Supervisor - Animal Care/Husbandry

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.

We are seeking an Animal Care/Husbandry Supervisor for our GEMS: Breed Department located in Wilmington, MA. The Animal Care/Husbandry Supervisor directs day-to-day operations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develops production/service (or operations) and resource plans that meet goals in terms of safety, quality, output and cost.
• Oversees the management for site operations and ensures continuous process improvement.
• Ensures effective management of site operations, finances and budgets in close collaboration with the functional area directors within the company’s matrixed organization.
• Develops/supports best practices for managing, allocating and accruing project and trial level resources.
• Selects, develops and evaluates personnel to ensure efficient operations. Provides general direction to and review of managers in various functional areas, groups and/or operations, etc.
• Develops/supports corporate and/or organizational policies and authorizes the implementation of these policies.
• Provides daily supervision of personnel and operations to maintain and monitor the health, production, and physical environment of Charles River or external customer animals within isolators, micro-isolator caging and/or ventilated cage systems, to ensure achievement of departmental goals and levels.
• Independently handles routine personnel-related issues; assists in the handling of complex personnel-related issues.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned
  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent in a technically related field (e.g. Biology) or related discipline
• 2 years related experience
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in computers (MS Office Suite).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• One (1) year experience in a Supervisor or Lead position.
• ALAT certification.

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.

Vaccine Mandate
Charles River is a U.S. Federal Contractor. As a result, we must follow the Presidential Executive Order to mandate vaccinations, and ensure our employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Our main priority is the wellbeing, health, and safety of our people. We require proof of vaccination from all employees.

Anyone with requests for disability-related and/or religious exemptions should contact Talent Acquisition (crrecruitment_US@crl.com) so that information can be provided about the accommodation process at Charles River.

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