At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Position Description:

The Site Veterinarian is responsible for the provision of site veterinary services, veterinary care programs, animal health monitoring, animal management programs (including breeding and rehoming), and animal study allocation and suitability. The Site Veterinarian provides direct veterinary support to Yarrandoo, ensuring veterinary care, compliance with welfare programs, comply with regulations and SOP requirements which are maintained to a high standard. The Site Veterinarian is responsible for facilitating appropriate training of Yarrandoo personnel to ensure that activities involving animals proceed in accordance with the Australian Code for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes, relevant legislation and regulations, decisions of the AEC and Yarrandoo SOP’s.

Functions, Duties, Tasks:

Animal Welfare and Care:

• Provide direct support to the Animal Welfare Officer and act as site deputy for animal welfare.
• Manage, coordinate, and implement veterinary services including animal health monitoring programs, veterinary care, emergency treatments, animal evaluations, and appropriate disposition activities.
• Manage, coordinate, and implement animal care programs including breeding, husbandry, socialization, rehoming and animal socialization and training programs, ensuring regulatory compliance and business needs, including supervising and coordinating animal care staff to achieve program outcomes.
• Ensure appropriately trained personnel to meet accreditation needs of the site and take responsibility for coordination and delivery of effective professional hands-on training in animal handling, and basic and advanced clinical techniques to study personnel and animal care staff across the various species.
• Ensure studies are executed in accordance with the Australian Code for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes, relevant legislation and regulations, decisions of the AEC and Yarrandoo SOP’s.
• Carry out duties while ensuring compliance with local and global Animal Welfare regulations, Standard operating procedures, Quality compliance and study protocols.

Study Execution & Support

• Appropriately schedule and allocate animal use and animal care activities for successful study execution.
• Support the technical servicing of R& D studies through execution of in-study veterinary evaluations and clinical techniques as required.

Biosecurity & Auditing

• Be responsible for biosecurity and biocontainment procedures for animals in quarantine and Approved Arrangement Studies.
• Assist in facility and document preparation for AW audit processes and accreditation inspections.

Reporting & Improvement

• Support AW reporting through completion of Animal Welfare Incident Reports (AWIRs) at the site including the investigation and implementation of corrective/preventative measures.
• Actively participate in new animal facility design and implementation efforts, as well as renovations.

Documentation & Relationships

• Review and co-author all site SOPS related to animal care including the development of new SOPs as required to meet program needs.
• Maintain effective working relationships with animal care staff and site managers.

Emergency Response

• Be responsible for out-of-hours veterinary care and emergency care, where required

Other

• Perform any other duties as required by management.

Minimum Qualification (education, experience and/or training, required certifications):

• Relevant Veterinary experience in clinical practice and/or research environments, and currently registered, or eligible to be registered, as a veterinary practitioner in NSW
• 3+ years’ clinical experience with strong field and laboratory clinical skills across both companion and livestock species
• Demonstrated experience in teaching, mentoring and/or training role
• Familiarity with working within a research setting

Additional Preferences:

• Proven ability to work effectively as a member of a team and collaborate, as well as to work autonomously, with an emphasis on professional excellence and continuous improvement.
• An ability to proactively identify issues or areas for improvement, and make recommendations, in respect to animal care and animal welfare policy, procedures and practices.
• Willing to teach and mentor others.
• Comfort at leading indirectly through influence.

Other Information:

• The ability to work additional hours where required.
• Fluency in English is essential
• Travel < 10%

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status