Veterinarian

LEGOLAND® MALAYSIA RESORT; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort is seeking a dedicated veterinarian to monitor animal health, nutrition, and welfare across SEA LIFE Malaysia. You will provide veterinary expertise, support quarantine operations, and collaborate with curators and aquarists on health-related decisions.

Responsibilities include reporting on treatments and health checks, maintaining quarantine facilities, supporting husbandry tasks, and suggesting process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Veterinary or equivalent.
• Requires at least 3 years of work experience as veterinarian; Aquarium/Theme Park operations is a plus.
• Experience conducting vaccinations and health checks on animals.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide a monthly summary on treatments, post mortems, preventive medicine and health checks; adhere to veterinary checklists.
• Communicate issues to Curator and aquarists and develop action plans.
• Ensure quarantine facility is fully operational; supervise daily cleaning, feeding and husbandry tasks.
• Assist Curatorial duties including exhibit cleaning and husbandry activities.
• Collaborate with displays team to enhance displays, husbandry and animal welfare.
• Explore new processes to reduce time and improve animal care.
• Be a key holder for life support system and intruder alarm callouts.
• In absence of a supervisor, take on duty management of facilities.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Multitasking

Animal welfare

Education

Bachelor's degree in Veterinary

Job description

At LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort - Earn AWESOME Benefits, Build AWESOME Memories, and Make an AWESOME Difference. With our Theme Park, Water Park, Hotels, SEA LIFE CENTRE - the opportunities here at LEGOLAND are endless!

Position Summary

Responsible for the monitoring of management of animal health, nutrition, environmental quality, water quality and psychological well-being, quarantine and daily care of a living collection of all animals at SEA LIFE Malaysia (SLCM) by providing required veterinary expertise. Direct input to Animal Health Enquire (AHE) process, where required within SLCM. Communicating and liaising with Global Lead Veterninary Consultant and SLCM Curator regarding on issues related to animal health and management.

Responsibility

1. Operations

• Provide a monthly summary on treatments, post mortems, preventive medicine and health checks and adhere to the Daily, Weekly and Monthly Veterinary and Animal Health related Checklists at all times in the workplace.
• Communicates to Curator and aquarists of any issues identified and provides critical input in developing a course of action to rectify the situation.
• Ensures that the quarantine facility is fully operational and that daily activities related to cleaning, maintenance, feeding and other husbandry activities are undertaken on a day-to-day basis, including routine checking of tanks exhibits and LSS areas.
• Assist in Curatorial operation related duties which included daily activities related to exhibit cleaning, maintenance, feeding and other husbandry activities such as routine checking of tanks exhibits and LSS areas are undertaken on a day-to-day basis.
• Working with the rest of the displays teams to generate innovative ideas to enhance displays, husbandry and animal welfare.
• Exploring new processes that will reduce time and or improve animal husbandry and care.
• As a key member of the displays team, life support system and intruder alarm callout duties are required and as such will be a designated key holder.
• In the absence of a supervisor to take on duty management of facilities.

2. Financial

• Following agreed processes to ensure that all veterinary and lab related purchases are within budget.
• To assist Curator in veterinary, drugs, chemical and lab equipment requisition.

3. Development

• Maintain a disciplined and safe working environment ensuring that operating and safety procedures are understood and complied with.
• Ensure personal development by attending relevant skills training and HR lead programmes as well as proactively seek out development opportunities such as project work. To identify and act upon any training needs that may be identified and to assist with the delivery of staff training.
• To carry out performance management up to the agreed level.
• To actively participate in your Personal Development Plan.

4. Communication

• As directed or required communicate with local and central resources or external consultants to resolve issues related to the facilities.
• Deliver excellent communication with the displays development team to ensure site issues are resolved appropriately and efficiently.
• Communicate animal health issues to the senior team in absence of a line manager.
• When required attend regular team and departmental meetings.

5. Complexity & Problem Solving

• Resolution of non-routine and unique displays related problems, via communication with site based team or via central resources.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Veterinary or equivalent.
• Requires at least 3 years of work experience as veterinarian. Experience in Aquarium/Theme Park operations is an added advantage.
• Experience conducting various type of vaccinations and health checks on animals.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Exellent communication skills and problem solving skills.
• Patience and love for animals.
• Ability to multi-task and perform tasks diligently in a fast-paced environment.