Medical Technologist I

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.

Job Overview

Basic Summary:

A Medical Technologist I is responsible for performing specimen analyses and administrative duties, required by protocols, Business Operating Procedures (BOPs), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), on biological specimens from all species to produce sound, accurate, and reliable data. The individual in this role must use good communication and interpersonal skills in a collaborative team environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure good welfare and humane care for all animals worked with through gentle, positive
• human-animal interactions.
• Train on all Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs).
• Train in on-boarding tasks which may include reading protocols, SOPs, and BOPs.
• Performs basic medical technology techniques on primary benches (urinalysis, coagulation,
• hematology, and chemistry).
• Processes specimens: checking for clots, making blood smears and pipetting of serum/plasma.
• Trains and gains proficiency in Medical Technologist I core skills and values.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

The pay for this position is $28.00 - 32.00/hr. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

Job Description

Qualifications:

• Education: Associate degree (A.A./A.S.) or equivalent in medical laboratory technology (MLT) or related field desired. Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent in medical technology (MT) preferred.
• Experience: 0-1 year of experience in a clinical pathology laboratory.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
• Certification/Licensure: MLT, MT, or MLS with certification or certification eligible (ASCP or HEW) preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and perform clinical laboratory procedures, both manually and using instrumentation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills inside and outside the organization.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities to achieve goals.
• Computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Office), commensurate with essential functions, including the ability to learn a validated system.
• Ability to ensure that a safe working environment is maintained 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 of.
• Ability to ensure the integrity of the studies and fulfill the regulatory agencies requirements by performing the activities according to the Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Business Operating Procedures (BOP) and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) rules.
• GLP environment requires attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and accurate record keeping competencies.
• Ability to work extended hours beyond normal work schedule to include, but not limited to evenings, weekends, extended shifts, and/or extra shifts, sometimes on short notice.
• Ability to work under specific time constraints.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without a sponsor visa, now or in the future.

Physical Demands:

• Employees must be able to lift, move, manipulate, and/or hold heavy objects up to and including 30 pounds; this includes work materials, equipment, and/or animals.
• Must be able to perform laboratory procedures, which require talking, hearing, walking, standing or sitting for long periods of time (75% of the workday), entering data into a computer, using appropriate instruments, reaching with hands and arms, working in narrow spaces, and wearing safety equipment (PPE) according to OSHA regulations and company standards.
• Utilize meticulous fine-motor skills.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

• General research laboratory working conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly wears protective clothing (company supplied scrubs, lab coats, safety glasses, gloves, shoes and or shoe covers), works with sharp objects (e.g., needles).
• Occasionally works with chemicals or preclinical research compounds with known or unknown levels of toxicity.

Comments:

• This position requires overtime, weekend, holiday, and/or after hours shift coverage, as needed.

About Safety Assessment
Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market. Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.

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.

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.

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.

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