2026 Summer Intern -Bioanalysis

Charles River Laboratories • Reno, NV • 5d ago

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

A professional internship designed to provide on-the-job training and experience to current college students. Engages in various work assignments, projects, and activities of varying complexity, structured to enable the intern to gain the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities needed to perform at a professional level, typically identified with a targeted exempt position. Receives training and mentorship in planning and carrying out activities and assignments.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Fulfilling tasks assigned by a supervisor.

Job shadow with assigned personnel in the department(s) to understand processes.

Perform simple tasks as assigned to assist in assigned department (laboratory, animal setting, or administrative) including, but not limiting to:

Perform general housekeeping and maintenance of department areas.

Perform basic animal husbandry tasks (feed, water, change bedding).

Sterilize and/or remove used laboratory materials (e.g., petri dishes, culture tubes, crates, etc.).

Wash, sterilize, and prepare glassware for laboratory use.

Prepare/mail crates and serology kits to customers in support of animal and/or sample submissions.

Perform clerical duties, take memos, maintain files, and organize documents.

Assist in preparing information and research materials, where applicable.

Set up, break down, organize, and maintain conference rooms, training rooms, and meeting rooms.

Take proper safety precautions and utilize appropriate safety gear/equipment in the performance of all duties.

Perform all other related duties as assigned.

The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $22.00 per hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location

Position is open to anyone, regardless of age, who meets the educational and experience requirements as posted.

Must be eligible to work in the US without requiring a sponsor visa.

Job Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.). Currently in related program/studies in higher education. Completed sophomore year of studies in related program.

Experience: 0 to 6 months of laboratory and/or clerical experience preferred.

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.

Certification/Licensure: None.

Other: Must be eligible to work under state and federal regulations. Must be able to understand and follow verbal direction.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and @type at a computer.

The employee is regularly required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may frequently work near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to wet, humid and/or extreme temperature conditions, unpleasant odors, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals.

Regularly wears protective clothing (goggles, face shield, surgical mask, cap, gloves, scrubs, boots); works with sharp objects; occasionally works with or near biohazards and live animals with risk of exposure to allergens and/or zoonotic disease(s).

General office working conditions; the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

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.

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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