Summer student - Montreal (Senneville), Canada - Charles River Laboratories, Inc.

Description

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.

Job Summary

As an Associate Project Administrator for Summer 2024 for our Operations Enablement Team based out of the Senneville site, you will collaborate with the Global Safety Assessment Team by assisting the Project Manager in executing various project advancements for Global Quality Risk Management (QRM) initiatives and during the development of Operations Agile Quality Systems Technical Sprints. This position is responsible for assisting in the coordination of project activities, maintenance and updating of the project schedule, managing assignments, monitoring progress, and communicating to the project team often consisting of scientists from various specialties. The Associate Project Administrator Intern will assist with preparing action plans that address critical business problems. This position works closely with the project manager and the project team and is 100% remote within Canada.

This Student Summer position at Charles River Laboratoires provides real world, hands-on experience for college students looking to gain knowledge and skills required for your career field of choice, while giving you an unparalleled internship experience. We are dedicated to ensuring our Co-op/Intern population can experience the ability to Grow, Perform, and Succeed during their time on board.

In this role, responsibilities may include:

• Assisting with project planning, from start to finish
• Assisting the project manager with administrative duties and processes
• Creating project and process workflows
• Breaking down projects into doable tasks and ensuring tasks are followed to completion
• Reporting on team and project performance
• Alerting the project manager to issues as they arise
• Preparing and distributing project documents and training materials
• Obtaining and performing data analytics across multiple data sources
• Assessing project risks and monitoring progress
• Calculating project metrics, such as quality, cost savings, health, etc.
• Communicating and working closely with teams, including roles within a Scrum team and/or Project team
• Acting as an additional point of contact for the project team and facilitating communications
• Collaborating on project team presentations
• Fostering positive relationships with project team members
• Creation and maintenance of project management tools, reports, and SharePoint sites
• In conjunction with users and managers, defining requirements/user stories, documenting specifications, implementing and supporting operational information systems
• Scheduling meetings and keeping minutes
• Assisting in organizational change management and implementation of policies and procedures across multiples sites
• Assisting with performance of project effectiveness checks

Key Elements

If you have the following qualifications, we will train you for the rest:

• Student currently enrolled (at second year) in an accredited college/university degree program (Undergrad or Graduate) in biological sciences, business management or related discipline required
• Working knowledge of computer operating systems and electronic communications
• Must be able to perform effectively as a team member, maintain a positive work atmosphere, communicate effectively, and interact in a professional manner with coworkers, and team members
• Must be able to influence resources/staff without direct reporting relationships
• Ability to multi-task, excellent written and verbal communication skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail required
• Must possess analytical thinking and problem-solving skills and be able to prioritize and re-evaluate priorities as situations arise
• Effective communication and listening skills in a teamwork environment
• Demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects with a strong attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office is required
• Creativity and ability to learn new technologies quickly and ability to work independently and be proactive is required

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 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, 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.

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