Clinical Veterinarian – Animal Research & Welfare

Advance animal welfare, grow your veterinary expertise, and contribute to life-changing research - all in one role.

At Inotiv, we believe that scientific advancement and animal well-being go hand in hand. As a Clinical Veterinarian at our Denver, Pennsylvania location, you’ll be part of a collaborative, skilled, and passionate team dedicated to exceptional care for multiple species - including nonhuman primates (NHPs), rabbits, poultry, and rodents (GEMS) - while supporting research that makes a difference. Whether you’re a seasoned lab animal veterinarian or new to this unique field, you’ll find an environment that invests in your professional growth and your impact.

Why Our Denver Site is Unique
Our location is comprised of two campuses - the Denver campus and the Texter Mountain campus - each with specialized facilities and dedicated teams:

• Denver Campus – Home to NHPs, poultry, and rodents (GEMS)

• Texter Mountain Campus – Focused on rabbitry operations

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive compensation package with base salaries beginning at $120,000 annually, and increasing based on experience

• Full benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and 401k employer contribution

• Student loan repayment assistance—we help you focus on your future, not your debt

• Opportunities to work with a variety of species in a state-of-the-art Large Animal Surgical Suite

• Professional development support, including continuing education, conferences, and specialty certification preparation

• A collaborative environment where veterinary expertise is valued and amplified

• Travel to other locations and have the opportunity to visit out-of-state locations

Your Impact

In this role, you’ll be a key medical and leadership resource - providing direct veterinary care, guiding animal care staff, advising on research models, and championing our “Culture of Care.”

• Developing and maintaining knowledge and expertise in laboratory animal medicine and science and other relevant specialist disciplines through unsupervised study, the reading of scientific publications and attendance at scientific meetings and courses.

• Assuring timely and accurate reporting of animal health, behavioral, and wellbeing issues to the facility Attending Veterinarian (AV) and between the Institutional Official (IO) and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).

• Providing veterinary guidance to animal care employees, managers, scientists and other stakeholders within Inotiv on the implementation of the three Rs.

• Engendering and supporting a “Culture of Care” within Inotiv while promoting and demonstrating professional standards.

• Providing veterinary clinical services including herd health, biosecurity practices, acclimation, conditioning, sanitation practices, pest control program, adventitious organism prevention, detection, containment and eradication, as well as surgery, anaesthesia and analgesia as needed.

• Providing veterinary expertise and guidance for customers and other stakeholders regarding animal transportation, procurement, nutrition, necropsy, behavior, drug storage, preventative medicine, and animal health and welfare.

• Providing expertise and practical guidance regarding animal health monitoring programs.

• Providing continuous coverage for the site including after-hours/weekend/holiday emergency veterinary care on a rotating basis.

• Contributing veterinary scientific expertise as needed for education and training programs for animal care employees, supervisors, managers and other Inotiv stakeholders.

• Providing veterinary oversite, expertise and coverage as indicated for the surgical facilities, including developing new surgical models as well as providing guidance on current best practices in surgical procedures and anesthesia as assigned.

• Providing input regarding maintaining relevant governing, state and federal veterinary and animal-related regulatory compliance.

• Participating in preparation and execution of AAALAC-I accreditation process and site visits.

• Participating in IACUC meetings as required.

• Providing veterinary support to other Inotiv sites upon request.

• Promoting and complying with Inotiv’s quality procedures as well as health and safety procedures

• Fulfilling any other assigned duties tha