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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

The Accugenix team @ Charles River Labs in Newark, DE is currently seeking an NGS Team Lead.

This role will be responsible for processing customer samples in the microbiology laboratory utilizing the various technology platforms including but not limited to Next Generation Sequencing, Sanger Sequencing and Mass Spectrometry. Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and GMP compliance. Provide support and leadership to technologists during daily operations and effectively communicate processes and procedures to the laboratory manager.

Essential Duties AND Responsibilities

• Provide daily support to technicians to ensure that all laboratory functions are carried out within regulatory and GMP guidelines in accordance with 21 CFR parts 210 and 211.

• Collect, log, and prepare specimens for analysis and perform technical procedures with accuracy and precision while meeting the standards of all accrediting and regulatory agencies.

• Comply with all aspects of laboratory safety, safety stations, safety manuals, safety SOP, and SDS sheets.

• Provide support for regulatory agencies as required.

• Enforce work procedures and processes that support company and departmental standards, procedures, and strategic directives.

• Guide molecular assistants, interns, and technicians on performance of lab procedures.

• Act as the primary trainer for other laboratory staff.

• Perform DNA extraction, PCR, and sequencing of customer samples. May perform other processes including but not limited to internal studies and special projects.

• Troubleshoot sequencing systems.

• Participate in the development of alternative approaches to new or modified assays that will lead to improved performance and quality and can be effectively automated.

• Collaborate with lab manager to implement new or modified SOPs, workflows, assay validations, training, and any other support needed to install and validate the change.

• Prepare reagents/mixes in accordance with SOPs.

• Provide routine maintenance, repair, and cleaning of all laboratory equipment.

• Provide backup for all laboratory functions.

• Collaborate with customer support to resolve discrepancies with customer samples.

• Dispose of microbial cultures, chemicals, and glass in proper waste containers.

• Receive, unpack, log, and subculture customer samples according to company procedures.

• Suggest process improvements.

• May supervise direct reports and be responsible for personnel management activities such as: scheduling, personnel actions (hiring, promotions, transfer, etc.), training and development, providing regular direction and feedback on performance, disciplinary actions and preparing and delivering annual performance and salary reviews.

• Observe established safety guidelines and maintain effectiveness of the department.

• Adhere to work procedures and processes that support company and departmental standards, procedures, and strategic directives.

• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent in Microbiology or related discipline.

Experience: 5 years minimum experience in a laboratory setting.

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.

Certification/Licensure: None.

Other: Working knowledge of the quality system.

Compensation Data

The pay range for this position is commensurate with experience per hour USD. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

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 supported the development of 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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.

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