Job Description

For nearly 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

Summary

This role will manage the development and administration of regional corporate personnel activities, programmes, policies, and procedures for the APAC region (namely Singapore, Australia, India, South Korea). The role-holder would also be responsible for coordinating recruitment, retention, employee relations and personnel record-keeping activities and the administration of the benefits and compensation programme.

Esssential Duties & Responsibities

• Develop and administer region specific human resources policies and procedures, ensuring consistency with corporate policies, procedures, practices and programs
• Support the harmonization of job architecture regionally ensuring consistency of application on all job roles/families
• Build relationships with local recruitment service providers regionally to determine benchmarking and trend analysis across region on an annual basis
• Manage the regional rollout and administration of corporate human resources policies and procedures, including corporate benefits and compensation programs
• Function as a proactve liaison between site, region and corporate Human Resources Department and work in conjunction with corporate Human Resources to encourage Human Resources as the source for guidance,including interpretation of Human Resources policies, procedures, practices and programs
• Ensure proper maintenance of physical and electronic employment-related records and mandatory employment-related postings; ensure compliance with Charles River policy and with all applicable country laws. Audit data as necessary
• Coordinate regional recruitment efforts. Coordinate with corporate Human Resources on the use of company-wide resources as necessary
• Integrate the culture of Microbial Solutions as a value proposition across all sites regionally
• Develop and roll out the Corporate Social Responsibility and Diversity and Inclusion functions of the business within APAC
• Conduct and/or assist with investigations related to any performance and disciplinary matters
• Provide consultation to managers in a variety of HR-related areas, including organizational development, performance management, recruitment and retention, and compensation administration
• Independently handle routine and moderately complex employee relations issues, ensuring consistency with corporate policies and practices. Assist Corporate and Division Human Resources in the resolution of complex issues (eg. sexual harassment or discrimination claims, employment-related lawsuits)
• Manage annual performance review process. Administer proposed salary adjustments and annual performance reviews with supervisory and management personnel
• Lead all HR functions on site to incluyde Employee Engagement Surveys, Learning Management Systems, Diversity & Inclusion, and Wellbeing
• Provide leadership and act as a participant in site events, community-related events which are in support of employees or company
• Coordinate training programs, such as supervisory and management training, and conduct new employee orientation programs. Monitor the region\'s ongoing training needs and programs and ensure ongoing applicability/effectiveness
• Become the HR Ambassador for the site on all HR matters as an advocate for APAC
• Perform all other related duties as assigned

Job Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s Degree (B.A. or B.S.) or equivalent in human resources management, business administration or related discipline
• 6-8 years related experience in multiple Asian countries
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above
• Must be able to travel throughout Asia
• Professional HR Certification preferred
• Effective communication and supervisory skills
• Ability to organise and prioritize work to meet deadlines
• Experienced in the use of HRIS and payroll systems : SAP and SuccessFactors preferred but not essential
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English. Bilingual (English/Mandarin) preferred

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.

Charles River Laboratories