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 Summary
We are seeking an experienced Clinical Veterinarian for our Laboratory Animal Medicine - Veterinary team located at our Safety Assessment site in Spencerville, OH.
A Clinical Veterinarian is responsible for providing professional veterinary services and managing all phases of health care for the animal colony. Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
-Manage health care for the animal colony. -Perform veterinary rounds as scheduled, and provide clinical care and preventive medicine support. -Perform surgical support and provide anesthesia, surgical and analgesic technical expertise/advice to facilitate protocol development. -Develop and deliver training for staff. Training may include veterinary diagnostics, techniques and minor surgical procedures. -Provide animal health care guidance for veterinary services personnel as required. -Ensure that internal and external applications, reports and other materials are prepared and submitted as required. -May participate in the response to internal/external inspections and quality assurance audits of veterinary or animal welfare type content. -Provide support for activities of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), including protocol review, program review and facility inspections. May serve on the IACUC committee. -Perform consultation and collaboration with Study Directors regarding animal care, health, welfare and treatment. May also consult on the planning, conducting and reporting of studies. -May assist in sentinel animal monitoring and other monitoring programs. -Write, review and update veterinary care and/or necropsy SOP's as required. -Perform literature searches relating to veterinary subject matters. -Ensure facility is in compliance with all applicable regulations, guidelines and standards that relate to animal care and use (E.g. USDA, FDA, AAALAC). -Make recommendations and assist in establishing and enhancing veterinary and animal care standards. -May use controlled substances and be responsible for maintaining appropriate records. -May develop new or innovative surgical techniques or other procedural improvements appropriate to research studies. -May assist in management of the activities of assigned section, including supervising employees, scheduling, personnel actions (hiring, promotions, raises), discipline, personnel development and performance monitoring. -Perform special projects and assist with administrative efforts as needed. -Perform all other related duties as assigned.
Education: Veterinary degree (D.V.M./V.M.D.) or international equivalent. -Experience: Zero to two years related experience with animal care and surgical techniques. Strong preference for experience in a research/lab animal/GLP environment. -An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above. -Certification/Licensure: Licensure to practice veterinary medicine in at least one U.S. state required. Ability to practice veterinary medicine in the work state highly desirable. -Other: Computer literacy in word processing, spreadsheet and database software. Ability to organize, prioritize work and meet deadlines. Good communication skills.
About Safety Assessment Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market. Each year approximately 120 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.
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Employer will assist with relocation costs.
Internal Number: 93931
About Charles River Laboratories
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.
