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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Support Scientist II - **Company:** Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. - **Location:** Mattawan, MI, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $56,160.0 - **Contract:** Contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Basic Data Partition, Databases, Microsoft Office, SAP Sales and Distribution, Model Validation - **Published:** August 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/E7A5DF5BD0EC4C868F835EB448422F0E/job/ ## About the Role * Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree with 2 years of research assistant experience; contract research organization experience preferred. * Client-facing customer service expereince preferred. * Certification/Licensure: None. * Ability to communicate verbally and in writing at all levels inside and outside the organization. * Basic familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite. * Computer skills, commensurate with Essential Duties and Responsibilities, including the ability to learn a validated system. * Ability to work extended hours beyond normal work schedule to include, but not limited to evenings, weekends, extended shifts, and/or extra shifts, sometimes on short notice. * Ability to work under specific time constraints. * Must be authorized to work in the United States without a sponsor visa, now or in the future. ## Description A Support Scientist II is responsible for: providing administrative support to study directors (SD) for management of data and preparation of protocol/study plans and study reports. The individual in this role assists with providing requested data/information; performs basic study management tasks and may assist with management of study data and quality assurance (QA) audits, including follow-up actions., Provides administrative, logistical and technical support for Scientific staff conducting studies or supporting functions for operations of the laboratory. Coordinates all laboratory support, pre-study activities, method development, method validation, study activities, data and/or reporting activities. Responsible for data review for completeness, quality or QC against the applicable protocol or procedure. May be responsible for drafting client correspondence, study correspondence, reporting or direct client interaction. Interacts with other departments, scientific staff, and sponsors either locally or across sites. * Initiate preparation of draft study protocols/study plans for standard and more complex studies. * Receive, review and make recommended corrections to draft study protocols/study plans, under SD supervision; verify documents against client-specific requirements indicated in common information database (CID). * Extract information from final protocol/study plan and study data to prepare study updates for the SD/Sponsor; may review, integrate, and/or present basic data on assigned studies with guidance from SD. * Assist in preparation of animal ethical project review summary. * Assist in generating amendments to protocol/study plan for all type of studies. * May review and/or process specialty data; may maintain historical databases current; may prepare materials/methods sections of reports. * Perform quality control (QC) of draft reports (toxicology main reports and/or PI/IS sub-reports) and common technical documents (CTD); may prepare CTDs. * May serve as an interim or alternate (secondary) contact internally in the event an assigned study director or project scientist is unavailable. * Assist with identifying training needs. * Verify that study data are accurately recorded and verified. * Create/customize planning tools to facilitate prioritization of daily activities. * Performs other related duties as assigned. ## Related Videos - [Introduction to Responsible AI: Balancing Value and Risk](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1972-introduction-to-responsible-ai-balancing-value-and-risk) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [Building Trustworthy AI in Industry: Beyond Traditional Cybersecurity](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1948-building-trustworthy-ai-in-industry-beyond-traditional-cybersecurity) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [AI in Regulated Industry - Validating AI-Enabled Products with PLM and Digital Twins](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2065-ai-in-regulated-industry-validating-ai-enabled-products-with-plm-and-digital-twins) - [Branch your database like your code: How schema changes and pull requests go hand in hand](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/350-branch-your-database-like-your-code-how-schema-changes-and-pull-requests-go-hand-in-hand) ## Related Articles - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Data Analyst Salary in Switzerland](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/276-data-analyst-salary-in-switzerland) - [System change: restart as developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/39-system-change-restart-as-developer) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries)