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SalaryFor 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.
The Role
Are you a proven people manager within a Environmental Health and Safety role?
Have you got strong influencing skills and can you drive change?
Do you want to work for a global company that passionately improves the quality of peoples lives?
Charles River Discovery have an exciting opportunity for an Environmental Health & Safety Manager to join our team. You will be based at our site in either Saffron Walden or Harlow, with occasional travel to our High Peak and Portishead sites.
This opportunity will require you to lead a small international team who are responsible for the effective and efficient management of health and safety, emergency management, policy implementation, reporting, investigations, application of controls, risk assessment and delivery of training. You will be providing strategic and operational input and expertise on EH&S and regulatory compliance and related matters. Also being able to interpret and deal with new legislation and regulations ensuring processes and procedures are in place to guarantee regulatory compliance for UK Discovery.
Main Responsibilities
Qualifications and Experience
What We Offer You
About Discovery
Discovery from Charles River is industry-proven in the successful development of novel therapies, with over 320 patents and 74 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.
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, or 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 [email protected]. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
For more information, please visit www.criver.com.
The Role
Are you a proven people manager within a Environmental Health and Safety role?
Have you got strong influencing skills and can you drive change?
Do you want to work for a global company that passionately improves the quality of peoples lives?
Charles River Discovery have an exciting opportunity for an Environmental Health & Safety Manager to join our team. You will be based at our site in either Saffron Walden or Harlow, with occasional travel to our High Peak and Portishead sites.
This opportunity will require you to lead a small international team who are responsible for the effective and efficient management of health and safety, emergency management, policy implementation, reporting, investigations, application of controls, risk assessment and delivery of training. You will be providing strategic and operational input and expertise on EH&S and regulatory compliance and related matters. Also being able to interpret and deal with new legislation and regulations ensuring processes and procedures are in place to guarantee regulatory compliance for UK Discovery.
Main Responsibilities
- To provide expert EHS advice and support to senior management and all managers and staff within UK Discovery
- To provide expert BioSafety advice and support to senior management and all managers and staff within UK Discovery
- Leading investigations into safety and compliance incidents and following up with appropriate action and solutions as needed
- Leading GMSC committee meetings
- Ensure timely CU2 applications are dealt with
- Ensure appropriate processes and procedures are in place to ensure compliance across a number of key areas, such as: BioSafety, PoAO, CITES, Pathogens, Human Tissue Act (England and Wales), Controlled Substances
- Perform Safety Inspections
- Manage and review risk assessments
- Representing the company in interactions and partnering with statutory and regulatory bodies
- Acting as a role model and mentor for all staff in compliance matters
- Facilitating the smooth running of the business's operations
- Carrying out projects as delegated by management, delivering to time and budget
- Regular interaction with Charles River stakeholders across the business
Qualifications and Experience
- Ideally, educated to degree level within a scientific discipline
- Demonstrated advanced experience in safety and compliance in the pharmaceutical or other highly regulated sectors
- Experience of operating in the EHS and compliance areas
- Knowledge of interactions with statutory regulators
- Demonstrated skills as a mentor / trainer
- Flexible and able to apply strong problem-solving skills to deal competently with issues that come in unexpectedly
- Able to maintain and stay up to date with regulatory knowledge and sharing of "best practice"
- Approachable and able to deal with confidential matters with integrity
- Able to advise, influence and engage site management and colleagues
- Some experience in additional compliance areas would be advantageous (such as trade compliance, shipping, VAT issues and IoR requirements for goods, hazardous materials and controlled substances)
What We Offer You
- A very comprehensive benefits package from day one, including a generous pension contribution, private medical for you (and can add family members), private dental care, critical illness cover, bonus and more!
- 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
- Flexible and hybrid working
- Parental leave
- Group Life Assurance and Group Income Protection
- Remote GP access 24/7
- Well-being support and initiatives
- Cycle to work scheme
- Well-being support and initiatives
- Cycle to work scheme
About Discovery
Discovery from Charles River is industry-proven in the successful development of novel therapies, with over 320 patents and 74 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.
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, or 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 [email protected]. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
For more information, please visit www.criver.com.
