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Job Summary:

Charles River Laboratories is an early-stage contract research organization committed to improving the quality of people's lives through innovative drug development solutions. The General Manager will oversee the site's operations, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and fostering a high-performing leadership team while managing financials and resources effectively.

Responsibilities:

• Lead overall area/P&L to deliver annual plans and long-range strategic objectives, while continuously monitoring the competitive landscape and responding strategically to maintain and gain market share.

• Grow organizational capacity, capabilities, agility, and continuity by effectively balancing long-term strategic needs and immediate business goals, responding to industry disruptions, employing focused urgency, and effectively promoting and leading change.

• Utilize corporate resources and leverage expertise and business intelligence to have a pulse on all critical internal and external factors and enable seamless, collaborative, holistic decision making.

• Build and effectively leverage a high-performing leadership team and mobilize an inspired, purpose-driven culture focused on engagement, retention, and career development.

• Approach business with an agile and customer-centric mindset that drives process improvement, efficiencies, effective and timely customer response, and customer-centered growth.

• Develop appropriate global, regional, and departmental synergies to promote innovation, knowledge/technology transfer, sharing of best practices, and integration of activities.

• Manage conflict and crisis situations while maintaining operational continuity and knowing when to escalate and leverage partners and stakeholders.

• Develop short- and long-range operating strategies, organizational structure, staffing requirements and succession plans. Partner with HRBPs as needed.

• Direct all operating activities at site, including commercial production schedules, materials, equipment, and workforce requirements for laboratory animals.

• Develop and manage divisional budget. Approve departmental budgets and expenses, and authorize expenditures in accordance with budget.

• Monitor and maintain high quality products and services. Ensure strict compliance with all biosecurity and animal welfare procedures and initiatives.

• Represent the organization to industry groups, key customers, representatives of government and regulatory agencies, and the general public. Interact with government representatives and customers when site visits are conducted.

• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent in life science subject (preferably veterinary medicine).

• At least ten years experience in scientific and management in the life sciences, pharmaceutical, or contract research fields.

• Knowledge of business and operations management and a good understanding of pharmaceutical, biotechnology and academic organizations.

• Ability to handle multiple projects, prioritize work and meet deadlines.

• Excellent written, verbal and problem-solving skills.

• Highly effective interpersonal skills which are conducive to effective communication.

• Maintains a positive work atmosphere using a professional/ethical manner with clients, co-workers and management.

• Previous experience having financial responsibility for one or more business units required.

• Must be an excellent negotiator who is experienced in contracts and have a demonstrated track record of accomplishments with service labs.

• Must have sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment and strong operational focus.

Preferred:

• Master's degree in business (MBA) or Master's degree (M.S.) or equivalent, in life sciences or related field preferred.

• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.

Company:

At Charles River, we are guided by our strong purpose—to create healthier lives—which centers around the patients who rely on the therapeutics we help to develop, the animals in our care, to our planet, and to the passionate and skilled people who are at the heart of our organization and make it all possible. Founded in 1947, the company is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Public Company. Charles River Laboratories has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Product Management

• Industries

  Software Development

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