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
Are you passionate about people and curious about what goes on behind the scenes of building a great team? We’re looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Summer Student to join our Talent Acquisition team and gain hands-on experience in recruitment and candidate experience. This position will be fully remote with the opportunity to join us at career events.
In this role, primary responsibilities include:
- Support the full-cycle recruitment process—from job postings, resume screening, phone interviews, interview coordination, conducting background checks and preparing offer letters.
- Maintain applicant tracking systems and ensure data accuracy.
- Assist in organizing career events and student outreach initiatives.
- Contribute ideas to improve the candidate experience and recruitment strategy.
Key Elements
We are looking for the following minimum qualifications for this role:
- Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program (HR, Business, Communications, or related field).
- Strong communication skills and a people-first mindset.
- Well-organized, detail-oriented, and eager to learn.
- Able to manage many priorities at once.
- Familiarity with LinkedIn, Indeed, Microsoft Office, or other recruitment tools is an asset.
Why Join the Talent Acquisition Team at Charles River?
- Get real-world experience in a fast-paced TA environment.
- Work with a supportive, inclusive team that values your ideas.
- Build your network and skills for a future career in Talent Acquisition or HR.
- Competitive student wage and potential for future opportunities.
Ready to kick-start your career in Talent Acquisition? Are you 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 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 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 Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, veteran or disability status.
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.
