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Req ID #: 233249
Location: Bethesda, MD, US
Job Type: Full time
Shift: 1st

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

We are seeking a Research Specialist IV for our Insourcing Solutions site located at the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD. In this role, you will provide research and technical support services, working in partnership with research staff members in biomedical research. The essential duties of the Research Specialist IV are:

• Plans, executes, and arranges laboratory experiments.
• Develops new techniques and procedures.
• Performs laboratory techniques relating to scientific research, including molecular biology and cell/tissue culture maintenance.
• Operates laboratory machines and instruments; and prepares specimens and equipment for use.
• Performs sample management and storage.
• Maintains a detailed electronic lab notebook to ensure replicability of laboratory experiments.
• Trains/onboards new lab members in performing routine laboratory procedures and protocols.
• Performs molecular biology tasks (e.g. PCR, cloning, restriction digests, gel electrophoresis, sequencing and verification of constructs, making mRNA, DNA isolation, RNA isolation, etc.).
• Performs tasks related to human samples (cataloging, DNA isolation, RNA isolation, generate LCLs, isolates pBMCs, CD31+ bead selection, generate fibroblast lines, etc.).
• Performs zebrafish related tasks (Blast comparison to human genome, genotype zebrafish, zebrafish microinjection, zebrafish microscopy, drug screening, western blotting, maintenance of zebrafish lines - including coordinating import and export etc.).
• Cell related tasks: (cell culture, transfection, transduction, making organoids, western blotting, immunostaining, microscopy, etc.).
• Data analysis of experiments including using appropriate statistical analysis.
• Create figures including but not limited to graphs and images.
• Participates in lab meetings, present findings at both internal lab meetings and local, national, international conferences as appropriate.
• Write and publish manuscripts.
• Assist other members in lab with 2-person projects as needed.
• Lab organization/lab management.
• Adheres to lab safety, ACUC, and NIH training guidelines.

Job Qualifications

The following are the minimum qualifications for the Research Specialist IV role:

Bachelor’s degree plus 4 years of experience with zebrafish to include breeding, genotyping, microinjection, and microscopy as well as cell culture experience and molecular biology. Masters degree/PhD with 3 years will also be considered.

• Has demonstrated the ability to design and perform experiments while managing and supporting multiple studies running concurrently.
• Has the knowledge to apply experience, investigate concepts, and solve technical and scientific problems related to the position.

The pay for this position is $107,000.00 USD annually.

About Insourcing Solutions

Charles River Insourcing Solutions℠ can streamline research by delivering operational and cost efficiencies through the strategic insourcing of GMP, GLP and non-GLP research services from discovery through safety assessment. Insourcing Solutions℠ provides you with the ability to maintain control of your facility and expertise while leveraging available space.

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.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

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 is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.