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
Support us in:
- the implementation of research and development projects in the field of microbial diagnostics
- working closely with domestic and international internal customers
- analyzing the market for new assays to define and implement our local and global development strategy
- technical improvement of existing products
- feasibility studies with products of new and existing customers
Convince us by:
- a successfully completed apprenticeship as a CTA or BTA or equivalent
- basic knowledge of and interest in microbiology
- good technical understanding in creating experimental setups and their individual adaptation
- structured and goal-focused work under tight timelines, sense of responsibility, organizational skills, high reliability and flexibility
- good team and communication skills
- service and customer orientation
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) as well as good German and above-average English language and writing skills are required.
We offer you:
- a permanent full-time position with varied, challenging activities in a future-oriented company
- an intensive induction
- flexible working hours
- active participation in shaping your field of activity in a very motivated team with flat hierarchies and a focus on results-oriented work
Have we awakened your interest?
If so, please send us your application stating the reference "R&D Assistant" with your application documents, your earliest possible starting date as well as your salary expectations within 3 weeks after publication of the advertisement. We look forward to receiving your application.
About Microbial Solutions
Our Microbial Solutions business group has a comprehensive portfolio of endotoxin testing, microbial detection and microbial identification products and services is unlike any other, and has been purposefully designed to meet the complex and ever-changing needs of the industry. We help clients to ensure product safety and quality with easy-to-use yet robust testing solutions that satisfy regulatory requirements, support critical decision making and improve operational efficiencies.
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.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Disabled/Vet.
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.
For more information, please visit www.criver.com.
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