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Field Trial Manager (Agriculture)

Charles River Laboratories International Inc (CRL)

Den Bosch (S-Hertogenbosch), NL, 5231 DD

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.

Job Summary

At Charles River Laboratories in Den Bosch the Netherlands, we are hiring for the position of Field Trial Manager (Agriculture) to strengthen our crop metabolism and fields residue team.

General tasks: •    Co-ordinate and conduct projects involving agricultural field trials (pesticide evaluation). •    Act as Principal Investigator on specific GLP projects, as appropriate. •    Responsible for the local business interests for the Field Trials Group. This is a pan-European operation managed from the UK with sites across the EU and UK.  •    Purchase local supplies and equipment as required in order to maintain a fully functioning and adequately equipped field base.  

Job specific requirements: •    Sense of ownership, being responsible for the quality of the work and raw data produced. •    Ensure and follow sound scientific methods and proper control procedures.   •    Responsible for ensuring that his/her work is conducted in accordance with appropriate Standard Operating Procedures and the principles of Good Laboratory Practice. •    Responsible for ensuring that a safe working environment is maintained for him or herself and his/her colleagues by observing all safety procedures and working methods, by making proper use of protective clothing and equipment and by reading, understanding and following all safety documents issued or notified to him. •    Responsible for reporting immediately to the Associate Director any anomalous observations and equipment malfunction not immediately correctable, any data integrity issues, or any factor which will in any way impede the normal scheduling of any Charles River study. •    Responsible for ensuring that any experiments with agrochemical test items comply with the appropriate regulations or guidelines.

The following are minimum requirements related to the position of Field Trial Manager (Agriculture): •    Agricultural degree or similar. •    Agronomy / crop protection expertise. •    Relevant experience in agricultural field trials. •    Proactive and well organized. •    Excellent communication skills both written and verbal in English and Dutch. •    Knowledge of GLP principles and experienced in their implementation. •    Team player, able to work in matrix organization. •    Record keeping, data management and reporting expertise. •    Proficient in working to exact project specifications. •    Communication skills, ensuring information is regularly shared with colleagues and management.    •    Driving license and ability to travel in The Netherlands and Central Europe. •    Computer skills (data management).

IMPORTANT: A resume and cover letter are 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 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 20,000 employees within 110 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. 

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.

At Charles River Laboratories, we recognize and recruit all talent. We are a company committed to the principle of diversity and inclusion and work daily in this direction.

Job posted: 2023-03-05

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