Description:
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Direct Vivarium operations;
- Supervise vivarium facility director and animal technicians responsible for providing clinical and technical services;
- Oversee and manage the vivarium budget accordingly;
- Primary responsibility will be for the medical and surgical care oversight of all laboratory animals, including aquatic species, rodents, rabbits, and other species;
- Provide veterinary oversight for clinical care programs including regular consultation with researchers and their staff;
- On-call responsibility during evenings and weekends;
- Attend, perform, and advise on surgery, surgical techniques, and anesthesia;
- Perform veterinary review and consultation with investigators for all IACUC protocols;
- Develop and deliver training for vivarium staff, PI's, research staff, and members of IACUC;
- Write, review and update veterinary and compliance policies, guidelines, and SOP's as required;
- Oversee quality assurance and disease surveillance programs;
- Serve as the Attending Veterinarian. To fill position of Attending Veterinarian within 3 months of beginning position;
- Serve on the Institution's Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC);
- Represent the institution as appropriate at internal/external meetings and venues;
- Assist with special projects and duties as necessary;
- Participate with Research Department's Associate Chief of Staff and Administrative Officer in ongoing planning and management discussions to successfully resolve pertinent issues and challenges;
- Contribute to the long-range strategic planning process to develop and implement effect goals and directions for the Animal Care Program and provide information and recommendations;
- Assist with special projects and duties as necessary.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree (D.V.M/V.M.D.);
- The veterinarian must be licensed to practice in at least one state;
- Candidate must have a minimum of 5+ years' experience working in laboratory animal medicine;
- Candidate must be knowledgeable of applicable state, federal and local laws that regulate animal use in research;
- Competence in operating software programs: word processing, spreadsheets and databases;
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, problem solving, and analytical skills are required;
- Flexibility, adaptability, and negotiation acumen are key traits necessary to the position. Candidate must be a skilled communicator with ability to collaborate, supervise and motivate under stressful conditions;
- Candidate must be able to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends;
- The final candidate will be required to successfully pass a background check;