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Charles River Laboratories

Scientific Associate, Chromatographic Bioanalysis

Tranent
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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 Description

We are seeking an experienced Scientific Associate for our Safety Assessment Group located in Elphinstone, Tranent.EH33 2NE.

This position is a 12 month fixed term contract. The role will be full time 36.25 hours per week.

Responsibilities

  • Use HPLC with MS detection for quantification of compounds in liquid matrices
  • Use MSD for ligand binding assays or equivalent for quantification of compounds in liquid matrices
  • Carry out experiments in support of method validation and subsequent routine samples generated within GLP and/or GCP regulatory studies
  • Required to follow out written instructions (SOPs, protocols, analytical procedures) and document details of steps carried out to ensure compliance through recreation of events
  • Performing technical laboratory activities in support of client studies or procedures.
  • Performing analysis of data for quality and completeness and determines if results are as expected.
  • Recording data in compliance with company and regulatory policies and standards to meet quality and accuracy requirements.

Qualifications

  • A BSc in a Chemistry or related discipline.
  • Experience using complex software packages would be advantageous.
  • A working knowledge of sample preparation and chromatographic techniques.
  • Good problem solving skills and be able to work to tight deadlines and record data accurately.
  • The ability to communicate effectively.

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  • A clear career progression
  • World Class Training and a structured progression scheme
  • Competitive salary
  • Private Health Care
  • Subsidised electric car scheme open to all employees
  • Pension scheme including 8% employer contribution
  • Personal life insurance equivalent to 6 times your annual salary
  • Employee discount scheme – discounts across hundreds of retailers!
  • Paid opportunity to volunteer for one day each year
  • Free onsite fitness suite and fitness lessons
  • Discounted staff canteen
  • Free onsite parking

About Biologics Testing Solutions

With more than 50 years of experience and proven regulatory expertise, the Charles River Biologics group can address challenging projects for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies worldwide. Offering a variety of services such as contamination and impurity testing, protein characterization, bioassays, viral clearance studies and stability and lot release programs, we support clients throughout the biologic development cycle, from the establishment and characterization of cell banks through preclinical and clinical studies to marketed products. Whether clients need stand-alone services, a unique package of testing, or insourced support, our Biologics group can create a custom solution to suit their needs. Each year more than 20,000 biologic testing reports are sent each and over 200 licenses products are supported by our biologics testing solutions team.

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.

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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 80% of the drugs approved by the FDA in the last 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.

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Skills

HPLC
MS Detection
MSD
Ligand Binding Assays
Method Validation
GLP
GCP
Sample Preparation
Chromatographic Techniques
Data Analysis
Problem Solving
Technical Writing

Location

Tranent, Scotland, United Kingdom

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