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 2025 Summer Intern - Marketing will work closely with the IS marketing team to develop and execute content and campaigns to support prospect and lead engagement. This role will also support database and report management to accurately measure marketing impact.
Essential responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and optimize digital and physical content and campaigns including email messaging, social media posts, website ads, event collateral, and website copy to generate qualified prospects and leads for Insourcing Solutions portfolio.
- Engage in communication with prospects and qualified leads where needed to support their movement in the buying journey.
- Track and report on prospect and lead activity metrics and campaign performance.
- Work within the CRM database to maintain updates to lead and sales stages, marketing statuses, and customer intelligence data (SalesForce.com).
- Assist in identifying and evaluating opportunities with third parties for digital ads or sponsored content placements
- Assist with special projects and perform other duties as assigned.
Job Qualifications
Education: currently enrolled in a degree program in marketing, communications, or a related field degree program
Technical Skills
- Knowledge of digital funnel marketing and campaign marketing
- Good understanding of social media, email marketing, and SEO tactical uses
- Basic knowledge of SEO principles and best practices for inbound content management
- Experience working with Salesforce or a similar CRM database a plus.
- Strong proficiency in data organization and manipulation with Excel and/or Smartsheet
- Language and Organization Skill
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively
- Ability to work effectively in a remote setting
- Passion for staying up to date with emerging digital marketing trends and technologies
The pay range for this position is $20-21 per hour. 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 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.
