Supervisor

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.

As a Supervisor for our Toxicology at the Senneville (QC) location, you will be supervising a team in order to mobilize, empower and develop employees.

In this role, primary responsibilities include:

• Guide, train, supervise, support and maintain a collaborative team in continuous improvement;
• Ensure and promote positive and effective working relationships in partnership with the management team, human resources and key collaborators.
• Regularly communicate expectations in terms of quality, performance, goals, animal welfare and health and safety. Provide timely feedback to employees.
• Ensure optimal performance, productivity and efficiency using key perfomance indicators;
• Ensure the integrity of the studies and fulfill the regulatory agencies requirements by performing the activities according to the Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) rules;
• Responsible for recruitment and daily resource planning;
• Ensure that all the necessary tools to enable employees to perform their daily tasks are available to them;
• Ensure all employees produce quality work and follow established processes;
• Review and maintain budgets for all designated areas;
• Management of various operational challenges;
• Manage and maintain employee files.

We are looking for the following minimum qualifications for this role:  

• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Good listener and strategic vision
• Bilingualism French and English is required
• Collegial diploma is science or any related field in management
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years in staff management

Please note that upon being hired, you will have to undergo an annual tuberculosis test at the expense of the company.

Role Specific Information:

• Localization: 22022 Trans-Canada Highway, Senneville (QC) H9X 1C1
• Transportation: We offer a free shuttle service from the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue train station and John Abbott College to the Senneville site. If you come by car, we also have free parking

Why Charles River?  

• Competitive benefits as of the hiring. We pay up to 85% of premiums (health & dental coverage)
• Paid development training
• Free gym on site
• Employee and family assistance program
• Access to a doctor and various health professionals (telemedicine)
• 4 weeks’ Vacation & 10 Personal day policy
• Many social activities

If you are interested in contributing to the well-being of our communities, not only across the country but around the world, please join us, THIS IS YOUR MOMENT!

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.