Senior Clinical Veterinarian

Role Summary

Senior Clinical Veterinarian responsible for clinical care and surgical support of research animals, monitoring animal health at external vendors, and providing professional expertise to R&D teams. Works to integrate 3Rs and AbbVie’s Global Animal Welfare Policy in the local Comparative Medicine program.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership or support in clinical or surgical aspects of veterinary care, and oversee the monitoring of vendor animal health programs, as directed by the supervisor.
• Conduct site visits at the AbbVie Bay Area Vivarium and provide veterinary services, including protocol reviews, consultations, and on-call support, as needed.
• Lead the site's initiative to enhance the animal behavioral management program under the supervision of Comparative Medicine leadership.
• Lead the site’s hands-on training program for anesthesia and euthanasia under supervision.
• Execute and provide clinical oversight including diagnosis and treatment for disease processes in research animals.
• Provide surgical support to research areas including rodent and non-rodent species.
• Assist with monitoring of vendors and collaborate with the Global Animal Welfare Committee to assure animal health.
• Incorporate the 3 R's in daily decision-making and guidance to research staff.
• Serve as a resource to the IACUC; collaborate with researchers on animal models and production operations within facilities.
• Contribute to short-term operations strategies and lead the animal care staff in daily operations and facility oversight.
• Provide leadership that encourages innovation and accountability.
• Contribute to staff development and communicate successes and failures to reward or correct actions.
• Manage discretionary items in the functional budget.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from an AVMA-accredited or equivalent institution.
• ACLAM boarded with 3–5 years of lab animal experience OR DVM-PhD with at least 2–4 years of lab animal experience.
• Understanding of applicable local, state, and federal regulatory framework.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and technical writing skills.
• Knowledge in laboratory animal medicine or demonstrated strong clinical/surgical skills benefiting the program.
• Technical expertise in dosing, bleeding, necropsies, anesthesia, and minor surgical procedures in laboratory animals.
• Veterinary state licensure (or equivalent); licensure in the state of employment preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in biomedical research.