Support Scientist

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.

**What will you work on?**:
We are looking for a Support Scientist for the General Toxicology Department located in Sherbrooke.

Responsible for the position of Support Scientist is to provide administrative support to Study Directors for data management and preparation of study protocols/plans and study reports and assist in providing requested data/information. May also assist in the management of Quality Assurance (QA) audits. More precisely:

- With guidance from Study Directors, assist in producing draft study plans/protocols and amendments and may facilitate the sign-off/approval process for study plans/protocols, amendments and other forms or documents required.
- Extraction of data for the preparation of updates to customers.
- Creation/generation of special tables/graphs as support for the client/study director, as required.
- Assistance in drafting sections of documents and methods of reports.
- Perform quality control (QC) of draft reports and common technical documents (CTD).
- Assist in the management of quality assurance checks, respond to recommendations and ensure necessary corrections as directed by the Study Director.
- Provides editorial and formatting review of final protocols/study plans, edits and report text. Provides comments and/or suggested changes to Study Director.
- Performs all other related duties as assigned.

**Who are we looking for?**:
The minimum requirements for the Support Scientist position are:

- Education: Minimum of an equivalent of a College Diploma in Natural Sciences or equivalent
- Experience: No work experience is required.

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