Data Specialist 1, DRDS

Data Specialist 1, DRDS Req ID #:  106451 Location: 

Horsham, PA, US, 19044 At Charles River, we are passionate about improving the quality of people’s lives. When you join our global family, you will help create healthier lives for millions of patients and their families. 

Charles River employees are innovative thinkers, who are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement. We will empower you with the resources you need to grow and develop in your career. 

As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development. Your skills will play a key role in bringing life-saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalized processes. Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.

  Job Summary BASIC SUMMARY:

Provides innovation, problem solving, and first level technical assistance for DRDS personnel. Responsible for support in implementing departmental and/or interdepartmental projects. Keeps current on new and changing processes and technologies.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the maintenance of data collection and reporting systems.

• Assist DRDS management with deployment of appropriate IT strategies.

• Assist in review of business processes and recommendations related to proposed solution.

• Support in development and review of validation materials for data collection and reporting system.

• Provide support for data collection and reporting projects.

• Assist admins across Safety Assessment sites for data collection and reporting system libraries, templates and procedures.

• Support departmental and/or interdepartmental projects as needed.

• Maintain, edit, and review template administration log to support all Safety Assessment sites.

• Meet with individuals or work groups to discuss problems and issues identified on assigned projects.

• Maintain contact with project stakeholders to ensure timely activity and integration to meet project requirements

• Support in coordination of operational and maintenance documentation with DRDS team members and representatives across Safety Assessment.

• Develop and review DRDS communications across SA sites.

• Assist in the development, communication, and maintenance of assigned systems, SOPs, policies and procedures.

• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a biological sciences, computer sciences, or business administration preferred.

• Experience: 2 years of relevant professional experience in a research setting required. Previous experience in a GLP environment preferred. Experience as a participant in workgroups and committees is preferred.

• 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: Must be able to perform effectively as a team member, maintain a positive work atmosphere, communicate effectively, and interact in a professional manner with management, coworkers, and sponsors. Skill requirements include foresight, analysis and logic, systematic and orderly planning, and attention to detail.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

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

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

• Regularly communicate information to internal customers. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• General office working conditions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

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 120 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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