Senior Account Manager – Safety Assessment (Europe) Location: Tranent, GB, EH33 2NE; Evreux, FR, 27930; MILANO, Milan, IT, 20122; Den Bosch (S-Hertogenbosch), NL, 5231 DD; Dublin, IE, D09; Cologne, NW, DE; 51105 Pozzuoli, IT; 80078 High Peak, GB, SK23 6FJ; Kaarst, DE, 41564; MADRID, M, ES, 28029; Erkrath, NW, DE, 40699; CALCO, IT, 23885; Genova, IT, 16163. Job Summary Do you have expertise in, and a passion for Account Management? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact the Safety Assessment sector in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life-changing medicines? Have you got the desire to improve health and lives? Charles River Laboratories are excited to be recruiting for a Senior Account Manager – Safety Assessment (Europe) to join our established Sales and Commercial team. Working remotely within the EU only, you’ll act as the primary point of contact for clients in assigned Safety Assessment accounts, deliver exceptional client experience, grow sales across the portfolio and build sustainable mutually beneficial relationships to maximize Safety Assessment share gain and revenue retention. What you’ll be doing: Identify ethical upselling and proactively drive portfolio pull-through opportunities to increase total account reach, revenue and Charles River Laboratories share. Understand account development objectives and challenges, providing insights and solutions to drive their success. Prepare, execute and maintain a comprehensive Account Management plan to indicate target opportunities, expansion of accounts and an analysis of competitor share within accounts. Recognize client needs and collaborate with internal teams to deliver customized solutions and guide the client to solutions. Establish and nurture client relationships that fill the business pipeline, forming long-term business partnerships to ensure future sales. Manage all initial Safety Assessment inquiries and qualify prospective opportunities for assigned accounts. Collaborate with the Client Services team and other Managers for rapid turnaround times on proposals/agreements, lead the negotiation process as appropriate and follow through on sales execution. Work closely with the relevant Subject Matter Experts to ensure the client has a cohesive and responsive experience throughout the engagement, influencing and buying journey. Effectively communicate client challenges/concerns with all appropriate Charles River Laboratories departments for quality resolution. Utilize CRM to capture client information to include, but not limited to, timely, accurate and effective opportunity management and activity documentation. Maintain proficient knowledge of competitor profiles and develop positioning to influence potential clients. Actively participate in relevant conference events and trade shows to establish comprehensive pre-set meeting planning, objectives and execution. Complete all sales, commercial and portfolio training as required to be fluent in the Safety Assessment portfolio and ready to present to a range of client personas. Perform all other related duties as assigned. Job Qualifications Skills and Experience: Education: Bachelor’s degree (BA/BSc) or equivalent in life sciences, sales or related discipline. Experience: Significant track record of working in a similar commercially focused role (Account Manager/Business Development/Sales Management etc) ideally within another CRO/Biotech/Pharma. Any additional experience of working within Safety Assessment or a Preclinical function would be highly desirable. Demonstrable skills in selling scientific services are also a plus. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above. Certification/Licensure: Valid driver’s license required. There will be ~25% travel in this role to client sites, external conferences and team meetings. Other: Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills. Proficient in the use of standard office computer applications (word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, e-mail). Candidates must also have full and permanent Right to Work in the country that they reside in. #J-18808-Ljbffr
A global life sciences company is seeking a Senior Account Manager – Safety Assessment for its Sales and Commercial team. This remote role focuses on building and maintaining client relationships across Europe while increasing sales and revenue within assigned Safety Assessment accounts. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and significant experience in account management, ideally in a CRO or biotech setting. Excellent communication and negotiation skills are essential for success in this position. #J-18808-Ljbffr
A leading biotechnology firm is seeking a Regional Distributor Manager for the Middle East, Africa, and CIS regions. The role involves strategizing and executing channel plans, nurturing partner relationships, and driving sales through local partners. Candidates must have significant experience in channel sales and be fluent in Arabic. This is a remote position requiring about 50% travel. The company values diversity and inclusion, dedicated to improving health through innovation. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Regional Distributor Manager - Middle East/Africa/CIS Region Location: Ballina, IE, F26D786 Dublin, IE, D09 For nearly 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 Do you have expertise in, and a passion for Sales and Distribution? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact the Microbial sector in a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life‑changing medicines? Charles River Laboratories is looking to recruit for a Regional Distributor Manager to support the Microbial Solutions Distributor Network in the Middle East/Africa/CIS regions. Working remotely, you’ll provide support to local Channel Partners that will drive revenue, strengthen channel partner relationships, and assist in the growth of the Charles River Laboratories Microbial business in these global areas. You’ll work closely with the Microbial Solutions Commercial team to meet and exceed sales quotas for a specific territory, and you’ll be knowledgeable in how to conduct business effectively in these regions. Candidates must be fluent in Arabic (written and verbal) for this role. Responsibilities Develop and execute channel strategy: Define the overall approach for working with partners in the Middle East/Africa/CIS regions, including recruitment, onboarding, management, and enablement. Outline goals in quarterly business reviews