Assistant Report Coordinator

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 Overview

Do you have National 5s & Highers or GCSE's & A Levels in Maths and English?

We are seeking an Assistant Report Coordinator for our Safety Assessment Group located in Elphinstone, Tranent EH33 2NE.

THIS ROLE DOES NOT REQUIRE A DEGREE. GRADUATES NEED NOT APPLY IN THIS INSTANCE.

We are seeking an assistant co-ordinator for reporting of all in vivo, lab sciences and stand-alone contract studies at Preclinical Services, Edinburgh (PCS).

This role is full time 36.25 hours per week, on-site and comes with a rewarding package and benefits.

Main responsibilities for this role include.

• Assists with the scheduling of all studies on site including all relevant milestones from both Charles River and specific Sponsors’ perspectives in RPM (Report Progress Monitoring).
• Monitors studies in RPM to ensure that reports are sent on-time and that the dates in RPM are updated in real time to ensure accuracy in the database. Liaises with all departments to negotiate and propose schedules based on various study designs.
• Follows-up on late reports and completes the reason for delays within the RPM system using the standard categories within the on-time reporting guidelines.
• Assists with the co-ordination and tracking of data delivery for contributions to Toxicology studies.
• Is responsible for ensuring their work is conducted in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures and the principles of Good Laboratory Practice.
• Is responsible for ensuring a safe working environment for themself and their colleagues by observing all safety procedures and working methods, by making proper use of protective clothing and equipment, and by reading, understanding and following all safety documents issued or notified to him.
• To undertake other such tasks as might reasonably be requested by their supervisor and to ensure that their work is conducted in a co-operative and flexible manner.
• To participate in overtime as is reasonably required to ensure the smooth running of the department.

Qualifications And Education

• An education of national 5’s or equivalent or higher.
• An interest in working in a laboratory environment
• A desire to work as part of a team
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Willingness to learn new processes

What you can expect from us

• A starting salary of £26,113.14.
• A clear career progression
• World Class Training and a structured progression scheme
• Private Health Care
• Pension scheme including 8% employer contribution
• Personal life insurance equivalent to 6 times your annual salary
• Subsidised electric car scheme open to all employees
• Employee discount scheme – discounts across hundreds of retailers!
• Paid opportunity to volunteer for one day each year
• Free onsite fitness suite and fitness lessons
• Discounted staff canteen
• Free onsite parking

Job Description

Provides administrative, logistical and technical support for Scientific staff conducting studies or supporting functions for operations of the laboratory. Coordinates all laboratory support, pre-study activities, method development, method validation, study activities, data and/or reporting activities. Responsible for data review for completeness, quality or QC against the applicable protocol or procedure. May be responsible for drafting client correspondence, study correspondence, reporting or direct client interaction. Interacts with other departments, scientific staff, and sponsors either locally or across sites.

About Microbial Solutions

Our 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 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.

At Charles River Laboratories, we recognize and recruit all talent. We are a company committed to the principle of diversity and inclusion and work daily in this direction.

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