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Project Management (non-technical) - Administrative

Charles River Laboratories International Inc (CRL)

Stilwell, KS, US, 66085

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

This position has multi-functional responsibilities to provide project management and process optimization in support of the Integrated Toxicology (ITox) business area. This person will serve as a key contributor in expanding the footprint of the digital lab of the future (LOTF).  As a Senior Project Manager for Integrated Toxicology efforts, oversight includes system implementation, business/process optimization, data delivery, and supporting proof of concepts.  Responsibilities include project planning, resource planning, risk mitigation, budget planning, application assessments, process improvement, gap analysis execution, and working with global Safety Assessment in the planning and execution of piloted proof of concepts related to lab automation.  

Job Qualifications

  • Work within a contributing team environment, developing and fostering teamwork and facilitating team dynamics.  
  • Use Project Management, Six Sigma, and/or SDLC methodology to define, develop, and execute projects throughout all phases of planning, implementation, release, and close.
  • Apply hands on experience as a Business Analyst:  Facilitate User Story/Requirements gathering sessions, define process mapping with major impact areas, perform gap assessments, acquire system knowledge, work within the PM tools, lead and perform system testing.
  • Strong problem solver with ability to lead the team to push the solution and progress.
  • Leverage AGILE/Iterative based Project Management approach to managing projects and project teams.
  • Work closely with Product Owners to drive backlog story grooming and to ensure backlog items are properly and fully defined prior to acceptance into a sprint.
  • Resolves impediments to team workflows.
  • Gets team to a high performing level by recognizing areas of strength and improvement and employing appropriate coaching and development techniques.
  • Coaches the team in self-organization, cross-functional skillset, domain knowledge and communicates effectively, both internally and externally working within the team.
  • Create metrics to provide teams and the organization with relevant feedback.
  • Contributes to the advancement and improvement of Agile practices within the organization
  • Communicate effectively with internal and external customers, with ability to propagate information promptly, clearly, and unambiguously.
  • Identify trade offs between short and long term benefits to drive shared vision between the team and product owner.
  • Collaborate with the business and understand business problems to implement scalable and sustainable solutions.
  • Document major decisions, risks, and issues.
  • Estimate project workload, including assisting project team members with estimates.
  • Manage project budgets and meet budgetary objectives, working directly with the Procurement division.
  • Lead and build multi-disciplinary teams. Work closely with Stakeholders, Process Owners, Technical Advisors, Quality Assurance, IT, and Business Analysts throughout the project life cycle.
  • Demonstrate excellent Time Management to engage in multiple projects.
  • Monitor PM processes to ensure proper utilization/prioritization of the product backlog.
  • Develop and execute project plans/agile initiatives, revising as appropriate to meet changing project needs, resources, and requirements.
  • Establish meaningful and clear milestones for all active projects to achieve deadlines.
  • Collect and analyze project related data to identify problems and root causes.
  • Oversee project release and support, including training, change management, and system handover.
  • Facilitate retrospective reviews to evaluate the released product and collect lessons learned.
  • Present project updates and metrics as required.
  • Promote a culture of continuous improvement, transparency, and trust, helping teams to inspect & adapt.
  • Open to embracing new initiatives/ideas, outside of knowledge/skillset.
  • Ability to leverage knowledge within the business to lead discussions around business process optimization.
  • Perform all other related duties as assigned.
  • The pay range for this position is$110,000 - $120,000. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location

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.

Job posted: 2023-03-20

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