Laboratory Assistant I, Sample Management

Req ID #: 224801

Montreal, QC, CA

Weekend

Per diem / On call

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**

**Laboratory Assistant - Sample Processing - Student**

As a **Laboratory Assistan**t for our **Sample Management** department at the **Senneville** location, you will be responsible for handling frozen study samples, while ensuring that all samples received are accounted for, and well stored. This role, allows the laboratory to have all samples required for analysis in a timely and organized manner.

**In this role, primary responsibilities include**:

- Perform reception, verification and storage of samples;
- Prepares samples for analysis in the laboratories;
- Ensure the integrity of the studies and fulfill the regulatory agencies requirements by performing the activities according to the Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) rules;
- Perform all other related duties as assigned.

**Key Elements**

**We are looking for the following minimum qualifications for this role**:

- High school diploma;
- Evidence of flexibility and ability to work independently;
- Basic working knowledge of computers;
- Ability to quickly adapt to changes;
- 1-2 years of relevant experience is an asset.

**Role Specific Information**:

- **Location**: 22022 Trans-Canada Highway, Senneville (QC) H9X 1C1
- **Pay**: $16,75 per hour
- **Schedule**: Saturday (8 AM - 4 PM) with option do work more days if desired
- **Transportation**: We offer a free shuttle service from the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue train station and John Abbott College to the Senneville site. If you come by car, we also have free parking.

**Why Charles River ?**
- Paid development training
- Free gym on site
- Excellent welcome program for new employees as well as in-house advancement and career development opportunities
- Access to a doctor and various health professionals (telemedicine)
- 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 worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.

We’re committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.

**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,