Veterinarian, Animal Research Facility [LKCMedicine]
Core
Provide high-quality medical care, preventative care, diagnostics, treatment, and surgical procedures to a range of laboratory animal species to ensure their health and well-being.
Role type
Veterinarian (Laboratory Animal Research)
Builds
Supports biomedical research by maintaining animal health, managing welfare programs, and ensuring regulatory compliance for animal use.
Domain
Biomedical Research / Laboratory Animal Science
Required skills
Laboratory animal medicine, surgical procedures, anesthesia and analgesia administration, necropsy, sentinel animal health monitoring, regulatory compliance (NACLAR/IACUC), training researchers on animal care, inventory management of veterinary drugs
Preferred skills
Experience in academia research settings, restricted license eligibility
Technologies
Anaesthetic equipment, euthanasia chambers, aseptic surgical tools
Responsibilities
Assess sick and dead animals including performing necropsies; prescribe and administer treatments and euthanasia; manage sentinel animal health monitoring systems; advise researchers on analgesics and anesthetics; train staff on safe equipment use and aseptic surgical methodologies; sit on the IACUC committee and review animal use protocols; oversee environmental enrichment and husbandry programs.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC