For 70 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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Job Summary
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.
Charles River in Tranent, Edinburgh 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 Research Scientist I to the Pathology team.
The appointee will enter into our Study Director training programme as a Research Scientist I and complete an initial period of formal training before assignment to the role of Study Director.
Once assigned as a Study Director you will have responsibility for the organisation, running and reporting of non-GLP discovery and GLP 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 MSc or PhD in a biomedical, toxicology or pharmacology field
• Excellent organisational skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Commitment, proactivity and understanding of customer focus
Desired Requirements:
• An interest in image analysis
• A working knowledge of immunohistochemistry and in-situ hybridization techniques
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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.