Resource Scheduler

Resource Scheduler Req ID #:  148116 Location: 

Wayne, PA, US, 19087 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. Basic Summary We are seeking a resource scheduler for our Biologics Testing Solutions site located in Wayne (PA). 

Serve as the site scheduling lead for Biologics Division. Perform capacity and resource planning for personnel, equipment, and rooms. Coordinate setting up timelines for proposed and active studies. Responsible for monitoring and following up on lead time and capacity changes and bring awareness to the business development team regarding timelines and constraints. 

Support micro schedulers and managers with creating visibility on incoming work, backlog and capacity. Realize and maintain visual boards for department-level and higher management to evaluate scheduling-relevant KPI’s and metrics. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  Work with operational departments to review processes to determine lab capacities based on personnel, equipment, and other factors. Monitor department schedules, identify extended lead times and backlogs in departments and notify operational and business development colleagues when these begin to develop. If unexpected lead times and backlogs develop, work with business optimization team to review processes and determine roadblocks and constraints. Provide tentative start dates for proposed studies. Confirm that resources are available to accommodate timelines provided by the Sponsors and business development. Develop timelines on which work will be conducted based on current capacity, factoring in material and personnel availability for projects.  Coordinate with other biologics site schedulers to determine if project should be quoted out of or moved to a different site to accommodate timeline requirements. Build and maintain capacity metrics/tool to assist with scheduling and timing of work.  In conjunction with Lab Director and project management, track departmental metrics and throughput. Work with Lab Directors, lab staff and project management to adjust study schedules based on resource availability.  Work with other Charles River sites to ensure support studies are appropriately scheduled based on scheduled study events at other facilities. Support the maintenance of scheduling systems. Support the implementation of future scheduling systems. Perform all other related duties as assigned. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree (B.A. / B.S.) or equivalent in biotechnology or biological sciences preferred.   2 years of related experience in a laboratory or research environment. Previous experience in a GMP environment preferred. Experience with LIM Systems and laboratory scheduling tools preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above. Advanced skills in Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Onenote, Word, Excel, and/or PowerPoint. Experience with databases preferred.   Must be detail-oriented, be able to work independently, and communicate effectively with co-workers and management employees. Must have demonstrated organizational skills. Experiences with programming and power BI are a plus. Language: English fluent, other languages are a plus.

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 by December 8, 2021.  Our main priority is the wellbeing, health, and safety of our people. We will be requiring 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.

About Biologics Testing Solutions

With more than 50 years of experience and proven regulatory expertise, the Charles River Biologics group can address challenging projects for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies worldwide. Offering a variety of services such as contamination and impurity testing, protein characterization, bioassays, viral clearance studies and stability and lot release programs, we support clients throughout the biologic development cycle, from the establishment and characterization of cell banks through preclinical and clinical studies to marketed products. Whether clients need stand-alone services, a unique package of testing, or insourced support, our Biologics group can create a custom solution to suit their needs.  Each year more than 20,000 biologic testing reports are sent each and over 200 licenses products are supported by our biologics testing solutions team.

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 18,000 employees within 100 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 >80% of the drugs approved by the FDA for the past 3 years.

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

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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