preclinical services 

Associate Quality Assurance Auditor

Reno, NV

Responsibilities include conducting in-process inspections of study phases and analytical methods, audits of study data and final reports, and audits of internal facilities. Other responsibilities include establishing and maintaining quality assurance files and records and assisting with training requirements. 

Manager, Molecular Biology

Malvern, PA

This position is responsible for managing the company’s business as it relates to Molecular Biology Services. Essential duties include ensuring on-time delivery of all client projects involving Bacterial Cell Line Characterization, DNA Hybridization Testing, Reverse Transcriptase Testing, Isoenzyme Analysis, and PCR assays; determining and implementing techniques to improve productivity, increase efficiencies, cut costs, and maintain state-of-the-art practices; refining and developing assays as needed to meet current industry standards; and assisting in the development of short- and long-range operating objectives, organizational structure, and staffing requirements.  

Senior Director, Global Business Improvement

Wilmington, MA

Charles River is looking for a Senior Director of Global Business Improvement. This position will be responsible for providing primary oversight of the PCS business improvement program, APEX (Achieving Performance Excellence); working with operations leaders and teams to uncover and assess business opportunities that can be executed as Lean Six Sigma projects; developing short- and long-range operating objectives, organizational structure, and succession plans; integrating activities with other major organizational units; and ensuring adherence to pertinent regulatory requirements and to departmental policies, practices, and procedures.

Quality Assurance Inspector

Canada - QC - Montréal

Charles River is looking for a Quality Assurance Inspector. The QA Inspector will be responsible for reporting study-specific audits in both process procedures and report texts. The QA Inspector will know Good Laboratory Practice regulation guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures as they apply to regulated research. The QA Inspector will also advise management of QA trends and assist in facility audits, system analyses, and training. 

Principal Investigator I

Tacoma, WA

The Principal Investigator I is responsible for advising sponsor organizations in the practical aspects of protocol; understanding study background, objectives, design, and criteria and having a full understanding of the investigational drug; overseeing clinical conduct of all studies; supervising the daily assessment of participants’ well-being; participating in and managing all phases of adverse events and related reporting; and participating in the writing and development of the final clinical summary.