Talent Acquisition Partner

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 Overview

As a remote Talent Acquisition Partner for our Canadian Talent Acquisition team, you will serve as a strategic advisor to hiring managers by attracting, assessing, and hiring top talent to support organizational goals. You will manage the full recruitment lifecycle while developing innovative sourcing strategies and delivering exceptional candidate experience.

In this role, primary responsibilities include

• Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to develop and execute strategic talent acquisition plans that support current and future workforce needs;
• Manage full-cycle recruitment for assigned roles, including intake meetings, job postings, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer preparation, and onboarding support;
• Proactively source and attract top talent through job boards, social media, networking platforms, direct outreach, and innovative recruitment strategies;
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines while providing market insights and recruitment updates to hiring managers throughout the hiring process;
• Coordinate campus recruitment initiatives, attend career fairs, and strengthen employer branding efforts to attract diverse and qualified candidates;
• Contribute to talent acquisition projects and continuous process improvements to enhance recruitment effectiveness, candidate experience, and hiring outcomes.

Key Elements

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

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field;
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in a similar role;
• Bilingualism (French and English), with strong verbal and written communication skills;
• Ability to collaborate effectively with a variety of business partners and foster a team-oriented work environment;
• Ability to work independently, demonstrate initiative, and exercise sound judgment;
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage priorities and handle multiple projects simultaneously;
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, meet tight deadlines, and demonstrate a strong sense of urgency.

Role Specific Information

• Location : Remote role, but sites based in Senneville, Laval, Sherbrooke & St-Constant
• Salary :The hiring range for this position is $58k-70k. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications and location.
• Schedule : Monday-Friday
• Temporary position, full-time 37.5hrs per week

Why Charles River ?

• Free gym on site;
• Cafeteria on site
• Employee and family assistance program;
• Excellent welcome program for new employees;
• 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 worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.

We're committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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