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Sample Management Technician, Chromatographic Bioanalysis - job post

Charles River Laboratories
3.1 out of 5 stars
Tranent
£26,113.14 a year - Full-time
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Job details

Pay

  • £26,113.14 a year

Job type

  • Full-time

Location

Tranent

Benefits

Pulled from the full job description

  • Employee discount
  • Life insurance
  • Free parking
  • Company pension
  • Canteen
  • Car scheme
  • On-site parking

Full job description

  • Req ID #: 234422
  • Tranent, Scotland, GB
  • 1st
  • Full time

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 Science?

Are you looking for your first lab based role?

Have you got a passion for changing lives?

We are seeking a Sample Management Technician for our Safety Assessment Group located in Elphinstone, Tranent.

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

The following are responsibilities related to the position:

  • Barcode labelling of samples received from Clinical studies
  • Using LIMS system to track samples received from Clinical studies
  • Sample discrepancy management
  • Assist in the conduct of technical laboratory activities in support of client studies or procedures.
  • Follow written instructions (SOPs, protocols) and document details of steps carried out to ensure compliance through recreation of events
  • Record data in compliance with company and regulatory policies and standards to meet quality and accuracy requirements.
  • Quality control checking and other administrative tasks as required.

Applicants should have:

  • 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
  • Good basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Willingness to learn new processes

What you can expect from us:

  • A clear career progression
  • World Class Training and a structured progression scheme
  • Competitive salary
  • Private Health Care
  • Subsidised electric car scheme open to all employees
  • Pension scheme including 8% employer contribution
  • Personal life insurance equivalent to 6 times your annual salary
  • 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

Salary for this role is £26,113.14 per annum. Closing date for applications is 24 July 2026.

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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