ERBC is looking for an in vivo toxicology technician to join its team in Baugy (close to Bourges), France (See job description in French).

The in vivo Toxicology Technician is responsible for performing accurate, high quality in-life study work for toxicology studies, apply all procedures (treatments, clinical observations, blood sampling, etc) in compliance with the study protocol, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) regulations, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) standards, animal welfare regulations, and according to the Study Director and the study coordinator recommendations. As a polyvalent technician, you will work on several rodent and non-rodent species and for different kinds of studies.

You will also be responsible of creating, maintaining and finalizing raw data files, guaranteeing the quality of data produced. You will have to work in complete transparency with the Study Director and the study coordinator, maintaining a climate of trust with the quality assurance unit. You will have to participate in ensuring that work areas are kept clean and orderly, check that the animals in the facilities are in good health and ask for a veterinarian assistance when necessary.

As an in vivo technician, you will work during some week-ends and may exceptionally work by night.

Qualification

• At least three years of experience as an in vivo technician
• Experience working in an environment with high quality standards (such as GLP, ISO...) and established testing facility operations and procedures.

Education

• IUT, BTS or licence in biology, veterinary technology, or related field.

Skills

• Strong organizational and time management skills, ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining data quality and meeting timelines.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, team oriented environment and to meet study timelines.
• Excellent use of electronic data capture systems, spreadsheet applications or other data management system.
• Must be able to read and understand scientific and technical English perfectly.

Location

• Baugy (Bourges) – France. 

For questions in relation to this job opportunity, please feel free to contact:

Marie WEINZAEPFEL, Head of In vivo Toxicology & Pharmacology, ERBC Group mweinzaepfel@erbc-group.com

ERBC is looking for an enthusiastic Study Director of in vivo Toxicology or Pharmacology Studies at its Baugy site, near Bourges (France).

As a scientific project leader, the Study Director has responsibility for the execution of nonclinical toxicology studies. In line with client requirements, he/she will manage the conduct of GLP and non-GLP in vivo toxicology studies in rodent and non-rodent species, including study design development, managing the team execution of the study, collecting, analyzing and interpreting study data and writing scientific study reports.

The Study Director ensures documentation and execution of the study in compliance with internal procedures and in alignement with any quality standards by collaborating with support functions (quality assurance, documentation…).

He/She will contribute to the department scientific and technical improvements in collaboration with his/her peers and other internal scientific and technical staff by developing and sharing his/her own expertise.

ERBC is a fast growing non clinical service provider with facilities in Italy and France and offers exposure to a wide variety of study designs. Opportunities to tackle scientific and technical challenges are numerous and stimulate curiosity and engagement. ERBC is an open-minded organization offering personal development opportunities.

Qualification

• If possible, at least two years of experience in managing experimental life science studies in Contract Research, Pharmaceutical, Chemical or Biotechnology Organizations.
• Developed technical expertise in a field relating to testing of ingredients or devices (toxicology, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics…, in vivo preferably, or in vitro).
• Experience of internal or external client management through result presentation and discussions based on scientific reports and/or publications.
• Experience in working in an environment with high quality standards (such as GLP, ISO...) and established testing facility operations and procedures.

Education

• PhD, Pharm D., DVM or equivalent.

Skills

• Excellent technical writing and computer software skills.
• Leadership skills for managing multidisciplinary teams for conduction of studies or projects.
• This position requires ability to speak, write, and read English.

Location

Baugy (Bourges) – France.

Reference: BAU001TOX

For questions in relation to this job opportunity, please feel free to contact:

Stéphanie FLOURAC, Chief Human Resources Officer, ERBC Group
hr@erbc-group.com

ERBC is looking for a Site Transformation Deputy Director to join the Operational Excellence Team in Baugy (France). 

Profile

You are an orchestrator of processes transformation that involves large numbers of initiatives. 

Responsibility for making the day-to-day decisions and implementing those initiatives lies with line managers, but the job is to make sure the job is done.

You act as the “face” of the transformation, set the tone/pace, spur enthusiasm, and challenge current wisdom.

You guarantee to sustain the effort over the longer term.

You act as an advisor, facilitator and coach at all levels of the organization

In your position, you will : 

• Drive, lead and manage strategic change at pace to increase efficiency and improved outcomes for ERBC, ensuring involvement and engagement with sites key stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively with the Site Head and with stakeholders to deliver the objectives of the plan
• Work with the and the ComEx of ERBC to advise, support, challenge and deliver their vision.

Mandatory Skills 

• Ability to drive business and cultural organisational change.
• Problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent organizational skills
• Knowledge & Transition management
• A strong strategic and business mindset 
• A vision and deep knowledge of what change delivers.
• Ability to provide challenge organisational performance to achieve excellence.
• Ability to identify and implement effective systems to monitor performance.
• Ability to develop and encourage innovative ideas to drive improvement.
• Highly developed financial acumen to ensure delivery of savings and generation of income.
• Highly developed interpersonal, advocacy and communication skills to be able to work effectively with individuals and a range of stakeholders to ensure effective performance
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills.
• Ability to strike the right balance between short-term improvement and long-term value, and between making sure line managers themselves take responsibility for change and personally ensuring they deliver results quickly and with suitably high ambition.
• Inspire employees and act as role models for the sort of behavior needed to encourage and embed change.
• Ability to simplify and explain complex issues to a range of audiences.
• Resilient, tenacious and outcome/results focussed.

Education / experiences

• MSc/MA in engineering, transformation, organisational leadership  or relevant field
• 3-5 years of experience of management of multiple transformation projects with a range of stakeholders (as internal or consultant) and with successful results
• Experience of translating strategy into delivery through programmes/process, people and culture.
• Knowledge and application of risk awareness and management

French mother-tongue speaking. Italian is a nice to have

Fluent in English to interact with teams within the group (today : in France and in Italy)

The position will be based in France (Baugy, 30kms east of Bourges)

Frequent travels to liaise with the other teams.

The successful candidate will report in solid line to the Site Head of Baugy and in dotted line to the Head of Operational Excellence Manager, in charge of the continuous improvement of the Group. 

For questions in relation to this job opportunity, please feel free to contact:

Stéphanie FLOURAC, Chief Human Resources Officer, ERBC Group
hr@erbc-group.com