Laboratory Instrument Specialist

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 Overview

As a  Laboratory Instrument Specialist for our Equipment Services team at the Laval location, you will deal with issues related to the support of the equipment and instruments used and will be a resource to the technical group. You’ll also need basic scientific knowledge to help you understand the operation of the instrument and make a correct diagnosis.

In this role, primary responsibilities include:

• Participate in the setup, configuration and qualification of the instrumentation necessary to implement the tests in the laboratory;
• Understand the interactions between the different components that make up the instrument in order to target the cause of a problem;
• Participate in instrument software validations in a supporting role for technical expertise or workflow improvement;
• Support the management of requests for equipment, instruments, or supplies for studies;
• Participate in maintaining SOP’s for equipment and instruments.

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

• Minimum of a Collegial diploma in Biology, Biochemistry or any other related field;
• At least 1 to 2 years of experience in one or more of these areas: Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, maintenance and certification, and troubleshooting of LCMS & HPLC systems;
• Have knowledge in mathematics and statistics to understand the use of instruments (standard curves, standard deviation, % deviation, concentration calculation, etc.);
• Have scientific knowledge to understand the use of instruments in order to make an accurate diagnosis (different types of detection, sensitivity, precision, interference, contamination, background noise, etc.);
• Demonstrate excellent teamwork efforts and communication;
• Able to work physically (lift up to 20 kg, walk, stand, stoop, etc.).

Role Specific Information:

• Location : 445 Boul. Armand-Frappier, Laval, QC, H7V 4B3;
• Transportation : Free parking. Near the Montmorency Subway. Electric vehicle charging station;
• Annual bonus based on performance;
• Schedule : Monday to Friday between 8am to 4:15pm. Depending on the business needs, you may have to do overtime;
• Permanent position as of the hiring, full-time 37.5hrs per week.

Why Charles River ?

• We offer competitive benefits and advantages from day one to support your well-being;
• Paid development training;
• Employee and family assistance program;
• 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);
• 3 weeks’ Vacation & 10 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.

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 View email address on careers.criver.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

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