Veterinary Pathologist II

For 70 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.

We are seeking an AnatomicVeterinary Pathologistfor our Safety Assessment Team at our Mattawan, Michigan facility.

Our Veterinary Pathologists are responsible for independently performing gross and microscopic evaluation of tissues, recording results, preparing reports delineating pathological findings, and assisting with necropsy supervision. With minimal supervision, work with customers as needed to market company services and to assure customer satisfaction.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• With minimal supervision, interact with clients to assure satisfaction, provide scientific support and input,and to market services.

• Perform macroscopic and microscopic tissue evaluation and interpretation of assigned studies.

• Assist with necropsy supervision and may conduct necropsies, including gross pathology interpretation, sample collection and fixation.

• Enter pathology findings in data capturing system(s).

• Write comprehensive report narratives detailing all test article effects. As needed, work with study directors to ensure data is accurately integrated into study reports.

• Provide training, technical guidance and leadership to laboratory staff, pathology trainees, and less experienced pathologist.

• May provide scientific expertise for experimental design and other aspects of research studies as needed.

• May serve as a consultant in pathology-related issues.

• May serve as a study director or principal investigator.

• May function as a peer review pathologist or may participate in a pathology working group (PWG).

Qualifications:

• Education: Doctoral degree (D.V.M./V.M.D.) from an accredited veterinary school, or acceptable international equivalent in veterinary medicine.
• Experience: 3 or more years of pathology experience post-D.V.M.; specialized training and/or experience in toxicologic pathology preferred. Compensation commensurate with experience and qualifications.
• Certification/Licensure: American College of Veterinary Pathologists (A.C.V.P.) board-eligibility required. ACVP board certification strongly preferred and required to enter the grade at the minimum experience level.
• Other: Demonstrated success in technical proficiency, scientific creativity, collaboration with others and independent thought. Works on problems of diverse scope in which analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Computer literacy in word processing, spreadsheet and database software.

The salary for this position is $170,000 - $180,000 USD. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

About Safety Assessment
Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market.

Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.

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…