Technician In Vivo Sciences - Beerse (BE)

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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.

Job Summary

The primary responsibility of the Technician is to provide animal care and support in vivo research projects for our client through both individual contributions and teamwork.

Job Responsibilities

• Support in vivo research projects by performing in vivo and limited in vitro/ex vivo technical procedures such as sample collection, compound delivery, surgical manipulation, and behavioral assays if needed.
• Development, validation, and translation of induced (surgically manipulated, compound-administered, or other) models to/for our clients.
• Data collection, entry, and support of analysis in various software databases.
• QC of all procedures performed including the preparation and review of study materials to be archived.
• Partnering with scientific team to refine investigatory techniques and models with 3Rs as guiding principles.
• Provides input and troubleshoots scientific experiments in related areas.
• Operates laboratory equipment and analytical and other instruments; and ensures its proper operation and maintenance.
• Provides quality animal care to animals, including providing food and water, cleaning animal cages and rooms and provides support with enrichment and socialization activities.
• Communicate with veterinary staff and scientific staff on the health and well-being of research animals.
• Supports the delivery of technical training and participates in proficiency assessments.
• Maintain records to comply with SOPs, applicable animal welfare guidelines and internal compliance regulations.
  

The following are minimum requirements related to the Technician position:

• B. Sc. or M.Sc. with minimum 2 years of working experience in a relevant environment.
• FELASA B laboratory animal certification is essential.
• Hands on technical expertise with one or more laboratory animal species.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a cooperative and communicative nature.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Works with day-to-day autonomy with minimal supervision, demonstrates the capacity to expand areas of expertise and learn new skills to meet changing needs.
• Excellent organization skills, including scheduling, follow-up, and attention to detail.
• Ability to perform repetitive physical activities such as pushing and pulling racks of cages, lifting and moving water bottles, bags of feed, and bedding, reaching, stooping and bending. The ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds is required.
• The ability to work weekends and holidays as assigned is required.
  

About Discovery

Discovery from Charles River is industry-proven in the successful development of novel therapies, with over 350 patents and 80 preclinical drug candidates delivered to our sponsors in the past 17 years. Backed by more than 650 scientists, our comprehensive, integrated portfolio employs the latest technology and platforms to provide chemistry, biology, and pharmacology services that support clients from the earliest stages of hit identification all the way through to IND. Our client-focused, collaborative approach creates true partnerships that anticipate challenges, overcome obstacles, and move us forward together on the journey of getting new drugs to market.

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.