfolio and division.
Profile and Requirements
Educated to BSc level.
MSc preferred within a relevant scientific discipline.
Relevant CRO / Biotech / Pharma industry in specialism.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
Excellent problem-solving skills, able to approach problems with sound logic and judgement.
What We Offer You
A very comprehensive benefits package from day one, including a generous pension contribution, private medical for you (and can add family members), private dental care, critical illness cover, bonus and more!
Access to great discounts via our CREDS discount scheme.
Global opportunities and strong career progression.
The chance to work on several varied projects and liaise globally and nationally with other business areas.
To be able make a difference to health and wellbeing of people.
To continue your own career growth.
Flexible and hybrid working.
Parental leave.
Group Life Assurance and Group Income Protection.
Remote GP access 24/7.
Well-being support and initiatives.
Cycle to work scheme.
Well-being support and initiatives.
Cycle to work scheme.
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 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 the principle of diversity and inclusion and work daily in this direction.