Archive Assistant - Temporary

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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 Summary

This role involves data entry into the archive index and handling materials for requests, shipments, or disposals in a secure and controlled access GLP regulated archive. Depending on skills and background, you may be responsible for data entry, materials handling, or a combination.

This position requires coming into the office. May occasionally be required to work overtime.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Organize, catalog, place and retrieve archived materials in a secure and controlled access archive in compliance with standard operating procedures (SOP) and good laboratory practice (GLP).
• Utilizes the archival management system for indexing, maintaining and locating materials.
• Data entry
• Enter information about stored items and their locations into the index.
• Generate barcoded labels from the index system and affix them to the appropriate items in storage.
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency by cross-referencing entered information with physical inventory.
• Collaborate with archivist to confirm information and resolve discrepancies.
• Shelve items for permanent retention and document in the indexing system.
• Materials handler
• Retrieve materials from archive warehouse based on inventories.
• Securely package items to ensure they are protected during transit.
• Prepare pallets for shipment by labeling them accurately and arranging for transportation.
• Assist with inventory counts and ensure accurate records are maintained.
• Load/unload pallets from couriers using a pallet jack or other tools.
• Document placement of the items onto pallets within the computerized index system.
• Collaborate with archivist to confirm information and resolve discrepancies.
• Shelve items for permanent retention and document in the indexing system.
• Upholds archive security procedures and maintains the integrity of archived materials.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
  

The pay range for this position is $16.00-$18.00/hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.)/ Associate’s degree (A.A./A.S.) / or equivalent desired in business or administrative assistant discipline.
• 0-1 year of administrative/inventory management or warehouse experience preferred.
• Proficient computer skills with departmental databases, word processing (Word), and spreadsheet programs (Excel).
• Must be organized with attention to specific details.
  
  

Physical Demands

• Regularly communicate with employees/customers through various technologies, media, sources and contacts. Must be able to exchange accurate information.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to talk, hear, reach with arms and handle, and type at a computer.
• Must regularly operate a computer and occasionally operate other office productivity machinery such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• Predominantly stands and moves during the workday.
• Occasionally stoop, kneel or crouch, climb ladder, step stool.
• Generally lift and carry up to 40 pounds (archived material) up and down stairs, laterally from shelf to shelf and from and to shelves of varying height; up to 5 feet high.
  
  

Work Environment

• General office working conditions; the noise level is usually quiet.
• Warehouse working conditions, the noise level is moderate.
• Be comfortable moving around, lifting boxes and climbing steps.
  
  

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 supported the development of 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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 [email protected]. 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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