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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

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (Charles River or the Company) seeks an administrative professional to join the Legal Department working hybrid with occasional presence required at its Wilmington, Massachusetts headquarters. Reporting to the Senior Legal Office Lead, the Legal Administrator will be primarily responsible for supporting the global Legal Compliance (I-Comply) program, while providing backup support for the general Corporate Legal Department as well.

The successful candidate should have experience in administrative support, project management, system reporting and data analysis, be an effective communicator, and have the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in Legal and diverse functional and operational areas throughout the company (such as HR, Finance, Global Technology, and other business areas). The person filling this position must have the ability to analyze complex situations, develop and communicate plans of action, assist with the execution of reporting and data analysis, and handle highly confidential information and documents.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Data Reporting and Analysis: Support standard and ad hoc Legal Compliance data reporting and analysis, including production of reports and advanced data analysis with respect to key Legal Compliance processes.
• Systems Administration: Provide day-to-day management of key Legal Compliance systems, including but not limited to systems for training (Talent Hub Learning), third-party due diligence, policy management and incident management.
• Legal Department Administrative Support: Serve as a Legal Department point of contact for all incoming department mail, maintain sensitive department files and records, review and route legal invoices, and provide assistance/coordination in planning and scheduling department-related meetings and activities.
• Legal Compliance Leadership and Support: Serves as a key resource at Charles Rivers for the Legal Compliance program and will be expected to manage additional matters, projects and initiatives with key stakeholders, including serving as a point of contact for our global Legal Compliance Liaisons, RMLs and senior leaders.

Job Qualifications

Education:

• Associate’s Degree (A.A./A.S.) at a minimum; B.A./B.S. preferred

Experience:

• Experience in a team-based organization
• Experience at a publicly-traded company and/or in life sciences or related industry sector is a plus
• One to three (1-3) years of professional office experience, preferably in a corporate legal department

Other Qualifications:

• Ability to navigate diverse business, cultural, and interpersonal environments
• Intermediate to advanced MS Office skills
• Strong organizational and project management skills (including project planning)
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality work product
• Analytical skills and the ability to demonstrate critical thinking
• Ability to balance and effectively prioritize numerous projects covering a variety of subject matters
• Excellent quantitative skills necessary to extract and analyze both hard and soft data
• Ability to communicate effectively and build strong working partnerships with key stakeholders

Physical Demands:

• Regularly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• Must occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Regularly provides information to and receives information from/through various technologies, media sources, and contacts. Must be able to accurately exchange information in these situations.

Work Environment:

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

Other Comments:

• This role can be in-office or hybrid.

Compensation Data

The pay range for this position is $60,000 to $70,000. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, and location.

About Corporate Functions

The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.

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 supported the development of 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021.

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.

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 [email protected] 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.