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** An Information Technology (IT) Specialist is responsible for overseeing, and managing business support applications and for extracting information for business managers and end-users. The individual in this role will provide subject-matter expertise to the business, act as a liaison between the business and IT service providers and assist the project teams oriented around expanded use of the applications. + Manage the day-to-day operations and support of assigned business application; analyze, enhance, design, and implement information systems in collaboration with business unit personnel and in alignment with site and corporate direction and roadmaps. + Monitor business system processes, applications, and data issues; perform root-cause analyses; document known problems for business solutions team and functional business unit resolution; and update support documentation for business systems. + Collaborate with business and IT to identify areas of enhancements to pursue and implementation of application changes. + Contribute to projects and resolution of issues related to changes in systems; communicate status of issues resolutions; and assist with providing documentation of resolutions required to implement the technology, processes, and skills changes. + Perform system administration, support and maintenance for assigned business applications; document requirements, specification, and business processes for system change controls. + Provide subject-matter expertise and reports to assist business leaders as needed. + Perform all other related duties as assigned.Administer project budgets and fiscal controls, contracts, and quality-control provisions. + Provide monthly updates of expenditures to department management. **Job Qualifications** Minimum Qualifications: + Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science or related discipline with 5 or more years of relevant experience required; or master's degree in computer science with one year of relevant experience; contract research organization experience preferred. + Demonstrated knowledge of assigned functional systems and processes; in-depth knowledge of current IT technologies, including application programming, database and systems design. + Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities for business system improvements, coordinate several major tasks, and manage projects. + Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work well in a team- based environment. + Ability to communicate verbally and in writing at all levels inside and outside the organization. + Basic familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite. + Computer skills, commensurate with Essential Functions, including the ability to learn a validated system. + Ability to work extended hours beyond normal work schedule to include, but not limited to evenings, weekends, extended shifts, and/or extra shifts, sometimes on short notice. + Ability to work under specific time constraints. **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. If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications. For more information, please visit www.criver.com. 229522