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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 Overview
BASIC SUMMARY:
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The Director, European Public Affairs will lead Charles River’s public affairs strategy across Europe, managing the company’s regional public policy agenda and day‑to‑day relationships with external agencies and stakeholders. This role is responsible for building and advancing engagement plans that support the organization’s business priorities, reputation, and policy position within key European markets. The Director will serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership, helping navigate the evolving legislative and regulatory landscape and strengthening Charles River’s influence across the region.
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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Duty |
% of Time Spent (no less than 10%) |
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Lead the development and execution of Charles River’s European public affairs strategy in alignment with global policy priorities, including:
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40% |
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Manage day‑to‑day relationships with public affairs agencies, consultants, and key external partners across European markets; including overseeing budgets, scopes, and performance |
20% |
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Prepare strategic materials including policy briefs, position papers, talking points, and executive updates; coordinating cross‑functional input to ensure that public affairs priorities are aligned with business objectives across the region |
20% |
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Provide strategic counsel to senior executives on emerging public policy risks and opportunities in the European landscape |
10% |
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Represent Charles River in relevant forums, working groups, and industry coalitions as appropriate |
10% |
SCOPE/COMPLEXITY:
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Stakeholder |
Reason for interaction |
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Chief Communications Officer |
Supporting and aligning with overall communications goals |
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Business Leadership |
Supporting and aligning with overall business goals |
Job Qualifications
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in public affairs, government relations, policy advocacy, or a related field
- Demonstrated experience managing public affairs programs across multiple European markets
- Proven ability to develop and execute stakeholder engagement strategies
- Strong relationship‑management skills with agencies, consultants, and external stakeholders
- Deep understanding of the European legislative and regulatory landscape
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including policy messaging and briefing materials
- Ability to synthesize complex issues and advise senior leaders
- Strong project management and organizational capabilities
- Ability to work effectively across cultures and time zones
PREFERRED SKILLS:
- Experience in the life sciences, biopharmaceutical, or research services sector
- Established network within relevant European institutions, government bodies, or industry associations
- Experience managing agency partners and overseeing external budgets
- Prior work in a multinational or matrixed environment
- Familiarity with issues related to research policy, regulatory affairs, or alternatives to animal research
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Ability to work remotely, with sufficient equipment and space to productively conduct work
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 80% of the drugs approved by the FDA in the last five years.
At Charles River Laboratories, we recognize and recruit all talent. We are a company committed to fostering a sense of belonging and work daily in this direction.
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