Supervisor, Security

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.

We are seeking a Security Supervisor for our Safety Assessment site located in Reno, NV.

The Security Supervisor oversees the security personnel and operations of the facility, ensuring the safety of people and property. They are responsible for leading, training, and managing security staff, implementing security protocols, and responding to incidents. Their duties include supervising staff, conducting patrols, monitoring surveillance systems, and maintaining security records

• Supervise security guards in all aspects of facilities security to ensure safety and security of the facility, employees, guests and animals.
• Ensure all security policies are communicated to all site employees and are adequately enforced.
• Supervise the preparation and distribution of employee identification badges, following established procedures and policies.
• Schedule security staff work assignments to ensure adequate coverage of all security operations at the site.
• Monitor electronic security systems and take necessary actions as required by established SOPs procedures and policies.
• May provide coverage for absences of security staff.
• Responsible for coordinating with security vendors, industry peers, local law enforcement agencies and corporate security staff on all relevant matters.
• Authorized security decisions regarding local police, fire and hazardous facilities situations in absence of department management or assigned representative.
• Conduct preliminary investigations, in conjunction with local management, Human Resources and Corporate Security, and identify breaches in security document and make recommendation for corrective action.
• Coordinate all local security issues with Corporate Security to ensure that all significant issues and problems are communicated. Communicate with other company locations, as appropriate, to make them aware of issues and/or problems that may affect them.
• Provide direct daily supervision and review work of assigned departmental employees to ensure accuracy and to ensure adherence to pertinent departmental policies, practices, and procedures [SOPs, safety procedures and biosafety protocols.] Schedule and prioritize workload of group members.
• Assist in the interview and selection of qualified non-exempt personnel. Recommend personnel actions, including hiring, promotions and raises. Partner with Human Resources and departmental management to assist in the handling of disciplinary issues. Draft appropriate personnel action paperwork.

• Education:
  
  Associate degree or the equivalent.
• Experience:
  
  5+ years of experience in a business setting with at least 3 of those years directly related to a security function.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
• Certification/Licensure:
  Valid Driver's license.
• Other:
  None

The pay for this position is between $80,000- $90,000. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

About Safety Assessment

Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the‑art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market.

Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND)…