Assistant Pathology Technician (Level 1- Laboratory support group)

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.

At our world class facility just a short drive from Edinburgh, due to our continued growth and success, we are looking to recruit a Support Technician.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• To organise order and book supplies into the department
• To maintain filing systems for all wet tissues, blocks, slides and paperwork
• To correlate and organise the archiving of all study material
• To organise label and prepare solutions as required
• Perform cleaning duties as required.
• To assist in other duties
• Provide general support to the department

Candidates are required to have the following:

• Flexible approach to suit the needs of the business
• Able to work flexible hours to suit the needs of the business
• Commitment to quality and meeting deadlines
• Ability to sustain bench work and manual physical working conditions for long periods of time

Are you looking for an rewarding, supporting position that requires hard work and attention to detail? This position is a very practical support position that would best be suited to a candidate with little academic qualifications but a candidate that is focused on hard work and attention to detail. No experience is required as practical on the job training will be provided to the successful candidates.

The salary for this position is £20,466.11.

The closing date for applications is 21 April 2023.

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 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.