Business Specialist

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.

An exciting opportunity exists for a motivated and pro-active individual to join the Edinburgh Business Coordination team (commercial) as a Business Specialist (Lab Sci - BioSciences). 
 
This is a permanent position, but consideration will also be given to candidates interested in a temporary secondment (6 months minimum).

This vacancy will undoubtedly offer a new challenge for someone with a sound scientific background, who is now looking to use their experience in a commercial role. 
 

The principal duties of the Business Specialist will be to create study outlines and pricing for an assigned area of expertise, including the provision of specific advice and guidance in the design of customized study outlines, to support the business acquisition process for our Safety Assessment division. This position also requires regular collaboration within Client Services, Scientific Operations, Business Development, Project Coordination and Business Finance teams, as required, to ensure that a high-quality customer service is provided.

 
The role is full of variety and offers the opportunity to build on your scientific knowledge and previous experience in a scientific or related role, interacting with global clients and colleagues daily. 

If you are looking for a unique opportunity to combine your scientific expertise with commercial and client-facing responsibilities, we would love to hear from you.

Join Charles River Laboratories and help support the development of innovative therapies that improve the health and well-being of people around the world.

About Safety Assessment
Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market.  Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.

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 fostering a sense of belonging and work daily in this direction.

 
Attention to detail, an ability to work effectively and efficiently to meet deadlines, sound administrative skills and commercial awareness are vital pre-requisites for this position. Some knowledge of regulatory requirements would be advantageous although not essential as the successful candidate will be expected to gain experience and actively develop knowledge within the job. 
 
Salary dependent on experience.

Please apply online with your current CV and any supporting information. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and early applications are encouraged.

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