Charles River Laboratories · 10 hours ago
Director Global Real Estate (REMOTE)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$160K/yr - $200K/yr
10+ years expCharles River Laboratories is a contract research organization that assists in the discovery and development of new drug therapies. They are seeking a Director, Global Real Estate Transactions to lead complex real estate activities across a global corporate portfolio, partnering with various teams to execute strategies that support business growth and operational efficiency.
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Responsibilities
Serve as a strategic real estate advisor to business and functional leaders, supporting operational and long term planning
Develop and implement global real estate guidelines to ensure consistent, compliant, and value driven acquisition, disposition, and leasing practices
Lead lease negotiations, renewals, and amendments, and resolve real estate related issues
Oversee site selection strategy, market evaluations, and location analysis; present recommendations to leadership
Lead negotiations of offers and counteroffers to optimize value and mitigate risk
Partner with Legal on non standard or complex contractual terms
Secure local, state, and federal incentives for qualifying real estate projects and transactions
Manage owned real estate assets and maintain accurate portfolio and transaction data
Support real estate aspects of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and other corporate transactions
Collaborate with facilities and business leaders on space planning, utilization, and long term capital requirements
Manage relationships with external brokers and service providers, including performance evaluation against defined KPIs
Monitor global real estate market trends, service provider capabilities, and emerging technologies
Ensure compliance with internal policies and procurement processes in collaboration with Finance, Legal, and Procurement
Track transaction performance, costs, and savings; provide reporting and insights to senior leadership
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related field required
10+ years of commercial real estate experience in a corporate environment
Proven success leading complex negotiations and large scale real estate transactions
Experience with site selection, market analysis, and portfolio strategy
Strong negotiation and deal structuring skills
Excellent analytical, financial, and problem solving abilities
Clear, effective written and verbal communication skills
Ability to influence and collaborate across functions and geographies
Comfortable operating in a fast paced, global environment
Preferred
MBA or other advanced degree preferred
Experience supporting multinational and multi site portfolios strongly preferred
Experience in life sciences or other highly regulated industries is a plus
Benefits
Bonus/incentives based on performance
401K
Paid time off
Stock purchase program
Health and wellness coverage
Employee and family wellbeing support programs
Work life balance flexibility
Company
Charles River Laboratories
At Charles River, we are guided by our strong purpose—to create healthier lives—which centers around the patients who rely on the therapeutics we help to develop, the animals in our care, to our planet, and to the passionate and skilled people who are at the heart of our organization and make it all possible.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.54BKey Investors
The Foundation for Chemistry Research and Initiatives
2024-06-11Grant· $1.3M
2021-03-23Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2019-10-21Post Ipo Debt· $500M
Leadership Team
James C. Foster
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
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Chuck Moran
Associate Director, Digital Experiences and Marketing Technology
Recent News
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