Associate Director – Veterinarian Services
| Company | Inventing for Life |
|---|---|
| Location | Millsboro, DE, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | MD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM/VMD) degree
- Must be licensed to practice veterinary medicine and capable of obtaining veterinary licensure in the state of Delaware
- Federal Veterinary Accreditation is required.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of animal care and quality specialists.
- Work with direct reports to create annual SMART performance and development goals and evaluate performance against those goals.
- Serve as a member of the Senior Leadership Team for the Millsboro, DE biologics manufacturing site.
- Serve as the Attending Veterinarian overseeing the animal welfare and veterinary care of regulated and unregulated species including chickens, turkeys, dogs, cats, rabbits, and rodents.
- Assure compliance with all federal and state regulatory requirements for animal welfare, management of controlled substances, quality control testing according to GMP standards, and emissions control (incinerator).
- Maintain current knowledge of diseases and disease prevention practices for companion animal and poultry species. Ensure the veterinary health of all animals on site.
- Identify new technologies and methods to replace, reduce, and/or refine animal use.
- Ensure training of company employees who handle animals regarding humane animal care and usage.
- Maintain company Federal (DEA) and State controlled substances registrations and be responsible for controlled substance use, inventory, and records in accordance with Global Standards.
- Serve as officer on the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).
- Lead numerous projects including process improvement and safety initiatives.
- Coordinate / oversee capital projects.
- Develop and monitor annual spend and capital budgets.
- Compose, review, edit institutional SOPs.
- Establish and maintain departmental policies and procedures. Ensure compliance with governmental regulations, and corporate/site policies including safety and biosafety.
- Utilize our systems such as Reliance, Atlas SRM, WorkDay, myLearning, eTime, Inspire.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in leading animal care teams in manufacturing industry.
- Knowledge in laboratory animal medicine.
- Knowledge of governmental regulations, including USDA licensure process and Animal Welfare Act.