Associate Director

Req ID #: 228590

Montreal, QC, CA

1st

Full time

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.

**Job Summary**

As an Associate Director for our Laboratory Animal Medicine & Surgery team at the Senneville location, you will be responsible for providing professional veterinary services and overseeing the department. You will also act as a resource for all procedures involving animals and their environment, identifying deficiencies and recommending improvements, providing guidance to assure regulatory compliance and adherence to ethical standards, and coordinating responses to regulatory bodies and client audits.

In this role, primary responsibilities include:

- Provide professional expertise for guidance on procedures and techniques involving live animals ensuring quality of veterinary care as well as animal care procedures, animals’ environment, housing, husbandry and social needs are met and comply with internal policies and procedures, and meet requirements as demanded by regulatory agencies;
- Ensure that all animal care and use procedures performed at the site are maintained at levels necessary to perform high quality studies that are in compliance with internal policies and external standards such as AAALAC International and the Canadian Council on animal Care (CCAC);
- Interact with clients;
- May be responsible for the day to day management of staff within the department including timesheet review, workload management, absences, vacations, disciplinary actions, and for the salary administration of staff;
- Support the adoption of efficient and innovative technologies and methodologies for animal care and use and site operations;
- Provide optimal medical care as per accepted veterinary practices, and to remain current with diagnostic procedures/tests and medical treatments, as applicable to laboratory animal medicine.

**Key Elements**

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

- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree or equivalent;
- Must have a valid and up-to-date OMVQ licence;
- At least 5 years’ experience as a Clinical Veterinarian, with a focus on laboratory animal medicine and animal care;
- At least 2 years’ experience managing direct reports;
- Bilingualism English & French is mandatory;
- Working experience with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) is an asset;
- Excellent organizational and communication skills;
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills;
- Ability to coach personnel.

Role Specific Information:

- Location: 22022 route Transcanadienne, Senneville, QC, H9X 1C1;
- Transportation: We offer a free shuttle service from the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue train station and John Abbott College to the Senneville site. Free parking. Electric vehicle charging station;
- Annual bonus based on performance;
- Schedule: Monday to Friday daytime. You will have to do a weekend rotation (on-call) once every 6 weeks;
- Permanent position as of the hiring, full-time 37.5hrs per week.

Why Charles River ?
- Competitive benefits as of the hiring. We pay up to 85% of premiums (health & dental coverage);
- Annual OMVQ membership refunded;
- Paid development training & annual conferences;
- Free gym on site;
- Employee and family assistance program;
- Excellent welcome program for new employees as well as in-house advancement and career development opportunities;
- Access to a doctor and various health professionals (telemedicine);
- 4 weeks’ Vacation & 10 Personal day policy;
- 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 (G