Compliance Specialist

Job Summary

The global Legal Compliance (I-Comply) program at Charles River Laboratories, Inc. (Charles River or the Company) is designed to promote ethical behavior and to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations in each jurisdiction in which the company operates. 

Reporting to the Senior Director, Corporate Compliance, the Compliance Specialist plays a critical and visible role globally for the Legal Compliance (I-Comply) program. The ideal candidate for this role will be expected to promote a strong culture of compliance and ethics across the Company and to help drive implementation, ongoing management, and continued improvement of key elements of the Company’s global Legal Compliance (I-Comply) program.  This role will work in close partnership with colleagues in Legal Compliance, the Legal Department, global corporate functions and all business areas.

Responsibilities of the Compliance Specialist include, but are not limited to: promoting a culture of compliance and ethics; managing the Company’s global policy management program; overseeing management of the Company’s records management program; supporting government contracts compliance; assisting with risk assessment, monitoring and auditing; providing Legal Compliance leadership, and supporting other important Legal Compliance (I-Comply) program initiatives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Policy Management: Manages Charles River’s global policy management process, including reviewing all new and/or updated global corporate policies for compliance with company requirements, coordinating the review and approval of all global corporate policies by the Policy Review Committee, managing Legal Compliance policies, and ensuring timely publishing of global policies within Charles River’s policy library.
• Records Management: Helps drive global compliance with Charles River’s Records Management Policy, including conducting regular reviews and updates to the policy, providing guidance to employees and Records Management Leads (RMLs) in addressing questions on records retention requirements, supporting training and communication initiatives for records management, and serving as the primary point of contact for the RMLs.
• Government Contracts Compliance: Provides Legal Compliance support to Charles River’s Government Contracts function, including monitoring and assessing the impact of new and/or changing laws, regulations, and Executive Orders governing U.S. federal contracts, communicating new and/or changing requirements to appropriate internal stakeholders, and providing additional government contracts compliance support as needed.
• Risk Assessment, Monitoring, and Auditing: Assists with the Legal Compliance risk assessment, monitoring, and auditing activities, including supporting Charles River’s compliance and ethics risk assessment process, identifying and tracking key metrics, compiling trend analysis reports, and remaining current on key compliance and ethics developments.
• Reporting and Issue Management: Helps address compliance and ethics-related reports or concerns made to Legal Compliance, including helping to administer Charles River’s Helpline, maintaining the Legal Compliance case management tool, and conducting appropriate follow-up activities in consultation with the Director, Corporate Compliance.
• Legal Compliance Leadership and Support: Serves as a key resource at Charles Rivers for the Legal Compliance program and will be expected to manage additional matters, projects and initiatives with key stakeholders, including serving as a principal point of contact for our global Legal Compliance Liaisons, RMLs and senior leaders.
   

Job Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent
• Juris Doctor (J.D.) or other advanced degree is desired but not required

Experience 

• One to three (1-3) years of compliance and/or ethics professional experience
• Experience with U.S. government contracts compliance, including familiarity with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
• Experience in the life sciences or related industry sector preferred
• Experience in a team-based organization

Other Qualifications 

• Strong organizational and project management skills (including project planning)
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality work product
• Ability to communicate effectively and build strong working partnerships with key stakeholders
• Analytical skills and the ability to demonstrate critical thinking
• Ability to balance and effectively prioritize numerous projects covering a variety of subject matters
• Excellent quantitative skills necessary to extract and analyze both hard and soft data
• Ability to navigate diverse business, cultural, and interpersonal environments
• May require infrequent domestic and international travel

Certification/Licensure

• Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP) certification from Compliance Certification Board, or commitment to obtain such within 2 years post-hire
• Physical Demands
• Regularly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• Must occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Regularly provides information to and receives information from/through various technologies, media sources, and contacts. Must be able to accurately exchange information in these situations.

Compensation Data

The pay range for this position is $90,000 to $105,000. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, and location.