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** A successful candidate will build awareness and understanding of the Charles River Laboratory (CRL) business and promote our contribution to the health and life science/pharmaceutical sector with government, regulatory and policy stakeholders. The goal is to build awareness, understanding and support for the mission of the company and how we create value for key stakeholders. Primary scope of this role is to build relationships with US State and Local Government officials, relevant US state, regional and local level agencies, and those involved with economic development within local communities. **ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:** Build Strategic Relationships: (50%) + Actively engage and interact with public health, government officials, advocacy, trade associations and NGOs. + Leverage relationships with various trades associations to identify economic development opportunities and incentives for new and existing sites. + Conduct stakeholder mapping and identify priority stakeholders. + Build external partner relationships and provide leadership, strategic and operational support to ensure strong engagement with policy makers, senior decision makers and relevant internal and external stakeholders. + Leverage strategic relationships to shape and influence public and health policies related to, environment, R&D, production, international trade, finance and fiscal policies. + Promote a supportive policy environment by actively engaging and working collaboratively with external partners and association as well as government. + Frequently presenting and conducting effective meetings that support our objectives. Execute on strategy: (15%) + Contribute to the design and lead execution of government and public affairs strategies, working closely with the US State and Local government. + Create strategic partnerships with US State and Local government officials to shape and influence policies designed to help CRL continue business operations. + Ability to effectively communicate and advocate on behalf of CRL to execute on the overall strategy. Analysis & Trends: (10%) + Stay on top of changing political dynamics and government policies, identify emerging external challenges and opportunities. + Perform legislative and regulatory analysis for a wide range of policy and political matters. + Be able to read and interpret legislative proposals and policies and identify any threats to our ability to operate as a company. + Stay ahead of current and future political and policy trends while developing and communicating policy positions that support company goals Internal Partnerships: (10%) + Build relationship with internal stakeholders to listen, understand needs that contribute towards an effective government relations strategy that support the business. + Collaborate and partner with internal business partners (ie: Public Relations, Corporate Communications, Legal, Procurement, etc) and site leaders on site-specific risks, and remediation plan to solve or address concerns. Project & Vendor Management: (15%) + Leverage outside agency support to support strategy and accomplish objectives. + Responsible for keeping relationships warm, actively convey our priorities, and leverage their resources for appropriate lobbying efforts. + Manage and consult on budgets related to trades associations in partnership with SVP Corporate and External Affairs. Scope / Complexity Internal Stakeholders + SVP Corporate & External Affairs + Chief Communications Officer + Legal **Job Qualifications** **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:** + Education: Bachelor's degree required. + Experience: 10+ years of experience in government relations, public affairs, government service or related position in an agency or large publicly traded company. + Familiarity with pre-clinical, clinical and commercial manufacturing drug development process is a plus. + An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above. + Other: Strong written and verbal communication skills, proficient understanding of the US State and Local legislative process, ability to work through ambiguity while still driving results, strong attention to details. **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:** + MBA preferred. **WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS:** + This position may be remote based and will require regular interaction with internal stakeholders, external partners and government or agency representatives. + US location required + Travel 10-30% based on need. Compensation Data The pay range for this position is $135,000/yr. - $155,000/yr. Please note that salaries may vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location. **Competencies** Lead - We lead when we advocate our purpose and model our values, when we deliver innovation, when we embrace change, and when we appreciate and celebrate the great work of others.Care - We show we care when we respect each other, our animals and the communities where we work and live, when we create a positive healthy workplace, when we are mindful of our compliance standards, and when we choose to do the right thing.Collaborate -We collaborate when we partner with each other and promote teamwork, when we communicate clearly and effectively across the hall or around the globe, and when we welcome all forms of diversity and encourage inclusiveness.Own - We act like owners when we hold ourselves accountable for our actions, when we respond to internal and external client needs with speed and accuracy, when we set and achieve meaningful goals, and when we strive towards continuous improvement. **About Corporate Functions** The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement. **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 supported the development of 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021. **Equal Employment Opportunity** Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, veteran or disability status. 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. 225167