Environmental Health

Req ID #: 227344

Montreal, QC, CA;

Laval, QC, CA

Full time

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**

As a **Regional Biosafety Officer** for our **Health and Safety** team, you will be coordinating the Regional Biosafety Program to ensure our program meets federal, local and corporate requirements.

**In this role, primary responsibilities include**:

- Coordinates the Regional Biosafety network; maintains appropriate memberships and licenses, coordinates/manages a regular meeting cadence, drives regional objectives, and maintains records.
- Promotes and monitors compliance with applicable legislation, conditions of license, animal pathogen import permits, biosafety and biosecurity standards, the Biosafety Manual and standard operating procedures;
- Arrange and document appropriate biosafety and biosecurity training for personnel
- Develop/maintain supporting document management systems and tools to support the program including local risks assessments and inventories of regulated material.
- Conduct periodic inspections and biosafety audits. Report audit findings to the license holder and animal pathogen import holder in writing of any non-compliance and drive resulting action plans to closure
- Communicate with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on behalf of the license holder and animal pathogen import permit holder, as applicable.
- Supports the review and approval of proposed work involving infectious and biological safety work conducted at site level
- Collaborates with Global/ Regional EHS&S team to establish assessment and inspection tools to identify Biosafety risks associated with operations and creates solutions for gaps or opportunities for program improvement.

**Key Elements**

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

- Technical or Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences;
- 3-5 years experience in biosafety work;
- Experience working with NHP and asset;
- Ability to inspire trust and confidence through strong interpersonal skills and effective collaboration;
- Ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously;
- Bilingual (French & English).

**Role Specific Information**:

- **Locations** (3):

- 445 Boul. Armand-Frappier, Laval, QC, H7V 4B3(1-2x per week);
- 22022 route Transcanadienne, Senneville, QC, H9X 1C1 (3-4x per week);
- 580 rue Ida-Métivier, Sherbrooke (Fleurimont), QC, J1E 0B5 (1x per month);
- Annual bonus based on performance;
- **Schedule**: Monday to Friday, Day schedule, On site;
- Permanent position as of the hiring, full-time 37.5hrs per week.

**Why Charles River ?**
- Competitive benefits as of the hiring. We pay up to 85% of premiums (health & dental coverage);
- Free gym on site;
- Employee and family assistance program;
- Excellent welcome program for new employees as well as in-house advancement and career development opportunities;
- Access to a doctor and various health professionals (telemedicine);
- 4 weeks’ Vacation & 10 Personal day policy;
- 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