Clinical Veterinarian
Clinical Veterinarian
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Our values - Care, Lead, Own, and Collaborate
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Together, We Create Healthier Lives.
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Great Career Advancement and Work/Life Balance
Come make a difference with Charles River Labs as a Clinical Veterinarian! We believe our employees are best empowered to innovate and achieve their professional goals when they are safe, healthy, happy, and look forward to coming to work each day. Charles River fosters an inclusive work environment where our people can be their authentic selves.
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Our values - Care, Lead, Own, and Collaborate
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Together, We Create Healthier Lives.
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Great Career Advancement and Work/Life Balance
Come make a difference with Charles River Labs as a Clinical Veterinarian! We believe our employees are best empowered to innovate and achieve their professional goals when they are safe, healthy, happy, and look forward to coming to work each day. Charles River fosters an inclusive work environment where our people can be their authentic selves.
About us
The discovery and development of new therapeutics is a long, complex, and rigorous process, with every step aimed at bringing effective medicines to patients safely and as quickly as possible.
We embrace the opportunity to support research at every point along the drug discovery and development continuum with a mission to identify new innovative solutions to solve one of the toughest barriers to new therapies – drug development timelines.
We believe that the work we do today can create a better tomorrow where every day, every hour, every minute makes a difference in the lives of patients and their families.
Together, We Create Healthier Lives
About this role
This role is for our Safety Assessment site located in Houston, Texas.
The Clinical Veterinarian will be responsible for providing professional veterinary services and assisting with the management of all phases of health care for the animal colony.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide clinical 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.
- Assist in the development 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 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.
- Write, review, and update veterinary care and/or necropsy SOPs as required.
- Perform literature searches relating to veterinary subject matters.
- Ensure the 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 the management of the activities of the assigned section, including providing direction to junior employees, scheduling activities, and personnel development of the veterinary technical team and husbandry staff.
- Perform special projects and assist with administrative efforts as needed.
- Perform all other related duties as assigned.
- This position may require domestic and international travel to provide support to other sites within our portfolio.
- May support and provide training in the areas of nonhuman primate health and welfare, veterinary, and technical training.
About you
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Education: Veterinary degree (D.V.M./V.M.D.).
- Experience: Zero to two years related experience with animal care and surgical techniques. Strong preference for experience in a research/lab animal/GLP environment.
- Certification/Licensure: Licensure to practice veterinary medicine in at least one U.S. state is required. The ability to practice veterinary medicine in the work state is highly desirable. USDA accreditation or application submitted within 1 month of hire.
- Other: Computer literacy in word processing, spreadsheet, and database software. Ability to organize, prioritize work, and meet deadlines. Good communication skills.
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Compensation Data
The pay range for this position is $145,000 – $165,000 USD. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Life Insurance, and much more.
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