Req ID #: 230020enUS
Leiden, Zuid-Holland, NL
Full time
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.
Due to our continuing growth, we have exciting opportunities for talented, highly motivated (Senior) Research Technicians at our state-of-the-art drug discovery site in Leiden, the Netherlands.
The (Senior) Research Technician is a laboratory-based role to support the development of cell-based assays and readouts to identify novel candidate drugs and/or therapeutic targets for our clients. You will be part of a team that is developing and applying models for screening in complex cell-based assays. Technologies that are commonly used at our site are (stem) cell culture, molecular biology, high content imaging, qPCR/ddPCR, immune assays (MSD, ELISA, Luminex etc.), automated liquid handling/robotics and many more. All this is done in a team-oriented, result-driven, international research environment that provides many development opportunities and an excellent career opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual.

Job responsibilities

• Provide specialized technical laboratory support in activities such as assay development and compound profiling.
• Generate and interrogate biological data generated for the project together with other scientific members of the project team.
• Establish an understanding of the relevance of the data being generated on the project.
• Internally present own work confidently, with clear rationale and produce slides regarding own work.
• Document performed experiments in (electronic) lab books according to company and patent-acceptable quality standards.
• Contribute to introduction and protocol development for new technologies relevant for the business.
• Project purchases and general running of the labs.

Depending on your experience you will be offered a position as Research Technician or Senior Research Technician. The job responsibilities and job requirements may differ accordingly.

What do we expect from a (Senior) Research Technician:

• B.Sc with at least 2 years working experience in a relevant environment.
• Lab experience in cell-based assay development, including molecular biology and compound profiling.
• Good oral and written communication skills in English.

Skills and competences that could make a difference:

• Affinity with complex in-vitro biology, such as primary cells, stem cells and/or 3D/organoid cultures.
• Experience in a CRO or Pharma Environment.
• Affinity with robotics and high throughput screening.
• Team-oriented and result-driven attitude

What we offer:

In addition, we offer excellent primary and secondary working conditions including:

• Ongoing training and support.
• 26 holidays and the possibility to purchase 5 additional holidays per year.
• Annual one-off 8% holiday pay of your gross annual salary.
• Annual one-off payment based on company results.
• Bicycle (purchase) plan.
• Collective pension with a small own contribution of 2.9%.
• Company fitness plan.
• Flexible Public holidays
• Mobility allowance for the business related travel

• Provide specialized technical laboratory support in activities such as assay development and compound profiling.
• Generate and interrogate biological data generated for the project together with other scientific members of the project team.
• Establish an understanding of the relevance of the data being generated on the project.
• Internally present own work confidently, with clear rationale and produce slides regarding own work.
• Document performed experiments in (electronic) lab books according to company and patent-acceptable quality standards.
• Contribute to introduction and protocol development for new technologies relevant for the business.
• Project purchases and general running of the labs