Senior Clinical Veterinarian

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

Oversee and perform veterinary procedures that support all studies. Assist the Director in oversight of the animal care and use program. May supervise or oversee veterinary staff and manage the activities of assigned section to ensure effective performance.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

• Manage health care for the animals within the facility.

• Perform veterinary rounds as scheduled and provide clinical care and preventive medicine support.

• Perform advanced diagnostics and interpret results: ultrasounds, EKG, ophthalmology exams.

• Perform and/or assist with clinically necessary surgery and anesthesia (review & refine anesthesia/analgesia protocols, perform minor surgery and anesthesia).

• Perform minor and major study-related procedures/surgeries as needed (e.g. biopsies, telemetry, vascular access ports).

• Perform regular trend analysis of health cases and provides follow up root cause analysis and CAPA for patterns identified.

• Provide emergency care (all species), including on call emergency duties.

• Perform euthanasia.

• Perform physical exams, neurologic, and ophthalmic exams for study/colony support.

• Review & draft SOPs or BOPs.

• Oversee management/review of controlled substances log.

• Participate in IACUC semi-annual inspections.

• Can serve as voting IACUC member and designated reviewer (where applicable).

• Lead client visits (in absence of the Attending Veterinarian) & regulatory visits.

• Support preparation of documents and assists Attending Veterinarian (AV) with regulatory agency site visits.

• Sign health certificates/shipping documents.

• Lead biosecurity and/or animal welfare program, assessment, root cause analysis & CAPA

• Collaborate with teams to lead implementation of animal care program refinements.

• Assist Scientists/Study Directors with animal health and care questions from clients.

• Act as Study Director for internal colonies (holding, training, internal projects, etc.).

• Develop study intervention plans.

• Train trainers and/or provide oversight of training program for staff (handling, injection, sampling techniques, sterile technique, surgical procedures, anesthesia & anesthesia monitoring.

• Assist with continuing education of staff through providing didactic or practical training to reinforce or improve knowledge and skills.

• Contribute to training and development of junior veterinarians.

• Develop and contribute to training on research techniques and other aspects of vivarium education.

• Consult directly with clients.

• Understand the 3Rs and advise on their use & application.

• Consult with internal and external clients, sponsors, consultants and external contractors regarding veterinary care program, health monitoring and model quality (as necessary).

• Assist with data collection/analysis for R&D studies/projects and/or animal welfare concerns.

• Lead research & development studies or pilot new techniques.

• Contribute to the design and delivery of projects leading to presentations or publishing opportunities.

• Have specialty expertise or certification in a specific discipline (ex. biosecurity, ophthalmology, cardiology, laboratory animal medicine, animal welfare, etc.).

• Regional responsibilities and enterprise travel.

Job Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: Veterinary degree (D.V.M./V.M.D.) or international equivalent.

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in LAM relevant area/education and/or 10 years of experience in veterinary medicine.

• 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. Must be able to maintain current licensure/certification.

• Other: Computer literacy (Windows PC) WordPerfect and Excel. Good communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. Knowledge of laws, regulations, policies and guidelines that govern animal research, research conduct principles (GLP) and current methodology of laboratory animal medicine and management is important.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience: Two years supervisory/ management experience preferred.

• Certification/Licensure: Ability to practice veterinary medicine in the work state highly desirable. ACLAM eligibility or accreditation is highly desired.

Compensation Data

The salary for this opportunity is $190,000 - $215,000 USD. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

Note: Relocation assistance (if necessary), sign-on bonus and a retention bonus will be part of the overall compensation package as well.

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.

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 crrecruitment_US@crl.com. 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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