Technician I

**Req ID #**:222871**Location**:Laval, Quebec, CA, H7V 4B3- 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 **Technician **for our **Pharmacy **team located at the **Laval **site, you will perform technical laboratory activities in support of client studies or procedures.
In this role, **responsibilities **may include:

- Prepare formulations for dosing, in solution, suspension or powder mix using various techniques while adhering to GLP regulations.
- Operate various computer programs and equipment such as PH meter, homogenizer, balance, osmometer, densimeter and glove box.
- Handle samples in a Laminar flow hood using aseptic method.
- Prepare study materials according to study plan.

**Key Elements**
If you have the following **qualifications**, we will train you for the rest:

- Possess a degree in one of the following disciplines or equivalent: DEC in Science, Pharmaceutical Production Process Control, Pharmaceutical Production Technology.
- Motivated, autonomous, and meticulous person.
- Positive attitude and good team spirit.
- English reading comprehension is mandatory.

**Role Specific Information**

Location: Laval (Shuttle service between Montmorency metro station and the Laval site) Free parking.
**Salary**: $23/hr
Schedule: Monday to Friday day shift
Permanent position as of the hiring, full time 37.5hrs per week

**Why Charles River?**
- Competitive benefits upon hire. We pay up to 85% of premiums (medical & dental coverage)
- Paid development training
- Employee and family assistance program
- 24/7 access to a doctor and various health professionals (telemedicine)
- 3 weeks’ Vacation & 5 Personal day policy
- Numerous organized social activities

If you want to contribute to the well-being of our communities, not only across the country, but around the world, join the team. 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.- **Job Segment**:Pharmaceutical, Laboratory, Toxicology, Biology, Biotech, Science