Clinical Veterinarian

The Clinical Veterinarian oversees the health and welfare of animals within a research facility, diagnosing and treating medical conditions, diseases, and injuries while ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and best practices. This role actively contributes to animal care programs, supports research activities, participates in the Animal Care Committee, and may perform advanced study procedures and develop new techniques to refine and improve existing protocols.

The Clinical Veterinarian oversees the health and welfare of animals within a research facility, diagnosing and treating medical conditions, diseases, and injuries while ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and best practices. This role actively contributes to animal care programs, supports research activities, participates in the Animal Care Committee, and may perform advanced study procedures and develop new techniques to refine and improve existing protocols.

• Review and continuously improve animal health and welfare programs to ensure they reflect current veterinary medical, surgical, and laboratory animal best practices.
• Maintain and develop facility veterinary procedures and standard operating procedures (SOPs) related to animal health and care.
• Oversee the rodent clinical health monitoring and health quality assurance program, including ongoing monitoring of microbiological status of colonies and housing environments.
• Manage ongoing clinical health monitoring and healthcare programs for dog and cat colonies, including routine health measures such as anthelmintic programs and environmental programs for disease prevention.
• Oversee all facility-specific SOPs and guidelines for animal care and use, including authorship, review, and continuous improvement.
• Participate in emergency animal care on a rotating basis, including after-hours, weekend, and holiday coverage.
• Ensure animal facility operations, infrastructure, environmental parameters, and animal care programs remain compliant with CCAC and OMAFA Animals for Research Act regulations and guidelines.
• Assist with regulatory assessments and prepare animal health and welfare documentation for assessment and inspection purposes.
• Provide veterinary oversight that may include acting as Qualified Person in Charge (QPIC) or Alternate Qualified Person in Charge (AQPIC) for controlled drugs.
• Participate in research studies when veterinary-specific input is required, including performing physical examinations, surgical interventions, and other high-level study procedures.
• Investigate and develop methodologies that refine and improve animal welfare in existing protocols, such as techniques for indwelling catheter implantation to facilitate serial sample collection.
• Deliver lunch-and-learn sessions and targeted training and teaching sessions for staff on animal health, welfare, and procedures.
• Contribute to the continued development and refinement of staff training programs related to animal care, veterinary procedures, and research protocols.
• Assist investigators with animal protocol development, including authorship, review, and proofreading of animal use protocols.
• Provide technical support for animal-related procedures and veterinary medical issues to research and operational teams.
• Support the growth of clinical practices and clinical research within the facility by providing veterinary expertise and guidance.
• Serve as an active member of the Animal Care Committee, contributing veterinary insight to animal care and use oversight.
• Perform high-level study procedures as needed and contribute to the development and validation of new techniques that enhance research quality and animal welfare.
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