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
We are looking for a Contract Program Manager to join our Insourcing Solutions team, located in Bethesda, MD.
How will you have an impact?
This is the moment to use your talents and imagine those talents contributing to improving global health and peoples’ lives. In the CPM role, you can do that by providing contract performance oversight to a large multi-species and multi-position contract for the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease, which directly contributes to the integrity of the research.
Why work at Charles River?
We offer an excellent onboarding program for our new employees, internal career development, and competitive benefits!
What you will do!
In the Contract Program Manager role, you will oversee the operations of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) contract, consisting of eight facilities in Maryland and one facility in Montana. You will ensure that all contract deliverables are met; prepare budgets for fiscal year allocations; generate LOEs and Response Letters for the Government’s Request for Contract Modifications; develop level of efforts for NIAID and their Interagency Agreement Institutes’ facilities; interact with client representatives to resolve various inquiries; as well as participate in the development of projections for equipment, supplies, and personnel needed to effectively operate the research facilities. You will assist facility managers and staff to establish specifications for recommendations for the selection and purchase of animal care related equipment; as well as develop, review, and write site specific standard operating procedures for the care of laboratory animals, and the operation of the facility. You will also assist in the review and analysis of operational needs and make recommendations to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of animal care services.
In this role, you will act as corporate liaison to designated contract business clients to assess contract performance; supervise direct reports; conduct or participate in interviews of applicants for open positions; be actively involved in personnel investigations and outcomes; as well as coordinate personnel scheduling. You will serve as temporary backfill for Project Managers during vacancies, train, and mentor members of the management team. Conduct periodic meetings with subordinate staff to keep them informed of current and future projects, policies, and procedures; as well as assist in assessing training needs, including developing and delivering course content and materials for training, presenting training for staff and investigators, as well as continuing education of the animal care staff to achieve AALAS certification. In addition, investigate personnel problems and develop performance improvement plans, provide counseling to employees, and write employee performance evaluations. Periodically, you may be asked to review site quality assurance procedures for various functions within the facility as deemed necessary by the client.
Who are we looking for?
A candidate that possesses either a BS degree in Animal Sciences or Biological Sciences; or an MS, Ph. D, or DVM degree. Has at least seven years’ experience working in a large multi-level animal program, with four years in a managerial capacity. Experience in specialty areas, such as rodent and rabbit facilities management, NHP (Non-Human Primate) facilities management, barrier management, hazard containment, and animal facility date management are required. Must be LATG (Laboratory Animal Technologist) certified; preference given to CMAR certification.
The pay range for this position is $145,000 to $160,000 USD per year. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.
About Insourcing Solutions
Charles River Insourcing Solutions℠ can streamline research by delivering operational and cost efficiencies through the strategic insourcing of GMP, GLP and non-GLP research services from discovery through safety assessment. Insourcing Solutions℠ provides you with the ability to maintain control of your facility and expertise while leveraging available space.
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.
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