Statistician

Statistician Req ID #:  101753 Location: 

Laval, Quebec, CA, H7V 4B3 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.

IMPORTANT:   In order to be considered for this position, a resume/CV must be uploaded and submitted during the application process.  Please make sure work history and education are added correctly.   

  Job Summary We are seekeing for a statistician for our site in Laval.

The statistician will be responsible for all statistics performed at Charles River Laboratories, Laval and for SAS programming in support of Statistics and Report Production activities.  Suggest, develop and implement strategies and practices in that department.

Responsibilities:

•    Establish procedures and validation for statistical evaluations and verification of content of data reports;

•    Perform, and/or supervise, statistical evaluations;

•    Evaluate and improve quality, appearance and content of data reports and statistics

•    Gather input from Study Director, Quality Assurance (QA) and technical staff and correct presentation and/or data accuracy;

•    Maintain ongoing communication with QA;

•    Write and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) when required;

•    Maximize the utilization of all resources;

•    Manage time effectively;

•    Seek development from more senior staff;

•    Remain informed on all legislation and developments related to job through self education and external training;

•    Substitute and/or assist department colleagues;

•    Perform any other reasonable tasks that may be required.

  Job Qualifications

•    Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics and/or Science or equivalent;

•    Demonstrated SAS programming competencies;

•    2 years of relevant experience as a statistician, ideally in a pre-clinical research environment;

•    Strong practical experience of statistical softwares used in pre-clinical research and those required for supportive computer programming;

•    Transcribe data from hand-written data records or computer-generated files into formats suitable to meet customers’ needs;

•    Fluently bilingual, oral and written;

•    Good technical writing skills;

•    Good organizational, interpersonal and communication skills;

•    Ability to work under time constraints and adapt to change;

•    Ability to work very accurately;

•    Ability to work in a team environment;

•    Strong practical knowledge of relevant Microsoft Office applications (particularly Excel), and SAS;

•    Practical knowledge of Provantis is an asset.

IMPORTANT: A resume is required to be considered for this position. If you have not uploaded your resume in your candidate profile, please return to upload field and attach your resume/CV. 

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 120 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 17,000 employees within 90 facilities in 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. And in 2019, revenue increased to $2.62 billion.

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 ~85% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2019.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Disabled/Vet.

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 crrecruitment_US@crl.com. 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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