Senior Director Toxicology and Pathology

Overview

At Charles River, we are passionate about improving the quality of people’s lives. When you join our global family, you will help create healthier lives for millions of patients and their families.

Charles River employees are innovative thinkers, who are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement. We will empower you with the resources you need to grow and develop in your career.

As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development. Your skills will play a key role in bringing life-saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalized processes. Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.

Do you have significant expertise in Toxicology and Pathology, and a passion for line management and leadership?

Would you like to apply your expertise to lead and direct a multi-disciplinary function, forming and implementing innovative strategy effectively?

Have you got the desire to improve health and lives?

Charles River Laboratories are excited to be recruiting for a Senior Director of Toxicology and Pathology for our Safety Assessment site in Tranent, Edinburgh on a full time, permanent basis reporting to the site’s General Manager.

The Senior Director of Toxicology and Pathology will be site based and you will join as a key part of the Site Leadership Team of the overall Edinburgh site. With experienced managers reporting directly to you, you will lead a team of over 70 toxicology and pathology professionals working across the disciplines of toxicology and pathology, including General Toxicology studies, Safety Pharmacology, Inhalation, Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology and In Vitro Toxicology, all who are responsible for the study management and reporting of safety assessment studies for Charles River.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly experienced toxicologist or pathologist looking for their next step in management and to lead the development and implementation of the strategic and tactical plan for this division.

As an expert in this field, you will utilise a deep understanding of highly regulated safety assessment studies within the pharmaceutical industry to anticipate, shape and respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders to deliver a successful outcome for all parties.

• Set the scientific direction and standards of the division
  . This will include meeting with clients, representing the company at scientific meetings or on industry working parties, liaising with your peers at other global Charles River sites.
• Your experience and scientific knowledge will bring an independence of thought that will allow you to suggest fresh approaches and improvements both at the Edinburgh facility and in association with global colleagues.
• To act as the Edinburgh Leadership Team representative for Toxicology and Pathology and be line manager for the Directors and other managers in the Toxicology and Pathology Groups. This will involve working closely with them to review recruitment, expenditure proposals, to approve sales plans, expense claims etc.
• To liaise with the Edinburgh Senior Leadership Team to ensure consistent decision-making and co-ordinate activities across the Edinburgh site.
• Responsible for testing facility management duties as delegated by the General Manager regarding Edinburgh toxicology and pathology operations.
• To ensure that all sales and marketing activity for the Toxicology and Pathology Groups are planned and implemented and that this is reviewed regularly to ensure that it is consistent with divisional and corporate objectives.
• To assist the General Manager and Finance Director to review and decide with department managers on realistic yet challenging budgets for the Toxicology Group departments and monitor performance against target.
• To ensure the conduct and completion of studies in the Toxicology and Pathology Groups to a high-quality standard, by the application of sound scientific method and proper control procedures.
• To achieve effective use of staff and resources within the Toxicology and Pathology Groups and to ensure staff are well motivated, work efficiently, obtain job satisfaction and produce high quality work. Also to ensure that Customer Care is given top priority in the services provided.
• To prepare long range plans for Toxicology and Pathology Groups and to determine future areas of activity for the Toxicology and Pathology Groups.
• To strive to maintain constructive relationships between the departments in the Toxicology and Pathology Groups and other related departments and Divisions within Safety Assessment.
• As a member of the Leadership Team, you will have an important role in the overall management of the site, ensuring its ongoing and future success.

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