Scientist Immunology - Laval, Canada - Charles River Laboratories

Charles River Laboratories

Verified Company

Laval, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

At Charles River, we are passionate about improving the quality of people's lives. When you join our global family, you will help create healthier lives for millions of patients and their families.

Charles River employees are innovative thinkers, who are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement. We will empower you with the resources you need to grow and develop in your career.

As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development.

Your skills will play a key role in bringing life-saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalized processes.

Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.

Job Summary:

Designs and/or executes scientific testing strategies and studies. Leads assay development, assay validation or study conduct, or is involved in preparation of material [e.g. protein, nucleic acid, cells, etc.]. Reviews and interprets study data, communicates results to clients and writes final reports. Serves as Project Scientist, Principal Investigator, Contributing Scientist, Project Leader or Study Director, as applicable. Ensures compliance with protocols and all applicable SOPs. Troubleshoots and resolves assay or technical issues in the laboratory when scientific expertise is needed. May introduce new technologies or introduce improvements in existing technologies. Provides advisory functions to clients designing a program or experiment, dealing with specific dataset interpretation, or when appropriate answering questions from regulatory authorities._

We are seeking a
Scientist 1 for our
Immunology department site located
Laval (Greater
Montreal area) in
Canada.

The following are responsibilities related to the
Scientist 1:

Prepare and/or review study-related documentation (e.g. worksheets and technical procedures);
Prepare study schedules and draft study plans and amendments for Immunology studies (in collaboration with the study director, as applicable);
Ensure that the studies are planned efficiently with regard to the experiment required, staff requirements and their qualifications, health and safety legislation, such that the study will satisfy its objectives;
Monitor the laboratory activities during the study by conducting regular visits to the lab, by supervising critical activities and reviewing the records as appropriate;
Coordinate Immunology laboratory staff in the execution of method development/transfer, validation and sample analysis;
Perform appropriate analysis and interpretation of study data generated and advise accordingly.

The following are minimum qualifications related to the
Scientist 1 position:

Master's or Doctorate's degree is a definite asset;
Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience including a minimum of 1 year in a scientific position relevant to Immunology
Working experience in more than one of the following areas: ELISA/ligandbinding assays, multiplex assays, flow cytometry, molecular biology, and/or cellbased assays;
Good practical experience in project management;
Bilingualism (French/English), verbal and written, is required;
Good organizational, interpersonal, leadership and communication skills;
Good problem solving and analytical skills;
Ability to work under time constraints and adapt to change;
Strong customer service orientation.

About Corporate Functions

The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development.

They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards.

The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.