Senior Recruitment Coordinator - 6 month FTC

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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

Are you a life sciences talent professional looking for your next recruiting role?

Have you got proven experience with varying levels of stake holders to effectively meet hiring needs, in a fast paced and competitive environment?

Do you have the drive to deliver gold standard candidate and hiring manager journey experience?

Our UK & Ireland Talent Acquisition team is growing! 

We are keen to present an opportunity for a Talent Acquisition Partner to join us on an initial 6 Month Fixed Term Contract.

Requiring a proactive and enthusiastic recruiter, you will be given responsibility to manage daily recruitment activities across our UK and Ireland sites. You will carry a group of approved, open roles and proactively fill those positions in a timely, cost effective, and quality driven manner. In addition, you'll have the opportunity to participate in strategic, high-impact projects and initiatives related to the ongoing development of the global talent acquisition function. Broadening your experience and supporting your own development. You will have a proven track record in recruiting within Life Sciences or equivalent, able to forge strong working relationships with key stakeholders and candidates alike.

This is a remote role, it can be within in the UK or Ireland.

This role offers you flexibility, professional growth, and the chance to work in one of the most exciting and impactful sectors in the UK!

Main Tasks:

Effectively partner with hiring managers to better understand business needs and assess position goals and requirements.

Partners with HR and management to facilitate offer negotiation and new hire onboarding.

Ensure recruitment activity is updated in an accurate, compliant and timely manner within the applicant tracking system.

Collaborate on projects / reports related to ongoing corporate recruitment initiatives as required.

Skills and Experience:

A BSc is advantageous, but not essential.

Previous exposure to recruiting across all levels, within pharmaceutical, life sciences, or CDMO / CRO sectors, with a proven track record of managing end-to-end recruitment processes and building long-lasting relationships.

Ability to multi-task in fast paced changing environment. 

Exceptional communication and relationship building skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

Proficiency in using IT staffing tools (i.e., ATS, internet job boards, networking, and social media).

Outstanding organisational skills , with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.

What We Offer You:

A very comprehensive benefits package including bonus and much more – Specific benefits dependent on residency for role.

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 the principle of diversity and inclusion and work daily in this direction.

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