Senior Pathologist (DVM)

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

 

About the role:
Preclinical pathology R&D service and research. Core responsibility is pathology support; clinical, gross and microscopic. In addition, the candidate provides scientific input to R&D teams and management on preclinical study design, animal model selection, data analysis, regulatory submissions, and presentations for a variety of audiences.  The candidate will interface with multiple internal and external stakeholders.  Significant responsibilities in the area of necropsy and tissue harvest and trimming, and significant responsibilities in the area of histopathologic assessment include microscopic assessment and report writing.   Input on refining existing practices and implementing new improved practices as appropriate. Technical training of necropsy lab staff where applicable.  

 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Pathology interpretation (gross and histopathological) for preclinical medical device studies from necropsy performance, histopathological assessment to final pathology report.
• Investigates and develops novel strategies for understanding the pathobiology of device healing.
• Physician education on concepts and principles of device pathology. 
• Responsibility for helping to harmonize necropsy, tissue harvest, and gross and histopathologic procedures at internal and external animal facilities.
• Develops presentations for internal scientific reviews and senior management updates on projects
• May co-author external journal publications as appropriate.
• Contributes individually by publishing preclinical pathology reports and reviewing final technical reports, collaborating on  issues with internal teams and outside pathologists.
• Provides preclinical study  summaries and scientific justifications for regulatory submissions/responses.
• Assists in establishing systems to ensure compliance with governmental regulations related to preclinical research in support of domestic and international regulatory submission including GLP compliance. 
• Assists in developing strategies to improve quality and accelerate pathology services project deliverables.
• Assists in establishing staining and analysis techniques to determine mechanism of action and/or response at the device-tissue interface.
• Communicates with corporate partners; physician thought-leaders, product development teams and works effectively within a matrixed organization and across teams.
• Teaching and educating staff on concepts in pathology.

 

Required qualifications:

• Minimum of a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) board-certification required. 
• Minimum of 1 year of industry experience including typical lab animal pathology preferred (rodents, porcine, canine and ovine preferred). This may include either pharmaceutical or medical device related experience.  
• Experience in the design and implementation of research activities, and direct, hands-on GLP experience preferred.

 

Preferred qualifications:

• Advanced technical and scientific writing skills (in English)
• Understanding of relevant regulations and guidelines, e.g., GLP, ISO Standards, Animal Welfare Act and Regulations
• Computer skills including Microsoft Office suite
• Excellent communications skills (oral and written) 
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills 
• Experience in writing scientific, FDA Pre-Clinical submissions and final study reports 
• In-depth knowledge of FDA, GLP regulations, SOPs and FDA Guidance guidelines 
• Demonstrable project and creative problem-solving skills.
• Effective communications to superior, peer, and subordinate levels.
• Demonstrated skill in pathology research as evidenced by scientific publications and/or industry experience as evidenced by successful participation in domestic and international regulatory submissions. 
• Current knowledge of new developments in veterinary medicine, veterinary lab animal pathology, human pathology and related sciences and an awareness of current requirements for new products.
   

Requisition ID: 564596

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