We are looking for a Project Manager I to join our Insourcing Solutions team located in Poolesville, MD.

How will you have an impact?
This is the moment to use your talents and imagine those talents contributing to improving global health and peoples’ lives. In the PMI role you can do that by providing leadership, coaching, and oversight support for the animal husbandry program, all of which directly contribute to the integrity of the research. 

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 Project Manager I role, you will use existing SOPs and quality assurance standards to oversee and coordinate the daily activities of the animal facility, to include scheduling of staff, related paperwork, cage change scheduling, and supplies. You will be asked to assist in the development of course content and training materials for the animal care staff to achieve AALAS certification.  This position will also participate in interviewing applicants for open positions; developing performance improvement plans; and writing employee performance evaluations. You will also actively interact with various personnel to resolve customer requests, inquiries, and concerns. 

The Project Manager I role also provides quality assurance to include animal health surveillance; monitoring of the effectiveness of facility sanitation; autoclaving procedures; monitoring of incoming animal shipments for container integrity and animal health; monitoring the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC); as well as internal facility reports for monitoring deviations from pre-established parameters. You will be asked to provide animal husbandry and environmental enrichment for colony animals, as well as prepare and submit records, charts, logs, and inventories. Additional duties may include operating and maintaining equipment and supplies and performing general housekeeping.

Who are we looking for?

A candidate with an AA degree in Animal Science or related field required; and a minimum one year of supervisory experience in a multi-labor-category animal facility. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education/experience listed above. AALAS certification at the LATG level required. 

About Charles River Laboratories

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. 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. With over 20,000 employees within 100 facilities in 23 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resour...ces 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. We have proudly supported the development of ~86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021. Equal Employment Opportunity Charles River is deeply committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, citizenship, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Accordingly, all employment decisions and personnel actions or programs shall be consistent with the principle of equal employment opportunity, including selection, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff and termination, opportunities for training and advancement, rates of pay and other types of compensation, benefits, and other aspects of employment.

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