For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked to advance the discovery, development, and safe manufacture of new drug therapies, making a profound impact on global health. Our 20-year partnership with Boston Children’s Hospital takes this mission to the next level, supporting groundbreaking innovations that directly impact patient care. At Boston Children’s, their commitment to diversity drives the exceptional quality of care provided to patients from local communities to over 160 countries worldwide. This is your moment to become part of a family where unique talents and perspectives unite to change lives, including your own. Together, we’re shaping a healthier future through compassion, innovation, and opportunity.

Are you looking for a varied job in an international team? Bringing your knowledge and expertise together with other experts to come to a tailored support to our client needs?
Within the Section of Regulatory Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry in the Regulatory Affairs Department, we are looking for a new colleague:

(Senior) Regulatory Environmental Fate Specialist

About the department:
Our regulatory affairs support is characterized by a tailored, case-by-case approach, depending on specific client needs. We provide full registration dossier services, but also consultancy on the right testing strategy, hazard and risk assessment, support with submission or communication with regulatory authorities and other stakeholders.
In addition, our regulatory affairs services also involve support with the preparation of expert statements/opinions, weights of evidence and study waivers fit for regulatory submission, and writing of manuscripts for publication in scientific journals.

About the team:
Our internationally working team provides regulatory support for our global chemical, agrochemical, biocidal and pharmaceutical clients.
Our subject-matter experts guide clients in their registration process and support interactions with regulatory authorities with the goal to bring new products to the market while ensuring their safe use and efficacy.
You will work in a team of regulatory affairs experts and cooperate with colleagues from other Charles River departments. Due to Charles River testing facilities, you will have a unique opportunity to work in close contact with experimental departments and will help to place the actual study findings into regulatory perspective.

About your role:
As a (Senior) Regulatory Environmental Fate Specialist, you will apply your scientific knowledge on environmental fate of chemical substances within one or more legislative frameworks (e.g. EU agrochemicals, biocides and/or industrial chemicals) in a challenging environment, while being part of an enthusiastic team. We want you to do what you are good at and want you to develop further. The role requires the ability to think strategically and move confidently between different technical and regulatory topics. You will contribute to complex projects, collaborate closely with colleagues and clients, and share your knowledge within the team.

Your activities may include, depending on your interests, knowledge and experience:

• Critical evaluation and interpretation of environmental fate studies for active substances and relevant metabolites
• Environmental fate modelling using various modelling packages (e.g. FOCUS, GEM, PEARL, PELMO, MACRO, EUSES etc.)
• Compilation of environmental fate sections in dossiers for different legal frameworks (e.g. agrochemicals, biocides, industrial chemicals)
• Data gap analysis, advice on the testing strategy for our clients, literature search
• Depending on your level of expertise, internal peer review and supervision of junior colleagues
• Coordination of complex regulatory projects
• Close collaboration with regulatory team members, CRL study directors, sales and client services, as well as staying in contact with clients, external laboratories and authorities
• Presenting at (inter)national conferences and participating in internal and/or external expert working groups
• Keeping up to date with the regulatory developments in your area of expertise

Your Profile:
• Relevant academic training, focusing on environmental chemistry, environmental toxicology, biology, life sciences and/or (bio)chemistry;
• Strong knowledge of at least one legal framework mentioned above (preferably EU agrochemicals)
• At least 3 years of experience in the field of environmental fate gained in a role with significant technical ownership and responsibility, requiring independent judgement
• Hands-on experience with environmental fate modelling, the ability to run models, critically interpret results and work independently
• Sound knowledge of standard environmental fate studies and relevant OECD guidelines
• Experience in interactions with Competent Authorities is a pre
• Sound basic chemical knowledge is a pre
• Good communicative skills in English, both oral and written; the ability to communicate in Dutch, German, or French is desired, but not critical.
• A proactive and collaborative team player with a strategic mindset, able to navigate complex environmental fate topics and work in a self-learning, result oriented, flexible and critical manner.

Our offer:
We offer a position for 32-40 hours per week in an open-culture and informal atmosphere at our Den Bosch office. For this position, hybrid or remote way of working is also possible, hence the candidates from other EU countries in which Charles River sites are located are also encouraged to apply. Candidates from countries in which no local Charles River sites are present can apply if they are willing to relocate.
Other excellent primary and secondary terms of employment including (for the Netherlands-based employees):  
• 29.5 vacation days per year;
• Possibility to purchase 10 additional vacation days per year;
• Annual one-time 8% vacation pay of your gross annual salary;
• Annual one-time payment based on company results;
• Travel allowance at € 0.23 cents per kilometer with a maximum of € 250 net per month, or an NS Business Card;
• Company fitness with access to 400 locations with 1 subscription;
• Bicycle (lease) plan;
• Collective pension with a personal contribution of 2.9%;
• Working hours can be determined in consultation, so that an optimal work-life balance is possible.

The salary for this position, based on a 40-hour work week, ranges from €60,000 to €75,000 gross per year. The final salary offer will depend on factors such as your experience, skills, education, and location.
For the candidates from other EU countries local primary and secondary terms of employment will apply.

Education

Four-year degree required

Advanced degree or certification required

Physical Requirements

About Insourcing Solutions
Charles River Insourcing Solutions℠ can streamline research by delivering operational and cost efficiencies through the strategic insourcing of GMP, GLP and non-GLP research services from discovery through safety assessment. Insourcing Solutions℠ provides you with the ability to maintain control of your facility and expertise while leveraging available space.

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.

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