Cambridge, MA, 02238, USA
23 days ago
Clinical Veterinarian
For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we'll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about. **Job Summary** We are seeking anexperienced **Clinical Veterinarian** to join our **Insourcing Solutions** team, located **in Boston, MA.** As the **Clinical Veterinarian** , you will be responsible for providing professional veterinary services on a local basis, including clinical responsibilities, oversight of local biosecurity practices, providing guidance and expertise as needed, serving clients as needed, performing regulatory responsibilities, and upholding a high standard of animal welfare. Together with Veterinary and Operations Management, provides leadership to regional sites and informs programmatic decisions globally. Additional responsibilities include: + Lead regional veterinary team in executing veterinary programs, coordinating weekly virtual and cage-side rounds to ensure continued standards of care and alignment. + Work with veterinary staff to develop and update aligned treatment approaches to common clinical conditions, and to diagnose and treat uncommon presentations. + Discern spontaneous illnesses, from experimentally induced conditions, from unanticipated clinical outcomes, and mentor veterinary technicians in responding appropriately to each category. + Provide staff training on surgical technique, anesthesia, and/or specialty techniques as needed. + Oversee regional biosecurity practices and health surveillance and ensure alignment with policy documents, ordering additional testing as needed. + Provide input for Operations team on veterinary implications of decisions on husbandry practices, physical plant, new builds, and housing practices. + Provide input for Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and IACUC office on veterinary implications of programmatic and research protocol decisions. + Assist new clients with veterinary and training aspects of onboarding, including fielding questions at all stages of onboarding to ease the transition into vivarium space. + Perform veterinary pre-reviews of IACUC protocols and amendments and offer consultation to clients in all stages of seeking committee approval for studies. + Ensure vivaria are in compliance with all applicable regulations, guidelines and standards that relate to animal care and use, internally and at the local, state, and federal level. + Participate and/or lead local site visits, audits, and inspections from clients, the IACUC, and outside regulatory bodies including but not limited to AAALAC and DEA. **Job Qualifications** The following are minimum requirements related to the **Clinical Veterinarian** position. + Veterinary degree (D.V.M./V.M.D.) or international equivalent is required. + Two (2) years of post-degree experience in residency, clinical practice, or experience in a laboratory animal setting prior to degree. Strong preference for experience in a research/lab animal environment with a rodent focus. Customer service experience and at least one (1) year supervisory experience also preferred. + Licensure to practice veterinary medicine in at least one US state required. State and federal DEA licensure may be required after hire. The pay range for this position is **$155,000 - 175,000** **USD annually** . Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including experience, skills, education, certifications, and location. **About Insourcing Solutions** Charles River Insourcing Solutionsâ„  can streamline research by delivering operational and cost efficiencies through the strategic insourcing of GMP, GLP and non-GLP research services from discovery through safety assessment. Insourcing Solutionsâ„  provides you with the ability to maintain control of your facility and expertise while leveraging available space. **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 supported the development of 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021. 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 Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, veteran or disability status. 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. 224756
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