Senior Director Toxicology and Pathology

Charles River Labs; Dundee; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contract research organization in the UK is seeking a Senior Director of Toxicology and Pathology. The role involves leading a team of over 70 professionals, setting scientific direction, and managing budgets within a highly regulated environment. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in safety assessment and strong leadership skills. This opportunity offers a comprehensive benefits package and a chance to make a significant impact in improving health and lives.

Benefits

Competitive pension contribution

Private medical insurance

Bonus opportunities

Career progression

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in toxicology or pathology is highly desirable.
• Commitment to professional development and certification in relevant topics.
• Experience in managing multidisciplinary teams in regulatory environments.

Responsibilities

• Set scientific direction and standards for the division.
• Act as representative for Toxicology and Pathology at the site.
• Manage recruitment and budgets for the department.
• Ensure quality control in study management and reporting.

Skills

Significant industrial experience in safety assessment

Line management experience

Regulatory safety assessment knowledge

Understanding of pharmaceutical industry

Demonstrable business acumen

Education

Higher degree in toxicology or pathology

Job description

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.

Job Summary

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.

About the opportunity

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

What We Offer You

• A very comprehensive benefits package from day one, including a competitive pension contribution, private medical for you (and can add family members), bonus and more!
• Global opportunities and strong career progression.
• The chance to work on several varied projects and liaise globally and nationally with other business areas.
• To be able make a difference to health and wellbeing of people.
• To continue your own career growth.
• Life Assurance.
• Well-being support and initiatives.

Profile and Requirements

About you:

You will be a graduate most likely with a higher degree, a relevant qualification in toxicology or pathology is highly desirable. You will have shown your commitment to personal professional development. Professional memberships, certification and qualification in relevant topics in toxicology, pathology and/or management are highly desired.

Already highly experienced in regulatory safety assessment, you will have a wide knowledge of the pharmaceutical and/or agrochemical industry sectors that will enable you understand the customers’ needs and a track record demonstrating the ability to influence others to deliver excellent execution.

Skills and Experience:

• Educated to a higher degree within a relevant discipline area (toxicology or pathology)
• Significant industrial experience working on safety assessment studies from a toxicology or pathology perspective is essential, additional CRO/Biotech experience is preferred.
• Demonstrable line management experience, particularly within a matrix function across different scientific disciplines. Additional experience of managing managers is also essential to this role.
• Proven business and commercial acumen, with forward facing experience liaising and networking with clients and other key stakeholders required.

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 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.

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.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.