Resource Manager

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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.

Does multitasking and using outstanding organisation skills float your boat?

Have you got proven experience of effectively managing multiple projects and resource?

Do you have the confidence, skills and knowledge to drive efficiencies and positive change in our business?

If this sounds like you, then you will be excited to hear that our state of the art site in High Peak, Derbyshire have an exciting permanent career opportunity for a Resource Manager to join them in an on site role.

This position would suit someone with proven experience of managing high volume projects. Someone with a track record of finding efficiencies, streamlining processes and cost saving.

Main Tasks

Leading and managing the scheduling of all our client studies. Complex planning will be required to ensure that multiple ongoing projects meet our client deadlines and to a high standard. You will be functioning independently as our primary project co-ordinator for resourcing all activities related to client programs. Requiring you to utilise excellent communication skills to interact with colleagues of all levels, across multiple departments and sites. You will be overseeing our capacity to ensure effective scheduling with thorough understanding of appropriate project management software.

• Independently manages project resourcing, adapting plans as required.
• Efficiently schedules all client projects to ensure milestones are met.
• Develops solutions to complex scheduling challenges. May refer to established precedents and policies but also needs to lead, identify and implement improvement processes (e.g. streamline procedures and maximise capacity).
• Demonstrates an understanding of project management/resourcing issues affecting the business, including mitigating risk associated with project resources.
• Input data to Scheduling Tools to generate accurate reporting on project activities.
• Keeps stakeholders informed and engaged.
• Interacts with internal personnel on scheduling requiring coordination between multiple departments and sites.
• Complies with CRL site-based guidelines. Reports project management based QMS events and steers/leads the resulting actions.
• Complete understanding and application of CRL principles, concepts, practices, and standards.

Skills and Experience

• Project / resource management experience of multiple projects with various moving parts and different timelines.
• Previous extensive resource management / leadership experience.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent scheduling and organisational skills, efficient multi-tasking, great communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working independently, ability to work effectively and efficiently to meet deadlines, proactive self-starter.
• Experienced in coordinating work across sites/departments. Comfortable challenging standard processes and continually developing them.
• Financial understanding / awareness.
• Good presentation skills.
• Proficient in word processing, spreadsheet, and database software. Good problem-solving skills. Previous experience of using scheduling tools.

It would be advantageous, but not essential if you have:

• A BSc in a relevant discipline.
• Experience in scientific industry (e.g. Pharma, Biotech, CRO).
• Previous experience of Kantata or Smartsheet.
• Continuous improvement experience.

What We Offer You

• A very comprehensive benefits package from day one, including a generous pension contribution, and flexible health benefits.
• Parental leave.
• Group Life Assurance and Group Income Protection.
• Remote GP access 24/7.
• Wellbeing support and initiatives.
• Access to great discounts via our CREDS discount scheme.
• Global opportunities and strong career progression.
• The chance to work on several varied projects and liaise globally and nationally with other business areas.
• To be able make a difference to health and wellbeing of people.
• To continue your own career growth.
• Cycle to work scheme and much much more!

About Discovery
Discovery from Charles River is industry-proven in the successful development of novel therapies, with over 350 patents and 80 preclinical drug candidates delivered to our sponsors in the past 17 years. Backed by more than 650 scientists, our comprehensive, integrated portfolio employs the latest technology and platforms to provide chemistry, biology, and pharmacology services that support clients from the earliest stages of hit identification all the way through to IND. Our client-focused, collaborative approach creates true partnerships that anticipate challenges, overcome obstacles, and move us forward together on the journey of getting new drugs to market.

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.

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.

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