Assistant Manager, Veterinary Services

Atlantis Dubai; Dubai; On-site; AED 201,000 - 312,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Annual flights

Life insurance

Property discounts

F&B privileges

Job summary

Atlantis Dubai seeks an Assistant Manager of Veterinary Services to provide laboratory and clinical support for a diverse aquatic population, including dolphins, seals and thousands of fish. You will join a small team of veterinarians and technicians, delivering diagnostics, anesthesia, and medical care within a luxury resort environment.

The role requires a certified veterinary technician or lab specialist with 3+ years of relevant experience, strong organization, and flexibility to work

Qualifications

• Three+ years in diagnostic laboratory or veterinary practice.
• Experience with wild animals is not required.
• Excellent organizational skills; availability for nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Maintains tidy workspaces and meticulous records.

Responsibilities

• Process diagnostic samples from mammals and fish.
• Operate lab equipment and perform ELISA, CBC, cultures.
• Assist veterinarians during procedures and necropsies.
• Manage drug inventories and restock supplies.
• Support animal wellness and preventive medicine initiatives.

Skills

Laboratory techniques

Veterinary support

Cytology

Equipment maintenance

On-call readiness

Education

Veterinary Technician Certification

Master's degree in Laboratory Science

Tools

Hematology analyzers

Chemical analyzers

Endoscopy equipment

Ultrasound equipment

Radiology equipment

Job description

Assistant Manager, Veterinary Services (20519)

Atlantis Dubai is part of Kerzner International, and home to two extraordinary resorts: the world-renowned Atlantis, The Palm and the ultra-luxury Atlantis The Royal. Together, they represent world-class service, bold innovation, and unforgettable experiences brought to life.

With over 6,000 colleagues from 129 nationalities, Atlantis Dubai operates as one team, with many departments and back-of-house functions seamlessly supporting both resorts. Across every role and department, our shared purpose is the same: to create amazing experiences and everlasting memories - not only for our guests, but for our colleagues too.

About The Role

As an experienced veterinary technician, you will provide laboratory services and veterinary care to the animal populations at Atlantis Dubai and work to ensure the highest quality of clinical and diagnostic support. Atlantis Dubai is home to a population of 31 Indo-Pacific Bottlenose dolphins, 4 South African fur seals and about 65,000 marine and freshwater fish. The technical support you will provide will include Dolphin Bay, Lost chambers Aquarium, Atlantis The Royal Aquarium, and satellite facilities. In this role, you will join a team of two veterinarians and three water quality technicians. Atlantis Dubai is an AZA accredited institution. This position is a full-time position reporting directly to the veterinarians. Half of the working time consists of clinical biology activity (diagnostic laboratory work).

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Proficiently process blood and other diagnostic samples from mammals and fish. Perform clinical laboratory procedures, including performing cytologic examination, manual CBC techniques, microbiologic cultures (aerobic, anaerobic and fungus), and using chemical analyzers and spectrophotometer for ELISA. Processing samples to ship to outside labs.
• Proficiently operate, troubleshoot, and maintain equipment, including hematologic and chemical analyzers, endoscopy, ultrasound, radiology, sterilization, spectrophotometer.
• Formulate, prepare and dispense medication as ordered by veterinarians, and administer treatment to hospitalized animals and other patients. Perform pharmaceutical and supplies inventories on a regular basis to restock as needed.
• Assist veterinarians during medical procedures, including set up and use of equipment.
• Assist veterinarians during necropsy procedures, including set up and use of equipment. Perform post mortem samples when veterinarians are unavailable.
• Proficiency in providing basic diagnostic and post mortem sampling, procedural support to patients, emergency nursing skills, fish anesthetic management and monitoring.
• Work with husbandry staff on behavior training of animals for medical procedures.
• Assist veterinarians during research and special projects. Participate in team special projects and actively participate in accomplishing goals and initiatives set by the Animal Health and Science team.
• Support animal wellness/wellbeing programs through preventive medicine, diagnostic procedures, & promotion of animal welfare.

About You

• Certified Laboratory or Veterinary Technician.
• Minimum three years of experience in diagnostic laboratory practice, or domestic animal veterinary practice, or research laboratory practice. Previous experience in wild animal is NOT compulsory. Maintain a positive tone in a highly changing environment.
• Excellent organizational skills. Flexibility to work nights, weekends and holidays. The position may include occasional on-call responsibilities.
• Keep workspaces perfectly tidy.
• Provide rigorous, detail oriented, well-organized work.
• Certified Laboratory or Veterinary Technician, or master's degree in laboratory work. Level corresponding to 2 to 4 years of university study.

We offer a competitive, tax-free salary paid in UAE Dirhams (AED), alongside a wealth of benefits. These include generous food and beverage privileges, exclusive discounted rates at all Kerzner properties worldwide, comprehensive health insurance (with dental coverage), annual flights home, life insurance, an incentive programme, and a variety of colleague wellness and social initiatives.

With a strong emphasis on learning and development, colleagues at Atlantis enjoy access to world-class training, career mobility, and internal growth opportunities across the Kerzner portfolio - making this an ideal environment for ambitious individuals seeking a long-term, fulfilling career in luxury hospitality. Join the A-Team and discover the extraordinary.