Staff Veterinarian

EPM Scientific; Muskegon (MI); In loco; USD 85.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

EPM Scientific seeks a Staff Veterinarian to oversee daily veterinary care for research animals and ensure compliance with animal care standards. You will collaborate with IACUC and researchers to promote humane, high-quality care across all life stages, and may supervise team members while guiding policy and workflow improvements.

The role requires a DVM (US) and Michigan license with potential DEA registration; board-eligible candidates are preferred.

Competenze

• Requirements include a DVM or US-equivalent degree and Michigan veterinary license.
• Licensure to obtain DEA registration is required.
• Experience in industry or CRO lab animal clinical medicine preferred.
• Board certification or eligible status preferred (DACLAM/DACVS/DACVAA/DACAW).
• Strong communication, time-management, and regulatory knowledge essential.
• Experience with anesthesia for laboratory animals is important.
• Familiarity with GLPs and federal regulations governing animal care.
• Ability to supervise staff and interact with IACUC and researchers.

Mansioni

• Provide high-quality preventive, routine, and emergent veterinary care for research animals.
• Interact with IACUC, researchers, and management to ensure compliant care.
• Supervise direct reports and contribute to policy development affecting workflow.
• Oversee anesthesia principles and surgical interventions for lab animals.
• Review study protocols and imaging (MRI) related to CNS structures.

Conoscenze

Communication skills

Time management

Laboratory animal clinical medicine

GLPs & regulations

Anesthesia principles for lab animals

MRI interpretation (CNS)

Study design knowledge

Board Certification eligibility

Leadership / supervision

DEA registration

USDA accreditation

State veterinary license

Formazione

DVM or equivalent (US)

Strumenti

Microsoft Office

Descrizione del lavoro

The Staff Veterinarian (SV) will promote the day-to-day well-being of animals and provide clinical care for all animals used in the conduct of research studies within the test facility in accordance with the Animal Welfare Regulations, PHS Policy, and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.

This includes the provision of high-quality preventive, routine, and emergent veterinary care during all phases of the animal's life and during use on research studies, as well as interaction with the IACUC, researchers, and senior management to ensure appropriate conduct of animal care and use activities.

The SV may supervise direct reports, and in this role, will engage in the development of these employees, and administer policies, processes, and procedures that affect their workflow.

Requirements:

• DVM degree from US veterinary medical college or equivalent degree with US equivalency examination
• State of Michigan Veterinary License/Controlled Substance License
• Ability to obtain DEA Controlled Substance Registration
• Experience: 2 years of industry or CRO laboratory animal clinical medicine experience preferred
• USDA Category II Accreditation preferred
• Certification: DACLAM, DACVS, DACVAA, or DACAW board certification or board eligibility preferred.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office core applications and the ability to learn and use additional applications.
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Experience with managing laboratory animal patients undergoing targeted-delivery surgical interventions
• Strong understanding of general anesthesia principles for laboratory animals
• Experience with review and interpretation of magnetic resonance images of CNS structures
• Excellent understanding of study design and protocols
• Knowledge of GLPs and other federal regulations relating to care of laboratory animals
• Ability to work effectively under time constraints