Laboratory Assistant - Montréal, Canada - Charles River Laboratories

Charles River Laboratories

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Montréal, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Req ID #:218592
Location:

Montreal (Senneville), Quebec, CA, H9X 3R3- 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
As a

Laboratory Assistant for our

Histology team located in

Senneville (Ouest Island of Montreal), you will execute support tasks related to the preparation of tissue for microscopic evaluation. Your contribution will ensure the health of our animals, as well as the integrity of our pre-clinical studies.
In this role, primary

responsibilities include:

Prepare studies according to the information received from the team leaders and/or Technical specialists
Maintain the material and the laboratories clean and orderly (equipment, washing glassware, etc.)
Prepare material for shipping and archiving
File specimens

Key Elements
If you possess the following

qualifications, we will train you in the rest:

Able to work physically (lift up to 15 kg, walk, stand, stoop, etc.)
No previous experience needed
Understanding of written English is mandatory. Bilingualism French and English is preferable

Role Specific Information:

Location: Senneville / Free parking / Free shuttle service from the Sainte-AnnedeBellevue train station and John Abbott College to the Senneville site
Salary
:$16.25/hrs:
Schedule: Weekdays, between Monday to Friday. Depending on the needs, you may have to do overtime
Permanent position as of the hiring, fulltime 37.5hrs per week

Why Charles River ?

Competitive benefits as of the hiring. We pay up to 85% of premiums (health & dental coverage)
Paid development training
Free gym on site
Cafeteria on site
Employee and family assistance program
Access to a doctor and various health professionals (telemedicine)
3 weeks' vacation & 5 Personal days per year
Many social activities

If you are interested in contributing to the well-being of our communities, not only across the country but around the world, please join us, THIS IS YOUR MOMENT

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.
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.

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, national origin, veteran or disability status

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