Research Scientist

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 **Research Scientist** for our **Immunogenicity** team in **Senneville**, you will be supporting clinicals and non-clinical studies and you will design and/or execute scientific testing strategies and studies.

In this role, key **responsibilities** may include:

- Development, optimization, validation and use of immunoassay/ligand-binding assay techniques (ELISAs, ECLs using the Meso Scale Discovery platform).
- Write scientific documents, correct and review the results.
- Analyze scientific problems, troubleshoot analytical methods and technical issues and interpret the raw data.
- Responsible for the management of the scientific project and technical personnel as it relates to study conduct.

**Key Elements**:
If you possess the following **qualitifications**, we will train you in the rest:

- Has a strong experience in immunoassay method development and troubleshooting.
- Possess a M.Sc. in Biochemistry, Immunology, or related scientific discipline, or have relevant experience.
- Is computer literate (Microsoft Word and Excel) and possess excellent communication, interpersonal and teamwork abilities.
- Is fluent in French and English
- Has GLP knowledge (is an asset)
- Has experience in the development and validation of immunogenicity methods (is an asset)
- Has experience in the development and validation of cell based assays (is an asset)

Role **Specific Information**:

- Location: Senneville (Ouest of Montreal)
- Schedule: Daytime between Monday to Friday. Depending on the needs, you may have to do overtime.

**Why Charles River ?**:

- Competitive benefits as of the hiring. We pay up to 85% of premiums (health & dental coverage)
- Paid development training
- Employee and family assistance program
- Access to a doctor and various health professionals (telemedicine)
- Vacation & Personal day policy
- 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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