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
We currently have an Assistant Technician 1 vacancy within our Operational Support Group, based at our site in Tranent, East Lothian. Working as an Assistant Technician you will join a motivated, multi‑skilled team responsible for providing logistical support to all operational departments.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Cleaning of Lab Glassware
- Monitoring and maintaining levels of consumable products
- Maintaining the laboratory in a clean, tidy and presentable fashion
- Reagent formulation
- Chemical disposal
- Non‑study specific archiving
- Communicating and working effectively as part of a team
- Working to agreed deadlines
- Driving a van and transferring data and materials.
- Administrative tasks
Minimum Requirements
- Three or more Standard Grades
- Full clean driving licence
Salary
£24,050.50 per annum.
Closing Date
24 June 2026.
Job Description
Performs technical laboratory activities in support of client studies or procedures. Performs analysis of data for quality and completeness and determines if results are as expected. Records data in compliance with company and regulatory policies and standards to meet quality and accuracy requirements. Executes scientific testing strategies and studies. May participate in development as part of team. May lead assay research, assay validation or study conduct, or is involved in preparation of material (e.g. protein, nucleic acid, cells, etc.). Reviews and interprets study data, communicates results to clients and writes final reports. Ensures compliance with protocols and all applicable SOPs. Troubleshoots and resolves assay or technical issues in the laboratory when scientific expertise is needed. Contributes to specific dataset interpretation, or when appropriate answering questions from regulatory authorities.
Education
No degree required
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