Req ID #: 226912
Wilmington, MA, US;
Wilmington, MA, US
Full time
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

The Social Media Specialist will support the social media team within Corporate Communications. Implement the corporate social media strategy, coordinating with key stakeholders across all departments to ensure its effectiveness.
This position will work remotely from a home office.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) (in Communications, Journalism preferred)
• Experience: 1-3 years of related experience
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
• Certification/Licensure: N/A
• Other:
• Experience curating content via all social media platforms in a professional setting, with specific experience in B2B paid social media
• Stay continuously informed of the latest trends in B2B paid and organic social media best practices and implement these trends in ongoing platform optimization
• Experience with various social media platforms and management tools
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, and the ability to think critically and strategically
• Experience working with CRM platforms and utilizing social media in lead generation and lead development.
  Compensation Data
  The pay range for this position is $65,000K – $75,000K USD annually. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.
  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 RiverCharles 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 OpportunityCharles 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

• Manage day-to-day social media activities, including brand monitoring, content development and channel management.
• Coordinate with strategic business marketing leads to develop social media campaigns aimed at meeting specific business objectives.
• Establish key performance indicators and use social data monitoring tools to understand efficacy of existing social campaigns and measure success.
• Communicate insights on campaign performance, providing insights and recommendations for improvement.
• Stay up to date with latest social media best practices and technologies and help identify new channels and opportunities.
• Supporting and aligning with overall communications goals with the Chief Communications Officer.
• Providing strategic guidance and direction on how to utilize social media to support business goals with Strategic Marketing.
• Collaborating on development of integration communications campaigns with Marketing Operations.