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For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we'll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Summary

We are looking for a Clinical Veterinarian for our Insourcing Solutions Team located in Bethesda, MD.

As the Clinical Veterinarian, you will be responsible for providing veterinary clinical care and research support as well monitoring colony health care for animals in BSL2-3 environments.

* Manage health care for the animal colony

* Perform veterinary rounds as scheduled and provide clinical care and preventive medicine support

* Perform clinical, diagnostic and surgical support and provide anesthesia and analgesic technical expertise/advice to facilitate protocol development

* Participates in the development and execution of the preventive medicine program. May assist in sentinel animal monitoring and other monitoring programs

* Documents general and detailed reports of clinical observations, medical care and surgical treatments.

* Provide animal health care guidance for veterinary services personnel

* Ensure that internal and external applications, reports and other materials are prepared and submitted

* May participate in the response to internal/external inspections and quality assurance audits of veterinary or animal welfare type content

* Perform consultation and collaboration with PIs regarding animal care, health, welfare and treatment. May also consult on the planning, conducting and reporting of studies

* Assist with writing, review and updating facility policies, veterinary care and behavioral SOP's

* Perform literature searches relating to veterinary subject matters

* Help to ensure facility is in compliance with all applicable regulations, guidelines and standards that relate to animal care and use

* Support infectious disease research by conducting physical examinations, radiography, bronchoscopy, ultrasonography, interpretation of clinical pathology and other types of clinical procedures in BSL2, BSL3 environments

Job Qualifications

_Education:_

* Requires doctoral degree in veterinary medicine (DVM or VMD) from an AVMA accredited program or ECFVG certification

_Experience:_

* Two-four years laboratory animal experience with multiple species in either a residency or professional setting. Nonhuman Primate (old world and new world) experience a plus

* Must have a thorough understanding of Animal Welfare regulations and the AAALAC accreditation process

* Experience with an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and AAALAC is preferred

* Experience providing training to investigators, post-doctoral students, technicians and animal caretakers in a variety of procedures involving animals and the vivarium

* Preference for experience working with infectious agents in BSL 2- 3 environment

_Certification/Licensure:_

* Licensure to practice veterinary medicine in at least one U.S. state required. Ability to practice veterinary medicine in the work state highly desirable

* ACLAM board certification preferred or acquisition within two years of hire required

The salary range for this position is between $165K-$190K.

About Insourcing Solutions

Charles River Insourcing Solutions℠ can streamline research by delivering operational and cost efficiencies through the strategic insourcing of GMP, GLP and non-GLP research services from discovery through safety assessment. Insourcing Solutions℠ provides you with the ability to maintain control of your facility and expertise while leveraging available space.

About Charles River

Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients' clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client's unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people's lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.

We're committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to [email protected]. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.

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