Req ID #: 229761
Charleston, SC, US
1st
Full time
For nearly 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

Assist with seasonal cell collection. Perform all PTS production related activities with general supervision. Shift hours 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM Monday – Friday

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.).• Experience: Zero to twelve months related experience in and/or training in a GMP manufacturing environment.• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: • Tasks require full range of motion of arms. • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. • The employee is frequently required to stand while performing duties; sit; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. • The employee is occasionally required to work/type at a computer.• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: • While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly wears protective clothing (goggles, face shield, surgical mask, cap, gloves, scrubs, boots)• The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts, works with sharp objects, works with or near toxic or caustic chemicals, works with biohazards, works with live animals (small, medium, large) with risk of exposure to allergens, is exposed to fumes or airborne particles, is exposed to unpleasant odors, is exposed to wet, humid and/or extreme temperature conditions, is exposed to vibration.• The noise level in the work environment is usually low / moderate
Compensation Data
The pay for this position is $19.25 Hr. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, and location.
About Microbial SolutionsOur Microbial Solutions business group has a comprehensive portfolio of endotoxin testing, microbial detection and microbial identification products and services is unlike any other, and has been purposefully designed to meet the complex and ever-changing needs of the industry. We help clients to ensure product safety and quality with easy-to-use yet robust testing solutions that satisfy regulatory requirements, support critical decision making and improve operational efficiencies.
About Charles RiverCharles 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.

• Assist with seasonal crude lysate production.
• Perform all PTS production related activities.
• Responsible for cleaning and preparation of clean rooms, stocking fill supplies, performing pre-fill potency test and preparing reusable supplies for autoclaving/depyrogenation.
• Perform Class 100 fill operations using automated and manual equipment.
• Responsible for printing and inspection of final PTS products and sustain general environmental upkeep.
• Responsible for proficiency in all SOPs in areas of responsibility.
• Responsible for documentation as required by company policy, cGMP and FDA.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.