Associate surgeon

Req ID #: 230556

Wilmington, MA, US

1st

Full time

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 Summary

Perform basic surgical procedures, related animal care and administrative duties in fulfillment of customer orders.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform basic surgical procedures as assigned.
• Perform specimen collection associated with surgical procedure.
• Provide pre- and post- operative animal care.
• Perform all duties following prescribed safety procedures.
• Maintain workstation and equipment in clean, healthful, and safe environment.
• Complete paperwork as required.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

• High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.)
• One to two years related experience in small animal surgery.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must frequently be able to remain in a stationary position while performing laboratory tasks:
  • regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls;
    • reach with hands and arms; and use a microscope.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to use personal protective equipment (PPE) including gloves, protective clothing and eye protection.
• Works in a busy research environment:
  • often uses sharp objects,
  • works around mechanical parts,
  • works with or near known or unknown toxic or caustic chemicals and/or biological hazards,
  • exposure to fumes and airborne particles.
• Works with biological samples with risk of exposure to, zoonotic disease, and biohazards.

Compensation Data

The pay range for this position is $50,000 to $55,000. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, and location.

About Biologics Testing Solutions With more than 50 years of experience and proven regulatory expertise, the Charles River Biologics group can address challenging projects for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies worldwide. Offering a variety of services such as contamination and impurity testing, protein characterization, bioassays, viral clearance studies and stability and lot release programs, we support clients throughout the biologic development cycle, from the establishment and characterization of cell banks through preclinical and clinical studies to marketed products. Whether clients need stand-alone services, a unique package of testing, or insourced support, our Biologics group can create a custom solution to suit their needs. Each year more than 20,000 biologic testing reports are sent each and over 200 licenses products are supported by our biologics testing solutions team.

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 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 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.

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 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021.

Equal Employment Opportunity Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer – all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, veteran or disability status.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to [email protected]. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

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