with partners and internal stakeholders. Manage and nurture partner relationships: Build strong relationships with partners to drive sales and ensure partner success through co‑travel, support at trade shows, seminars, workshops, and remote support on customer opportunities. Drive revenue through channel partners: Set sales targets for partners, provide necessary resources and support, and track performance. Identify where partners can expand market share and the company’s reach, tracking opportunities through Sales Force. Provide training and support to partners: Ensure partners are knowledgeable about Charles River’s products and services, creating new tools and resources or using existing ones to sell effectively. Analyze and optimize partner performance: Track key metrics, identify areas for improvement, and adjust the channel strategy as needed to achieve company goals. Job Qualifications Significant experience in channel sales, business development, or related fields, including experience with CRM software. Candidates must be fluent in Arabic (both written and verbal). Leadership skills: Ability to lead and motivate channel partners and their teams, and influence and collaborate with cross‑functional teams, both internal and within channel partner’s teams. Strategic thinking: Ability to develop and execute channel strategies that align with overall business objectives. Relationship‑building skills: Ability to build strong relationships with partners and stakeholders. Communication skills: Ability to communicate effectively with partners and internal teams. Data analysis skills: Ability to track and analyze partner performance data to identify areas for improvement. Travel: Expected to travel around 50% of the time to the Middle East, North Africa and CIS regions. About Microbial Solutions Our Microbial Solutions business group has a comprehensive portfolio of endotoxin testing, microbial detection and microbial identification products and services that meet the complex and constantly evolving industry needs. We help clients ensure product safety and quality with easy‑to‑use yet robust testing solutions that satisfy regulatory requirements, support critical decision making and improve operational efficiencies. About Charles River Charles River is an early‑stage contract research organization (CRO). We build on 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. Our suite of products and services also supports our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. This broad portfolio enables our clients’ flexible drug development model, reducing costs, enhancing productivity and increasing speed to market. With over 20,000 employees across 110 facilities in more than 20 countries worldwide, we coordinate global resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives to resolve our clients’ unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies, hospitals and academic institutions. At Charles River, we are passionate about improving people’s lives. Our mission, excellent science and strong purpose guide us in all that we do, and we recognize and recruit all talent. We are committed to diversity and inclusion. #J-18808-Ljbffr
For 75years, 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 Do you have expertise in Change Management and influencing change? Are you able to successfully lead transformative initiatives on a global scale? Charles River Laboratories are looking for a Change Management Partner to guide some of our most complex and ambitious initiatives. Working remotely (from the UK/IRL or EU) you’ll shape and execute change strategies that drive measurable adoption — while empowering teams across global sites to embrace new technology, processes and roles. What you’ll be doing: Execute change management strategies that create measurable impact on user implementation and proactively address resistance risks Pull from multiple change methodologies to select what will be most effective for the specific stakeholders and initiatives, even if multi‑phased and complex Understand and use a solid, easy to deploy transformation methodology that enables a large, global organization to undergo complex changes Assess change impact of complex solutions and aligns adoption approach to address impacts in order of risk Focus on defining success metrics and measurable outcomes for the people side of change Support delivery of core activities related to stakeholder assessment, change impacts, readiness assessments, communication, training and sustainability of the change Ability to develop communications that are audience and project specific, easy to understand and delivers value Confident working across departments, geographies and building a coalition of support at the local level Collaborate and support with other change leads across the organization, working closely with key internal senior stakeholders to implement and cascade change effectively Drives ongoing improvements in the value delivered by the adoption practice Requirements BA/MA in business, organizational development, change management, communications or a related field. Significant, proven experience in change management, organizational development, transformation, or project delivery at a global level. Demonstrable experience delivering large‑scale change in global organizations, ideally at other CRO/Biotech or Pharma companies. Strong understanding of Agile and waterfall project environments. Exceptional communication, facilitation, and listening skills, self‑starter with ability to work with autonomy. Ability to connect the dots across complex programs and tell a compelling story using data and analytics. A collaborative mindset and passion for positively influencing and helping people to navigate change. Prosci, CCMP or similar certification is highly desirable. 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 80% of the drugs approved by the FDA in the last five years. At Charles River Laboratories, we recognize and recruit all talent. We are a company committed to fostering a sense of belonging and work daily in this direction. #J-18808-Ljbffr
