Senior Scientific Associate 1 1
Tranent, GB, EH33 2NE
At Charles River, we are passionate about improving the quality of people’s lives. When you join our global family, you will help create healthier lives for millions of patients and their families.
Charles River employees are innovative thinkers, who are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement. We will empower you with the resources you need to grow and develop in your career.
As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development. Your skills will play a key role in bringing life-saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalized processes. Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.
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Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior Associate Scientist Clinical Immunoassays within our Immunology, Bioanalysis & Biomarkers department located at Clear Water House on the Heriot Watt University Campus, Riccarton, Edinburgh. Please note this is a 12 month fixed term contract opportunity.
This is a dynamic and fast-growing team of over 80 researchers which work to support our clients as they bring novel treatments to patients. The team is multifunctional using a wide variety of scientific techniques across the fields of Immunology, Immunochemistry, Cell Based Assays and Molecular Biology.
Working as a scientist in our Clinical BioA team, you will be performing studies to support clinical trials for novel pharmaceuticals. The focus of this role will be on regulatory PK and immunogenicity studies using immunoassays. In this role you will demonstrate proficiency in the use of instrumentation and laboratory techniques; effectively apply your experience and knowledge to conduct method development and validation studies and troubleshoot method issues.
You will contribute to the department by completing and project managing assigned projects on time, participating in process improvement initiatives and by communicating effectively with colleagues and customers.
You will drive diversification and expansion of our capabilities in this space, collaborate with other teams locally and globally and drive the technical/scientific development of staff. You will travel occasionally to meet with sponsors and visit conferences.
The following are the minimum requirements related to the Senior Associate Scientist position:
• PhD with relevant experience or MSc/BSc with strong industry experience
• Deep practical understanding of immunoassays
• Understanding of preclinical and clinical phases of drug development
• Understanding of large molecule PK and immunogenicity assays is desired
• Excellent team spirit and people skills
• Proven organizational and project management skills
• Excellent communication skills
Salary for this position is £33,272 per annum.
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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 120 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 17,000 employees within 90 facilities in 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. And in 2019, revenue increased to $2.62 billion.
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 ~85% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2019.
For more information, please visit www.criver.com.