Senior Scientist / Principal Scientist - Clinical Veterinarian

Role Description

Senior Scientist / Principal Scientist - Clinical Veterinarian

Kalamazoo, Michigan is the world headquarters for Veterinary Medicine Research and Development (VMRD) for Zoetis. The Kalamazoo / Richland Veterinary Service group, within Global Animal Science and Welfare, at Zoetis, has the mission and responsibility of developing and implementing the program of veterinary care and providing veterinary support to VMRD projects at the Richland and Kalamazoo sites. We are seeking an experienced, innovative and highly motivated veterinarian to contribute towards delivering an exceptional animal care program as well as partnering with VMRD researchers to produce high quality research studies.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :

• Suitable candidates will have a DVM / VMD from an accredited College of Veterinary Medicine and a minimum of 3 years of experience in clinical veterinary practice with a primary focus on livestock (horses, cattle, swine, small ruminant, poultry), companion animal medicine and surgery, and familiarity with traditional lab animal species (rats, mice, guinea pig)
• Licensed to practice in at least one state with the expectation to become licensed in Michigan
• Federally accredited or the ability to become federally accredited.
• Strong hands-on expertise in a range of animal techniques including handling, restraint, dosing, venipuncture, clinical examination and diagnosis, dental surgery, minor surgical procedures and necropsy.

OTHER DESIRABLE ATTRIBUTES

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES :

Primary responsibility is to provide clinical veterinary support to research animals at the Richland and / or Kalamazoo sites in support of VMRD. Clinical Veterinary responsibility includes but is not limited to :

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :

Full time

Regular

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