Senior Recruitment Coordinator - 6 month FTC

Charles River Laboratories, Inc.; Tranent; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contract research organization is looking for a Senior Recruitment Coordinator for a 6-month FTC role in Tranent. This remote position involves supporting volume recruitment across multiple sites and managing candidate screenings. Ideal candidates will have experience in recruitment administration, excellent communication skills, and the ability to multi-task effectively in a fast-paced environment. The role offers a comprehensive benefits package including bonuses.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible working hours

Professional growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in recruitment coordination and administration is essential.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Organise candidate interviews across multiple sites.
• Screen candidates for various roles.
• Support Talent Acquisition Partners in recruitment activities.

Skills

Recruitment administration

Multi-tasking

Communication skills

IT staffing tools

Education

BSc in related field

Tools

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

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Tranent, United Kingdom

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Posted:

12.08.2025

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26.09.2025

Job Description:

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

Have you got recruitment admin or coordinator experience?

Do you want to develop your skill set in recruitment?

Are you skilled in managing multiple tasks at once, in a busy environment?

Our UK & Ireland Talent Acquisition team is growing!

We are pleased to present an opportunity for a Senior Recruitment Coordinator to join us on an initial, 6 Month Fixed Term Contract. Requiring you to be proactive and enthusiastic, you will support volume recruitment at multiple sites across the UK & Ireland, ranging across our corporate and scientific sectors. Screening candidates and presenting top talent to hiring managers for entry-level to senior roles. This role offers you flexibility, professional growth, and the chance to work in one of the most exciting and impactful sectors in the UK!

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

Main Tasks:

• Organise candidate interviews for multiple sites, both virtually and in person.
• Carry out compliance and background checks, as well as onboarding activities.
• Communicate effectively with candidates and hiring managers.
• Screen candidates for specific positions across multiple sites.
• Advertise roles.
• Support Talent Acquisition Partners.
• Ensure recruitment activity is updated in an accurate, compliant, and timely manner within the applicant tracking system.
• Support on projects / reports related to ongoing corporate recruitment initiatives as required.

Skills and Experience:

• A BSc is advantageous, but not essential.
• Previous exposure to recruitment administration and coordination.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced changing environment.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Proficiency in using IT staffing tools (i.e., ATS, internet job boards, networking, and social media).

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 increases 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 clients’ unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies, 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.