Senior Director, Research Veterinary Pathology

Veranex; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Veranex is seeking a senior leader to guide the US Research Pathology team in Atlanta. The role combines people management, strategic business support, and hands-on leadership in preclinical pathology studies.

You will drive SOP development, manage budgets, and foster executive-level client relationships while coordinating remote and onsite teams. A strong veterinary pathology background and ACVP are required, with significant travel.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in veterinary medicine and ACVP certification.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience, including 5 years as a people manager overseeing remote teams.
• Medical Device Pathology Experience preferred.
• 20% travel requirement, primarily domestic; travel at least monthly.

Responsibilities

• Drive development of pathology research operating procedures to ensure reproducible, high-quality output.
• Develop short- and long-term project management strategies to assure compliance and client satisfaction.
• Foster strong client relationships at project and executive levels to promote retention and opportunities.
• Establish and manage departmental budget.
• Lead and develop a Pathologist Technician team in Worcester, MA and a remote Veterinary Pathologist, plus contractors.
• Oversee tissue evaluation, microscopic interpretation, and data integration into study reports.
• Perform gross and microscopic evaluation, record results, prepare narratives of pathological findings, and assist necropsy supervision.
• Oversee writing of comprehensive report narratives and coordinate with study directors for data integration.
• Coordinate surgery-histology activities, tissue harvesting validation, and communication with surgeons and technicians.
• Provide scientific expertise for experimental design and other study aspects as needed.

Skills

People management

Stakeholder relations

Budget management

Project management

Technical leadership

Pathology expertise

Team leadership

Education

Doctoral degree in veterinary medicine

ACVP certification in Veterinary Pathology

Job description

About This Role

Veranex has an exciting opportunity to join the US Research Pathology team. You will provide people management, strategic business support, technical leadership and hands‑on participation in preclinical research studies.

What You Will Do

• Drive the development of pathology research operating procedures to assure reproducible and high‑quality output.
• Develop both short-term and long-term project management execution strategies to assure compliance and client satisfaction.
• Foster strong client relationships at both the project and senior/executive level to promote client retention and enhance prospective business opportunities.
• Establish and manage departmental budget.
• Manage and develop a team of Pathologist Technicians in Worcester, MA lab and a remote Veterinary Pathologist, and contractors as needed to ensure performance meets and/or exceeds business objectives.
• Participate in and oversee work of team members engaged in macroscopic and microscopic tissue evaluation and interpretation of assigned studies.
• Perform and oversee gross and microscopic evaluation of tissues, recording results, preparing reports delineating pathological findings, and assisting with necropsy supervision.
• Participate in and oversee writing of comprehensive report narratives detailing all test article effects. As needed, work with study directors to ensure data is accurately integrated into study reports.
• Oversee surgery-histology coordination, including but not limited to validation of tissues to be harvested, harvesting and fixation procedures for each study, and delivery of information to surgeons and technicians.
• Provide scientific expertise for experimental design and other aspects of research studies as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in veterinary medicine and ACVP certification in Veterinary Pathology
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience, including 5 years' experience as a people manager overseeing remote teams
• Medical Device Pathology Experience Preferred.
• 20% travel requirement, primarily domestic. Travel is required at least once a month and potentially more if necessary.

Location

• This is a fully onsite position in Atlanta, GA