Associate Contracts Manager

Associate Contracts Manager Req ID #:  214604 Location: 

US 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 looking for an Associate Contracts Manager to join our Insourcing Solutions team, this is a remote position with a home base of Wilmington, MA.

How will you have an impact?

Our shared mission is simple, but incredibly powerful. Together, we create healthier lives. Take a moment and imagine your talents contributing to improving global health and peoples’ lives. That’s a big deal, and it happens every day at Charles River. In this role, you can do that by providing contract proposal support to the CRADL and OnDemand segments of the IS business.

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 Associate Contracts Mgr. role you will prepare Services Agreements / Amendments for the CRADL and OnDemand segments of the IS business for submission to Clients, based on provided templates and space availability information as provided by Business Operations management and site Operational teams. In addition, maintain and update these documents and ensure their upload to appropriate Teams site. You will collaborate with Legal and Operational teams to review Client's revisions to Agreements / Amendments and update documents accordingly for resubmission to Clients. You will assist with tracking and management of renewal dates of Services Agreements and follow up with Clients as needed, as well as entry and maintenance of Salesforce records.

In this role you will maintain metrics/KPIs associated with Services Agreements and Amendment turnaround times. Regularly review templates when preparing Services Agreements / Amendments and provide feedback to Business Operations management about areas for revision / improvement based on Client comments, feedback, and revisions; in addition to providing regular reporting and communicating important proposal and business issues. Represent the Insourcing Solutions Division at client meetings as well as support business development, sales, and marketing efforts as needed. Who are we looking for? A candidate that possesses a bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent in life science, business administration, or related field. One to three (1 - 3) years' experience in business administration or proposal development required. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.

Note: The pay range for this position is $ 74,900-82,800. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location. 

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. 

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 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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