Senior Scientific Associate

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.

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Charles River Laboratories, one of the world’s largest contract research organisations, is focused on improving human and animal health by supporting the development of drugs and agrochemicals from discovery through to market approval. Our customers include the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Veterinary Medicine and Agrochemical sectors, as well as leading academic institutions and government research centres.

The CRL Tranent facility provides services including discovery, toxicology, safety pharmacology, bioanalysis, metabolism, veterinary health, environmental sciences and biotechnology. As a result of rapid and ongoing expansion the Department of Pathology is seeking to recruit a Senior Scientific Associate to the Speciality Pathology team.

The appointee will enter into our Study Director training programme and complete an initial period of formal training before assignment to the role of Study Director.

As a Study Director you will have responsibility for the organisation, running and reporting of non-GLP discovery and investigational toxicology studies. Each study is unique and utilizes a variety of specialist pathology techniques including pathologist scoring, special tinctorial stains, immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, morphometrics and image analysis.

You will work closely with pathologists and laboratory scientists whilst liaising with customers to interpret their scientific requirements, ensure that the techniques used and methodology meet their needs and that studies are completed to agreed schedules. As part of your role, you will actively participate in the image analysis service, receiving training in modern image analysis techniques and developing the skills required to generate data from pathology studies.

Essential Requirements:

• A biology based Bachelor degree
• Good organisational skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Commitment, proactivity and understanding of customer focus

Desired Requirements:

• A masters degree in a biomedical, toxicology or pharmacology field
• An interest in image analysis
• A working knowledge of immunohistochemistry and in-situ hybridization techniques

Salary for this role is £30,471.56 per annum.

Closing date: 06 April 2023.

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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.