Workstream Coordinator

2 weeks ago


Saffron Walden, United Kingdom Charles River Laboratories Full time

For 70 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**

We're looking for someone who can work effectively within a fast-paced environment, providing a high standard of internal customer service to ensure that all workstreams are aligned in order for our teams to deliver results to our clients. This role would suit someone who has had previous experience within complex administration or customer service roles. Any previous experience of working within a life sciences organisation would be advantageous but not essential.

**You will need**:

- Strong organization and time management skills alongside an inbuilt flexibility to adapt to change
- Excellent communication skills and be an effective team player; these will be essential to successful project support whilst working in a matrix and multi-skilled environment.
- Attention to detail; getting it right the first time and quality control are at the heart of what we do
- A desire to continually improve existing processes to meet new standards; essential to help us deliver the best to our clients
- A passion for internal customer service; collaboration is key to successful internal relationships and project success.
- Demonstrated experience of managing tasks across multiple disciplines.
- Comprehensive troubleshooting and problem-solving skills both logístical and technical
**In return, you will have the opportunity to**:

- Be supportive of each other every step of the way
- Work in our modern laboratories based on a countryside science park close to Cambridge City centre.
In addition, you can develop in an environment that empowers change to fulfil your ambitions and goals:
About Discovery

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.

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 ~85% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2019.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Additional pay:

- Bonus scheme

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Work from home
Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)