Principal Scientist, Staff Veterinarian
Core
Provide high-quality veterinary care, clinical oversight, and regulatory compliance for diverse laboratory animal species to support cutting-edge scientific research and translational models.
Role type
Staff Veterinarian (Laboratory Animal Medicine)
Builds
Research animal health programs, surgical models, and GLP-compliant study environments
Domain
Life Sciences / Laboratory Animal Medicine / Preclinical Research
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Laboratory animal medicine, clinical assessment and diagnosis, surgery and anesthesia, disease outbreak management, regulatory compliance (FDA, USDA, IACUC), microbiological/serological/parasitological data interpretation, large animal species handling
Preferred skills
ACLAM board eligibility, surgical model development, nonhuman primate and swine experience
Technologies
None explicitly listed
Responsibilities
Provide clinical care and record keeping for laboratory animals; oversee GLP studies and regulatory compliance; direct animal health surveillance programs; collaborate on experimental protocol design; implement training programs for research personnel; support IACUC pre-review and post-approval monitoring; supervise VS staff
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities
