Summer Intern - Newark, DE

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 backgr ...

Job description

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 internship provides the opportunity to work within an agile Research & Development environment focused on evaluating new applications and assessing the current performance of microbial identification technologies, including Spectroscopy, Mass Spectrometry, and DNA Sequencing systems. The intern will collaborate closely with R&D team members and gain hands‑on experience with evolving initiatives in experimental design and execution, raw data analysis, and interpreting results to understand their potential impact on product performance and operational efficiency.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Assist in the planning, execution, and analysis of R&D and/or Operations experiments, including evaluating data to identify and monitor trends.
• Contribute to a wide range of early‑stage and late‑stage R&D initiatives, gaining meaningful exposure to multiple scientific disciplines, experimental platforms, and research objectives as priorities evolve in a fast‑moving environment.
• Perform subculturing of bacterial and fungal isolates using proper aseptic technique and support the preparation of media, reagents, and other laboratory materials.
• Prepare biological samples for downstream analysis on Mass Spectrometry and DNA sequencing platforms including Next Generation Sequencing (NGS).
• Maintain accurate, complete, and well organized documentation to ensure data integrity and compliance with internal quality standards.
• Compile, organize, and present experimental data and results in a clear and concise manner.
• Perform routine laboratory operational tasks, including equipment upkeep, general cleaning, and adherence to all laboratory safety protocols and procedures.

Job Qualifications

• Education: currently enrolled in an accredited college/university degree program pursing a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, or related field.
• Completion of Sophomore year with a GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Exposure to scientific or research environments is preferred (undergraduate research experience is a plus).
• Ability to work on multiple projects, strong attention to detail, and effective communication and listening skills in a teamwork environment.
• Computer literacy to include word processing and the use of spreadsheets and databases.
• This position seeks an intern for a minimum of a 12-week internship between May and August.

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

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 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 80% of the drugs approved by the FDA in the last 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 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, or national origin, veteran or disability status.

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 This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

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