Clinical Veterinarian (Sr. or Associate)

About the role

The Clinical Veterinarian (Sr. or Associate) exists to support the Animal Care and Use program at Temple University in support of research initiatives involving animal use. Within the University Laboratory Animal Resources (ULAR) department, the Clinical Veterinarian provides professional veterinary care, enforces the humane care and use of research animal colonies, and may serve as acting University Attending Veterinarian in his/her absence.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on clinical care for all animals under the care of ULAR (e.g., mice, rats, dogs, cats, sheep, pigs, aquatics, reptiles, etc.) and participate as needed with research procedural support, including research-related surgical procedures.
• Perform veterinary exams, diagnostic tests, and maintain the health of the colony.
• Provide care to all research animals in assigned facilities, including observation of animals, diagnosis and treatment of clinical conditions, prescription and monitoring of necessary medications, and maintenance of animal health records.
• Supervise technical staff during clinical work, oversee regulatory compliance, and consult and train animal users.
• Provide limited teaching of graduate and professional students as required.
• Perform quality assurance for campus animal facilities.
• Serve as a member of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and other committees as assigned.
• Review animal use protocols as needed and assist investigators in the development of their research protocols.
• Provide care of laboratory animals in a safe, humane, and sanitary manner using equipment and established procedures, including safe handling of animals, materials, and equipment exposed to hazardous agents.
• Follow standard operating procedures and maintain compliance with internal policies, applicable laws, and regulations.

Requirements

• VMD/DVM from an accredited US School of Veterinary Medicine.
• Veterinary licensure in PA (or ability to attain license within 3 months of hire).
• Ability to obtain a practitioner's DEA license within 6–9 months of employment.

Qualifications

• Grade T28 Clinical Veterinarian (Associate): 0–4 years' experience in lab animal medicine in the academic/non-profit/government/industry setting.
• Grade T29 Clinical Veterinarian (Sr.): 5 years' experience in lab animal medicine in the academic/non-profit/government/industry setting.
• Demonstrated experience in providing large animal anesthesia/surgical support services.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Skills

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with department personnel, investigators, research staff, and institutional administrators.
• Demonstrated verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficient in verbal and written English, mathematics, word processing, spreadsheets, and email.
• Display a customer-focused attitude while promoting a team-fashioned culture within a research environment.
• Demonstrated ability to interact with a diverse variety of constituents, including faculty, staff, and students.
• Ability to use and troubleshoot veterinary equipment.
• Ability to utilize software including Zoom, MS Teams, MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Willing to pursue continuous improvement in the duties described above, including additional training and continuing education opportunities.

Preferred

• Completion of residency in laboratory animal medicine.
• Three or more years of post-doctoral training experience.
• American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) board certification or eligibility.
• Experience with rodent surgical models, rodent technical procedures, USDA species technical procedures and models (e.g., sheep, pig, dog, cat), rodent breeding colonies, genetically altered animals, aquatics procedures, and rodent medicine.

Benefits

• Full medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Tuition remission—eligible employees and their dependents can obtain a degree tuition free.
• A generous retirement plan.

Salary Grade: T28 (Associate) or T29 (Senior). A variety of important factors are reviewed by HR when considering salary, including job duties, the applicant's education and experience, all relevant internal equity considerations, department budget, and funding source.