Senior Research Veterinarian - RSCE

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia•Philadelphia, PA

31d•$129,700 - $171,900•Onsite

About The Position

Working independently, this team member is primarily responsible for veterinary procedures, training, stakeholder collaboration, compliance, and supervision. This role plays a vital role in the day-to-day veterinary operations for Department of Veterinary Resources (DVR). Responsible for the oversight of the animal care and use program involving research animals enrolled in Resuscitation Science Center's groundbreaking translational research. This veterinarian will work closely with CHOP Department of Veterinary Resources and the IACUC to ensure adequate veterinary care and regulatory compliance with CHOP internal policies as well as federal and state regulations governing the use of animals in research. This individual will also serve as a subject matter expert on animal model development including optimization of existing, and development of novel, complex, animal models supporting research including but not limited to protocols for cardiac arrest, traumatic brain injury, and extracorporeal life support.

Requirements

Doctorate Veterinary Medicine Required
At least five (5) years of veterinarian experience Required
Licensed Veterinarian Authorized State Board of Veterinary Medicine upon hire Required

Nice To Haves

At least seven (7) years of veterinarian experience in a laboratory animal setting Preferred
At least three (3) years of leadership, management or supervisory experience Preferred
At least four (4) years of surgical/anesthesia experience with large animals Preferred
GLP and preclinical model development experience Preferred
Licensed Veterinarian Pennsylvania State Licensing Board within 12 months Preferred

Responsibilities

Understands, follows, and carries out all SOPs, quality assurance standards, safety procedures, and documentation requirements for related activities
Oversee quarantine including review of health reports from incoming shipments
Act as the point of contact for clinical concerns arising in animals enrolled on studies at the Resuscitation Science Center and consult with DVR veterinarians to develop treatment plans.
Collaborate with the CHOP IACUC to create animal models that consider appropriate anesthetics, analgesics, and clearly define humane endpoints.
Make recommendations for animal model refinement and troubleshoot with researchers and support staff when there are technical or clinical issues with new or established animal models.
Develop training programs, manuals, materials, presentations
Provide hands on training for the staff and researchers (as applicable) including lab animal handling, restraint, dosing, etc.
Supervise personnel to ensure work meets expectations
Work with lab managers to optimize the training program (where applicable) to enhance research model outcomes, the animal experience, and promote experimental reproducibility.
Consult on protocol development and grant design with CHOP researchers and external sponsors.
Supervise activities and provide recommendations
Act as a point of contact and subject matter expert on lab animal biology, translatability, and animal model development.
Review, implement, improve & assist in audits of records, procedures & protocols
Develop tools to assist staff and investigators in compliance-related activities
Ensure appropriate procedure documentation and study/IACUC protocol compliance through record audits and procedural observations, and implement process improvements, where required, to support regulatory compliance.
Interface with the IACUC to update, modify, or author new animal care and use protocols to ensure all experiments and procedures are compliant.
Serve as a liaison to the CHOP IACUC and participate in IACUC meetings
Ensure staff is performing job duties and have resources needed
Provide performance feedback and review
Encourage staff development opportunities
Participate in new employee recruitment, interviews and hiring decisions; onboard and train new hires
Coordinate staff to ensure protocol support can be provided when requested
Provide guidance on animal care and use as well as process improvements.
Ensure that the center is operating under the highest animal welfare standards through staff training, support, and resource allocation.
May be asked to be on-call / rotation and provide services after regular business hours, weekends, and holidays
Will be part of the Resuscitation Science Center’s Leadership Team