A leading contract research organization in Dublin is seeking a Quality Assurance (QA) Supervisor to lead a team of QA specialists. The successful candidate will oversee day-to-day QA operations to ensure compliance with established standards and regulations. Responsibilities include managing inspections, mentoring staff, and developing corrective actions in response to findings. Applicants should have a strong background in Quality Assurance, a relevant degree, and at least 5 years of experience. The role emphasizes leadership, communication, and attention to detail while contributing significantly to product quality and operational excellence. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Overview For nearly 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 We have an exciting opportunity to join Charles River Labs based in Rathcoole, Co. Dublin D24 NF21. The Quality Assurance (QA) Supervisor is responsible for leading a team of QA specialists to ensure products, processes, and services meet established quality standards and regulatory requirements. This role oversees day-to-day QA operations, supports continuous improvement initiatives, and collaborates cross-functionally to drive operational excellence and compliance. The QA Supervisor provides coaching, guidance, and performance management for the QA team while ensuring timely and accurate execution of quality activities. Responsibilities Manage activities of assigned group(s) to ensure optimum performance of the team and meet business needs and timelines. Support personnel management activities such as hiring, promotions, training and development, providing regular direction and feedback on performance, disciplinary actions. Preparing and delivery annual performance and salary reviews. Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of QA specialists. Promote a culture of quality, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. Oversee inspection, testing, auditing, and documentation activities related to product or service quality. Ensure adherence to internal SOPs, industry standards, and applicable regulatory requirements (e.g., ISO, GMP, GDPR). Review and approve QA documentation, including quality reports, deviations, CAPAs, and inspection records. Monitor and analyse quality metrics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement. Develop, maintain, and enhance efficient work procedures and processes aligned with company standards and quality directives. Lead the preparation and maintenance of study and QA files for client audits, sponsor site visits, and regulatory inspections; ensure QA audit files are properly retained. Act as lead host for client site visits and regulatory inspections, managing communications, inquiries, and all audit-related activities. Develop corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) in response to client and regulatory findings and coordinate drafting of follow-up correspondence with affected departments and report outcomes to senior management. Review and approve SOPs, protocols, batch records, reports, and other regulated records (e.g., deviations, change controls, CAPAs) involving technically complex processes to ensure accuracy and compliance. Lead the execution and scheduling of internal facility inspections to evaluate the effectiveness of site quality systems. Support the review, negotiation, and maintenance of Customer and Supplier Quality Agreements. Provide QA support for validation activities, including computer systems, controlled environments, test methods, and manufacturing equipment. Facilitate, host, and present at Quality Management Review (QMR) meetings. Participate in and/or lead QA-related projects and cross-functional continuous improvement initiatives. Ensure timely resolution of non-conformances and effective implementation of corrective and preventive actions. Maintain accurate and compliant quality records and ensure the team adheres to controlled document processes. Ensure site compliance with applicable regulations and corporate policies; escalate identified quality or compliance risks to management. Collaborate closely with Operations, Laboratories, Customer Service, Facilities Product, Compliance, and other functions to ensure quality standards are embedded across workflows. Lead or support continuous improvement activities to enhance quality operations, efficiency, employee engagement, and service to internal and external customers. Communicate quality issues, insights, and recommendations effectively to stakeholders. Education and Experience Bachelor’s degree (B.S. /B.A.) or equivalent, preferably in a life science. Extensive experience in a Quality Assurance role minimum 5 years. Qualified Person (QP) qualification is highly desirable. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above. Experience with assisting or managing QA audits and inspections as well as interfacing with regulatory agencies. Detailed knowledge of GMP and ISO standards. Strong technical QMS experience essential. Excellent communication and influencing skills, (Fluent in English, written and verbal). Ability to collaborate and develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders. Effective problem solving and decision-making skills. Strong leadership skills. Ability to motivate and lead a team. Business Acumen. Excellent attention to detail. Strong organisational skills with the ability to self-manage and prioritise as required. Experience with Microsoft Office applications and spreadsheet/database programs such as Access and Excel. About Microbial Solutions Our Microbial Solutions business group has a comprehensive portfolio of endotoxin testing, microbial detection and microbial identification products and services is unlike any other, and has been purposefully designed to meet the complex and ever-changing needs of the industry. We help clients to ensure product safety and quality with easy-to-use yet robust testing solutions that satisfy regulatory requirements, support critical decision making and improve operational efficiencies. 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 worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years. 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 Segment: Quality Assurance, Pharmaceutical, Facilities, Laboratory, Manager, Technology, Science, Operations, Management #J-18808-Ljbffr
A leading contract research organization is seeking a Change Management Partner to drive global initiatives and lead change strategies effectively. This remote role involves executing impactful change management strategies while engaging with various stakeholders across the organization. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in change management, excellent communication skills, and a collaborative mindset. The position offers a unique opportunity to influence transformative initiatives and support the adoption of new technologies and processes across global teams. #J-18808-Ljbffr
