At Charles River, we are passionate about improving the quality of people’s lives. When you join our global family, you will help create healthier lives for millions of patients and their families.
Charles River employees are innovative thinkers, who are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement. We will empower you with the resources you need to grow and develop in your career.
As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development. Your skills will play a key role in bringing life-saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalized processes. Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.
Job Overview
Are you an expert in Java J2EE applications, with proven skills in large scale modernization of corporate systems?
Would you like to apply your expertise to play an integral part in ensuring full system stability within a cGMP regulated environment?
Charles River Laboratories are excited to be recruiting for a Senior Full Stack Java Developer on a full time, permanent basis. You will be leading the modernization, troubleshooting and maintenance of the Java J2EE LIMS application with a predominant focus on the conversion of legacy EJB components to RESTful services. Using a deep technical knowledge of Java J2EE development, you’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement best practice and ensure compliance with industry standards.
We are looking for a Java 2EE development specialist, with knowledge of software lifecycle management in a cGMP regulated environment to lead this transition!
This position will work remote from home office, located in India.
Must be able to work US (EST / EDT) and UK (BST / GMT) hours.
Job Description
What you’ll be doing:
• Lead the modernization of an existing 1M+ lines Java J2EE application, transitioning from EJBs to RESTful APIs.
• Drive the UI migration from Swing to modern JS/TS web framework using WebSwing, ensuring a seamless user experience.
• Develop and maintain microservices architecture, optimizing performance and scalability.
• Work with Spring, WildFly, and PostgreSQL to enhance backend functionality.
• Implement best practices for software development, ensuring compliance with FDA guidelines, cGMP 21 CFR Part 11, MHRA, and GAMP5.
• Ensure software documentation, change control procedures, and regulatory requirements are met.
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance (QA) and regulatory teams to maintain compliance and data integrity.
• Work closely with business analysts, operations, and external vendors to align software development with business needs.
• Lead training and knowledge transfer sessions to ensure effective adoption of new technologies.
• Participate in Agile development processes and contribute to continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.
Skills and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Java J2EE development, with expertise in:
o EJB-to-REST conversion
o Spring framework
o WildFly or similar Java EE application servers
o Swing UI modernization to JS/TS web framework (preferably migrating to Svelte)
• Strong experience with SQL databases (PostgreSQL preferred) and RESTful API development.
Technical Skills:
• Expertise in object-oriented programming (OOP) and design patterns.
• Proficiency in JavaScript, ReactJS, Svelte, or other modern frontend frameworks.
• Knowledge of unit testing, integration testing, and automated end-to-end testing.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools.
Desirable:
• Development in a GxP-regulated environment.
• Experience working with LIMS (Laboratory Information Management Systems).
• Understanding of cloud-based solutions and DevOps practices.
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 is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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 [email protected]. 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.
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