Head of Veterinary Medicine, Basel, Novartis (80-100%*)

Role

Full-time

Permanent

Director

Healthcare

Logistics

Basel (City)

On-site

80–100%

Closes in 30 days

Requirements

5+ yrs exp

Master's

EU/EFTA permit

Skills

Training and DevelopmentLaboratory Animal ScienceMicrobiologySurgeryAnesthesiaIn-vivo Experimental WorkVeterinary MedicineHealth & Hygiene MonitoringQuality assuranceAnimal WelfareAnalytical ThinkingGlobal Project Management

Languages

German

English

Description

Job Description Summary

Heading the "Veterinary Medicine" group (VM) with the aim of guaranteeing flawless veterinary care including clinical monitoring/treatment and health & hygiene monitoring of all laboratory animal colonies as well as support of research groups in their in-vivo experimental work, organization/coordination of CM internal QA, leadership of veterinary technicians and training of staff.

Job Description

Internal job title: Associate Director CM (Comparative Medicine) Location : Basel, CH, onsite #LI-onsite

The Head of Veterinary Medicine will lead a team of 3 VM associates to deliver the "Veterinary Medicine" program for the Basel Rodent vivarium, with the aim of accomplishing flawless veterinary care including clinical monitoring/treatment and health & hygiene monitoring of laboratory animal colonies as well as support of research groups in their in-vivo experimental work, organization/coordination of CM internal QA, leadership of veterinary technicians and training of staff. She/He will contribute to the CM leadership team onsite and globally for VM and CM strategies and improvements.

Responsibilities

Heading the 'Veterinary Medicine' group (VM)
Guaranteeing flawless veterinary care including clinical monitoring/treatment
Health & hygiene monitoring of all laboratory animal colonies
Support of research groups in their in-vivo experimental work
Organization/coordination of CM internal QA
Leadership of veterinary technicians and training of staff
Contribute to the CM leadership team onsite and globally for VM and CM strategies and improvements
Prophylactic routine measures and diagnostic testing
Therapeutic measures in cases of diseases and injuries in animals
Herd treatments in animal colonies
24 / 7 / 365 flawless veterinary emergency service
Microbiological routine monitoring of all animal populations and ad hoc testing of individual animals
Organization of specific microbiological investigations in suspected cases/diseases in animals
Implementation of all necessary steps in case of animal hygiene breaks
Organization and monitoring of quarantine investigations
Interactions with third parties for the alignment on hygiene monitoring of Novartis contract breeding
Triage of animal imports and support of animal exports
Responsible for state-of-the art management of prescription and non-prescription drugs in CM/VM
Advising / supporting the research groups in veterinary medicine / lab animal science / microbiology / surgery / surgical hygiene and anesthesia
Veterinary input into new animal models of human disease
Organization and coordination of quality assurance in CM
Coordination of CM vivarium share point site incl. creation of guidance documents for all BR, BS in-vivo labs
Regular preparation and attendance of AAALAC site visits, and other regulatory inspections
Collaboration, support and implementation of CM-relevant projects – globally and locally
Continuing professional development and participation in training of CM staff

Requirements

Academic degree in Veterinary Medicine accepted in Switzerland
5+ years of relevant post-graduate experience
Accredited & eligible to get cantonal licence for a veterinary practice together with a retail business licence for prescription and non-prescription drugs for Novartis
Experience in applied laboratory animal science
Experience in applied laboratory animal microbiology and hygiene monitoring
Experience in small animal (rodent) medicine incl. surgery and anaesthesia
Experience in experimental in-vivo work with rodent medicine incl. surgery and anaesthesia
Able to work flexible and on weekends and holidays
Work with potential health risk, (e.g., zoonoses, allergies) / Wearing PPE

Tech stack

Analytical SkillAnimal WelfareCollaborationCommunication SkillsDecision MakingDesign Of ExperimentsEmployee MotivationEmployee WelfareEthicsGrid DatabaseHumilityIncident ReportLeadershipManagementOrganizationPharmacologyProblem Solving SkillsProject TeamsRegulatory ComplianceResearchSop (Standard Operating Procedure)

Benefits

Accessibility and Accommodation: Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals.

Company

Novartis

Pharmaceuticals