Senior Clinical Veterinarian

Company Description

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

Purpose:

Provides clinical care and surgical support of research animals; assists with the monitoring of animal health at external vendors; collaborates with and provides professional expertise to AbbVie R&D researcher teams through management of clinical cases and development of animal models; and works to integrate aspects of the 3Rs (Replacement, Refinement, and Reduction) and AbbVie’s Global Animal Welfare Policy in the local Comparative Medicine program.

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership or support in clinical or surgical aspects of veterinary care, and oversee the monitoring of vendor animal health programs, as directed by the supervisor.
• Conduct semiannual to quarterly site visits at the AbbVie Bay Area Vivarium and provide veterinary services, including protocol reviews, consultations, and on-call support, as needed.
• Lead the site's initiative to enhance the animal behavioral management program under the supervision of Comparative Medicine leadership, ensuring alignment with the Global Comparative Medicine effort.
• Under the supervision of the Senior Director and Clinical Director, leads the site’s hands-on training program for anesthesia and euthanasia
• Execute and provide clinical oversight including diagnosis and treatment for disease processes in research animals under area of responsibility.
• Provide surgical support to needed areas of research which may include rodent and non-rodent species.
• Assist with the monitoring of vendors, and work collaboratively with the Global Animal Welfare Committee, to assure the adequacy of the health of all animals received within the facilities.
• Incorporate the 3 R's (Re