Senior Scientist – Clinical Veterinarian
Zoetis
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Kalamazoo • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Provide clinical veterinary support to research animals at the Richland and/or Kalamazoo sites
- Development and/or implementation of population medicine programs
- Provision of training to animal care technicians and/or study personnel
- Study oversight by reviewing protocols and ensuring compliance with approved procedures
- Attendance and participation in pre-study activities
- Preparation of health certificates
- Assessment of animals prior to shipment and after receipt
- Authoring and reviewing SOPs
- Performing necropsies
- Serving as a non-voting Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee ad hoc member
- Participate in veterinary on-call duty on weekends and holidays
- Participate in facility design/renovation planning
- Providing support to Animal Welfare and Compliance Team
Requirements
- DVM/VMD from an accredited College of Veterinary Medicine
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in clinical veterinary practice with focus on livestock and companion animals
- Licensed to practice in at least one state (expectation to become licensed in Michigan)
- Federally accredited or ability to become federally accredited
- Strong hands-on expertise in animal techniques (handling, restraint, dosing, clinical examination, etc.)
- Previous experience in research setting as a clinical veterinarian preferred
- A diplomate of the American College of Laboratory Medicine (DACLAM) preferred
- Experience with development of animal models for research
- Experience working in biocontainment facilities and development of biosecurity programs
- Additional academic training in an allied field (infectious diseases, immunology, epidemiology)
- Knowledge of animal welfare compliance oversight
- Experience working in animal programs regulated by USDA APHIS and visited by AAALAC
Benefits
- Support for tuition reimbursement
- Continuing education and career development available
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
clinical veterinary supportpopulation medicine programsanimal techniquesnecropsiesSOP authoring and reviewinganimal models developmentbiosecurity programsclinical examinationhandling and restraintdosing
Soft skills
training provisionstudy oversightprotocol reviewcompliance assuranceteam supportparticipation in pre-study activitieson-call dutyfacility design planning
Certifications
DVMVMDfederally accreditedDACLAM