Clinical Veterinarian

For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

As a Clinical Veterinarian for our Veterinary Services team in Sherbrooke (Fleurimont), you will work with a multi-disciplinary team including dedicated laboratory animal veterinarians and will contribute to a wide range of stimulating and diversified activities. Your contribution will be essential to our mission as we support the full drug discovery and development spectrum.

In this role, primary responsibilities include:

• Provide optimal medical care, diagnosis, and treatments
• Collaborate with members of our professional team over a wide range of discipline
• Provide professional expertise for guidance on procedures and techniques involving animals
• Review and optimize animal monitoring and SOPs related to animal care
• Be a member of our animal ethic committee and lend your expertise to evaluate all procedures performed on animals before studies begin
  

We are looking for the following minimum qualifications for this role:

• Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine
• Valid OMVQ (Ordre des Médecins Vétérinaires du Québec) licence or immediate eligibility for OMVQ
• Good teamwork and communication skills
• Able to work physically (lift up to 20 kg, walk, stand, stoop, etc.)
• Understanding of written English is mandatory. Bilingualism French and English is preferable.

Please note that upon being hired, you will have to undergo an annual tuberculosis test at the expense of the company.

Role Specific Information:

• Location: Sherbrooke / Free parking + Electric car charging station / Near public transport
• Annual bonus based on performance
• Schedule: Daytime Monday to Friday. Depending on the needs, you will have to do evening, night, and weekend rotation on call.
• Permanent position as of the hiring

Why Charles River ?

• Competitive benefits as of the hiring. We pay up to 85% of premiums (health & dental coverage)
• Annual OMVQ membership reimbursed
• Paid development training and conferences
• Employee and family assistance program
• Access to a doctor and various health professionals (telemedicine)
• 4 weeks’ vacation & 10 sick/personal days per year
• Many social activities

If you are interested in contributing to the well-being of our communities, not only across the country but around the world, please join us. This is Your Moment.

About Safety Assessment
Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market. Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.

About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021.

We’re committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.