Scheduling Specialist 1

Scheduling Specialist 1 Req ID #:  107677 Location: 

Shrewsbury, MA, US, 01545 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. Job Summary We are seeking a Scheduling Specialist 1 for our Safety Assessment site located in Shrewsbury, MA. This position is responsible for planning, development and maintenance of site master schedule. Perform complex resource coordination and documentation based on availability for proposed and active studies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Provide subject matter expertise and handle complex issues requiring specialized study design knowledge and capacities, escalating cases when appropriate. Interpret complex study outlines and protocols to assess feasibility, develop timelines and generate study calendars. Follow through on scheduling awarded studies. Assist in securing schedules, rooms, and animals for committed studies. Identify contractors to perform specialized study activities and negotiate timelines as needed. Establish and prioritize meaningful and clear milestones for all active projects. Reconcile resource availability within multiple databases and spreadsheets to evaluate capacity. Collaborate with management on changes to study timelines as they relate to revenue impacts on a weekly basis and provide recommendations. Make recommendations for process improvements to improve consistency, efficiency and capacity. Provide guidance to schedulers and review daily operational activities to ensure resources are available and deliverables are met. Ensure individual study calendars adhere to sponsor specifications, protocols, and capacities. Review and evaluate scheduling tools and recommend solutions as needed. Attend monthly meetings and training sessions and assist in training new employees as assigned. Identify limiting resource capacity and recommend action to resolve concerns. Maintain and report on consolidated schedules of all site studies. Maintain study related financial/operational systems. Perform all other related duties as assigned. Job Qualifications Education: Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent in a scientific or related discipline. Experience: Five or more year's related experience in a GLP contract research/pharmaceutical setting. One year of experience wiht database administration required. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above. Certification/Licensure: None. Other: Comprehensive knowledge of GLP and other federal regulations and guidelines pertaining to preclinical research. Comprehensive knowledge of creating, maintaining andpromoting optimal utilization of project management database systems. Detail oriented. Computer literate with strong data entry skills, and proficient in Microsoft Oulook, Access, Project, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

About Safety Assessment

Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market.  Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.

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 17,000 employees within 90 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 ~85% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2019.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Disabled/Vet.

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 crrecruitment_US@crl.com. 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.

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