Junior Analyst

Charles River Laboratories; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus incentives

401K

Paid time off

Stock purchase program

Health and wellness coverage

Employee and family wellbeing programs

Work life balance flexibility

Job summary

Charles River Laboratories is seeking a detail-oriented laboratory technician to support client studies and ensure data accuracy. The role involves preparing media, performing environment monitoring, and maintaining compliant records in a GMP/GLP environment.

The incumbent will participate in method development and validation, assist during audits, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality and timely reporting of test results. Fresh graduates are welcome to apply.

Qualifications

• Diploma / Higher NITEC / ITE or related field.
• Minimum 1 year experience in cGMP or ISO17025 labs; fresh graduates welcome.
• Meticulous, self-starter and motivator.
• Good command of English.
• Good technical understanding and judgment.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Team player with ability to work across functional teams or independently.

Responsibilities

• Performs laboratory functions with high accuracy and adherence to quality requirements.
• Maintains GDP-compliant records and data integrity for testing activities.
• Prepares media and materials for tests, including washing glassware and depyrogenation.
• Performs environment monitoring as required.
• Performs QC of media and lab consumables as required.
• Receives and inspects incoming samples against documents and resolves discrepancies per SOPs.
• Receives and inspects inventory materials for discrepancies per SOP.
• Generates reports for tests with accuracy and timely turnaround.
• Maintains good housekeeping and laboratory maintenance.
• Supports investigations, deviations and CAPAs in the lab.
• Supports audits for areas of responsibility.
• Initiates and supports improvements within the area of responsibility.
• Supports method development and validation for testing services per regulatory/customer requirements.
• Assists in demonstrations to clients during site visits as needed.
• Documents events that could affect safety, quality or compliance to superior.

Skills

Meticulous

Self-starter

Motivator

English

Team player

Communication skills

Education

Diploma / Higher NITEC / ITE

Job description

For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked to advance the discovery, development, and safe manufacture of new drug therapies, making a profound impact on global health. Our 20-year partnership with Boston Children's Hospital takes this mission to the next level, supporting groundbreaking innovations that directly impact patient care. At Boston Children's, their commitment to diversity drives the exceptional quality of care provided to patients from local communities to over 160 countries worldwide. This is your moment to become part of a family where unique talents and perspectives unite to change lives, including your own. Together, we're shaping a healthier future through compassion, innovation, and opportunity.

Job Overview

The incumbent performs technical laboratory activities in support of client studies or procedures, analysis of data for quality and completeness and determine if results are as expected. Record data in compliance with company and regulatory policies and standards to meet quality and accuracy requirements.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Performs all laboratory functions as tasked with high degree of accuracy and strict adherence to Company's quality requirements.
• Maintains proper records that are compliant with good documentation practices (GDP) and data integrity requirements, for all testing and test-related activities (e.g. raw data sheets, usage logbooks, and all other records).
• To prepare media and other materials used for test services, including washing of glassware and depyrogenation.
• To perform Environment monitoring as required
• To perform QC of media and lab consumables as required
• Receives and inspects incoming test samples against accompanying documents and resolves discrepancies prior to accepting the sample in accordance with SOPs.
• Receives and inspect incoming inventory materials against Delivery Order and resolves any discrepancies prior to accepting the material in accordance with SOP.
• Generates reports for all tests performed in an accurate and timely manner, ensuring that targets are met for accuracy and turnaround time.
• Performs good housekeeping and maintenance of the laboratory.
• Supports in laboratory investigations, deviations and CAPAs.
• Provides support during external and internal audits for the areas of responsibility.
• To initiate and/or support improvement within area of responsibility
• Supports in method development and validation of routine and customized testing services with the latest regulatory and/or customer requirements.
• Assist in test demonstrations to clients during site visit or when necessary.
• Documents and reports to immediate superior any event that has occurred at the laboratory which could, in his/her reasonable opinion, potentially result in a hazardous, litigious or quality-compromising situation.
• Adheres to Company Policies and Procedures.
• Ensures relevant Health and Safety requirements are adhered to, including undertaking any mandatory training as required.
• Undertakes any other duty or responsibility, at the request of your manager that may be required within reason within the remit of your role.

Requirements

• Diploma / Higher NITEC / ITE or any related field.
• Preferred minimum 1 years of working experience in cGMP or ISO17025 regulated laboratory. Fresh graduate is welcome.
• Meticulous, self-starter and motivator.
• Good command of English
• Good technical understanding and judgment.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Team player with ability to work in cross functional teams as well as independently depending on the requirement of task in hand

About Insourcing Solutions

Charles River Insourcing Solutions can streamline research by delivering operational and cost efficiencies through the strategic insourcing of GMP, GLP and non-GLP research services from discovery through safety assessment. Insourcing Solutions provides you with the ability to maintain control of your facility and expertise while leveraging available space.

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.

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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 [e-mail]. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.

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