Director, Global Real Estate Transactions

Director, Global Real Estate Transactions Req ID #:  192293 Location: 

US Wilmington, MA, US, 01887 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.

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.    Job Summary We are seeking a Director, Global Real Estate transactions to support our Global Real Estate group within the global facility management and engineering services team. 

The Director, Global Real Estate transactions shall partner with Global Facilities Management Services, Business Unit Leaders, and Site Managers to develop and implement corporate real estate guidelines to ensure a consistent approach to real estate acquisition and disposition. Responsible for supporting the global real estate needs within a complex multibillion dollar company spanning 110+ locations in over 20 countries. Primary functions will include negotiation of leases, supporting acquisitions/dispositions, site selection analysis process, resolving issues and responding to inquiries/complaints regarding real estate activities, and maintaining partnerships with key external contacts.

The position requires strong operational alignment with key stakeholders and within Global Facilities Services as well as other categories such as Finance, Engineering, and Construction. The Director, Global Real Estate transactions must display excellent communication skills to all internal stakeholders, CRL Senior Leadership, suppliers and industry forums.

  Essential Duties and Responsibilities ⦁    Business Partnering: be a credible and reliable advisor effectively communicating across departments and business units to provide real estate support to business unit leaders, in support of their strategic planning process.

⦁    Responsible for establishing and implementing corporate real estate guidelines to ensure a consistent approach to real estate acquisition and disposition.

⦁    Assist business units in renewing lease agreements with landlords, resolving issues and responding to inquiries/complaints regarding real estate activities.

⦁    Provide corporate oversight in site selection process and strategy with a focus on meeting corporate criteria and business plan objectives, and present recommendations.

⦁    Lead the initiative to secure local, state or federal incentives for any projects or real estate transactions that may qualify for such incentives.

⦁    Present offers, discuss counter-offer details, skillfully negotiating and managing tough situations and sensitive relationships ensuring value and minimizing risk before finalizing offer conditions and obtain signatures.

⦁    Prepare summaries for Corporate Legal review, highlighting non-standard lease or purchase offers, and obtain rulings on contentious issues.

⦁    Manage real property assets (land and building) by overseeing the RE database.

⦁    Develop and monitor real estate business plans with performance and financial metrics, updating senior management as required

⦁    Support the real estate efforts for all mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other transactions. 

⦁    Responsible for supporting development and implementation of space utilization and planning strategies; integrating with business segment and site facilities leadership to plan and forecast infrastructure capital expenditure requirements necessary to support this initiative.

⦁    Stay current and informed on the service provider market (brokerage), changing technologies, and global market trends to ensure CRL category strategies are delivering maximum value, driving innovation while maintaining quality and service.

⦁    Supplier Relationship Management - Develop and manage relationships with brokers and cross-functional teams including scheduling SRM meetings and coordinating evaluations to determine supplier performance using rating systems and/or predetermined standards based on contractual agreed KPIs.

⦁    Policies - Ensure the enforcement of related procurement process and policy, working with Finance, Legal, Procurement and Audit as appropriate. Create process documents, SOPs and work instructions as required.

⦁    Technology - Implement and maintain required systems, files/archives and databases of project execution. Manage cost savings and performance measurement systems new contracts. Where appropriate, track, analyze and report cost savings against contract spend commitments. Utilize and manage reporting procedures that meet the internal needs of Finance, Legal, Procurement and Audit.

⦁    Perform all other related duties as assigned. Qualifications The following are minimum requirements for the Director, Global Real Estate transactions

⦁    Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent in a related discipline required.  MBA, advanced degree, or Engineering degree a plus.  

⦁    15+ years related experience in commercial real estate in a corporate setting, preferably in a life sciences company and/or multinational corporation is highly desired.

⦁    At least 5 years leading transformational projects or strategy/process development with enterprise impact

⦁    Experience in market/area surveys and site location analysis.

⦁    An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.

⦁    Other:   Excellent oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills required along with strong analytical, influencing and negotiation skills.  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

⦁    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear and work/type at a computer.  

⦁    Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

⦁    General office working conditions, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Travel:

⦁    This position requires occasional domestic and international travel.

  Competencies Care - We show we care when we respect each other, our animals and the communities where we work and live, when we create a positive healthy workplace, when we are mindful of our compliance standards, and when we choose to do the right thing.Collaborate -We collaborate when we partner with each other and promote teamwork, when we communicate clearly and effectively across the hall or around the globe, and when we welcome all forms of diversity and encourage inclusiveness.Lead - We lead when we advocate our purpose and model our values, when we deliver innovation, when we embrace change, and when we appreciate and celebrate the great work of others.Own - We act like owners when we hold ourselves accountable for our actions, when we respond to internal and external client needs with speed and accuracy, when we set and achieve meaningful goals, and when we strive towards continuous improvement.

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.

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, 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 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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