Veterinary Scientist

Company Description

Integrated Resources, Inc., is led by a seasoned team with combined decades in the industry. We deliver strategic workforce solutions that help you manage your talent and business more efficiently and effectively. Since launching in 1996, IRI has attracted, assembled and retained key employees who are experts in their fields. This has helped us expand into new sectors and steadily grow.


We’ve stayed true to our focus of finding qualified and experienced professionals in our specialty areas. Our partner-employers know that they can rely on us to find the right match between their needs and the abilities of our top-tier candidates. By continually exceeding their expectations, we have built successful ongoing partnerships that help us stay true to our commitments of performance and integrity.


Our team works hard to deliver a tailored approach for each and every client, critical in matching the right employers with the right candidates. We forge partnerships that are meant for the long term and align skills and cultures. At IRI, we know that our success is directly tied to our clients’ success.

Job Description

• Fully support the Comparative Medicine department with medical program and technical assistance duties

• Provide veterinary care for all species used in research and development

• First line evaluation of clinical cases to all species on site

• Initiate diagnostics and treatment in consultation with veterinarian

• Communicate cases progress, treatment and recommendation to the PI/Scientist in conjunction with the veterinarian

• Monitor treatment and progress

• Preventive medicine such as rodent health monitoring program, microbiology, disease surveillance

• After hours, weekend, and holiday clinical coverage as needed

• Maintain stocks of clinical supplies and medicines including DEA controlled substances

• Arrange for maintenance of clinical equipment

• Maintain sanitation in treatment and surgery facilities

• Clinical record keeping in compliance with SOP, IACUC guidelines and applicable regulations

• Animal welfare enhancement

• Behavioural monitoring in all species

• Promoting the 3 R’s (Reduction, Refinement, Replacement)

• Surgery and anaesthesia

• Provide aesthesia and surgery support to all species on site

• Provide complete peri-operative care and support

• Collaborative scientific efforts

• Project participation and level 1-3 technical support such as dose administration, blood and tissue collection, vascular access port maintenance

Qualifications

• Experience providing hands on clinical care to rodents

• Working knowledge of regulations related to the use of animals in research

• A minimum 2-4 years of experience

• Functional knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook, calendar management and Internet Explorer required and ability to use on line systems such as time tracking and document management. (e.g. SharePoint, Activity Tracker)

• Knowledge and use of other systems based upon job function may be required

• Experience providing hands on clinical care to rodents (2-4 years’ experience)

• Working knowledge of regulations relating to the use of animals in research (2 - 4 years’ experience)

• Functional Knowledge of MS Office, Outlook, and Calendar Management

• Ability to use online systems such as time tracking and document management (SharePoint, Activity Tracker)

• RVT and LATG preferred

Additional Information

Regards,

Ricky

732-429-1925