(Senior) Technician

For 70 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**

We are seeking a highly motivated **(Senior) Technician** to join our **Discovery** site located in **Beerse**. The (Senior) Technician will support the development, optimization, validation and execution of various M. tuberculosis microbiology and biochemical assays to assess compound efficacy. He/she will use a variety of techniques (cell and bacterial culture, bacterial CRISPRi libraries, bacterial extracellular flux analysis, etc.), help to develop and conduct in vivo assays/models with Mycobacterium tuberculosis under supervision of the project leader. He/she will analyse the data from all executed assays with a critical mindset, document experimental work in electronic lab book system to departmental standards, prepare and present experimental results to all stakeholders of the project in a clear and confident manner.

The following are minimum requirements related to the **(Senior) Technician** position**:

- B. Sc. or M.Sc. with minimum 2 and up to 5 years of working experience in a relevant environment.
- Experience in a Pharma or CRO environment preferred.
- Executing cellular and biochemical assays and ability to troubleshoot experiments.
- _In vivo_ experience and appropriate certifications to work with animal models.
- Experience in molecular biology techniques (DNA/RNA isolation, RT-qPCR, whole genome sequencing or RNAseq e.g.) is preferred.
- Hands-on experience in bacterial culturing is a plus.
- Experience in working in a Biosafety Level 3 laboratory is a plus.
- Ability to establish an understanding of the relevance of the data being generated on the project.
- Ability to multitask and work to tight deadlines.
- Flexible mindset and ability to adapt and adjust to changing priorities.
- Excellent communication and networking skills as well as a high level of self-motivation.

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