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The Non-Clinical Safety and Veterinary Sciences organization enables the safe conduct of clinical studies and marketing applications while applying the core underlying principles of robust science & problem solving, 3R’s (reduce, replace, and refine), animal welfare, and quality & compliance to our nonclinical efforts. While focusing on transforming patients’ lives through science, we intend to be an industry-leading nonclinical safety evaluation, laboratory animal science and medicine organization with high scientific, quality, & employee safety standards.

The Bristol-Myers Squibb department of Veterinary Sciences located in the San Francisco Bay Area is seeking a Senior Staff Veterinarian to join a dynamic, fast-paced team involved in all aspects of the veterinary care program. This role will be based in Brisbane, CA and will support vivaria in multiple locations across the US West Coast. In this position, the successful candidate will enable in vivo research in the Cancer Immunology and Cell Therapy, Oncogenesis, Cardiovascular, and Discovery Biotherapeutics Thematic Research Centers.

The Senior Staff Veterinarian’s role will include providing high-quality veterinary care and consultation for our Discovery sites in the Bay Area, San Diego, and Seattle. Clinical duties will include disease surveillance, prevention, and treatment, with a strong emphasis on rodent population medicine. The qualified candidate will contribute to the development and continuous improvement of internal policies and practices and will be responsible for ensuring full compliance with all applicable animal welfare regulations and guidelines. In addition, the successful applicant will serve as a member of the IACUC and will participate in protocol review, routine inspections, and the post-approval monitoring program (PAM).

The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to animal welfare, promotion and transparency of biomedical research, the 3Rs, and will be actively engaged in the BMS Culture of Care. The candidate will be expected to demonstrate and model strong collaborative skills across sites and teams and will directly contribute to team success at all sites.  Additionally, the ideal candidate will have experience working independently on clinical veterinary cases and be able to assist with training staff on the veterinary care and husbandry of research animals as mandated by federal law, regulations, accreditation standards, and internal policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain high quality health care and records for all laboratory animals.
• Author standard operating procedures, guidelines, and research reports.
• Review IACUC protocols and provide veterinary consultation to the IACUC as needed.
• Provide professional consultations and scientific support to investigators.
• Participate in the rodent health monitoring and vendor animal health quality assurance programs.
• Provide supervision of Veterinary Scientists.
• Implement staff training and development to support regulatory compliance.
• Participate in a rotating on-call schedule for weekend, holiday, and emergency coverage.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and engagement to ensure site compliance with all applicable local and federal regulations and guidelines, and to support ongoing AAALAC accreditation and USDA registration.
• Provide oversight and consultation for in vivo studies conducted by external partners and offer opportunities for refinement as appropriate.
• Assist with experimental protocol design.

Qualifications & Experience
Required Qualifications:

• DVM or VMD or equivalent plus a current license to practice veterinary medicine in the US.

• Understanding of the biology and medicine of laboratory animals as acquired by completion of a post-doctoral program in laboratory animal medicine or another veterinary specialty is strongly desired.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and guidelines for the care and use of laboratory animals.
• Applicable clinical experience with a wide range of species.
• Practical understanding of the use of personal protective equipment to prevent injuries and exposure to zoonotic agents.
• Exemplary communication and interpersonal skills and ability to reach independent, reasoned solutions.
• Ability to successfully collaborate and develop effective working relationships with research and VS staff from diverse educational and technical backgrounds.
• Desire to contribute to a translationally-focused R&D team with a focus on the patient.
• Travel required to support Bay Area, Seattle, WA and San Diego, CA sites will be required. Travel for training or other business needs with consecutive nights away from home may additionally occur.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Board certification or board eligibility from the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) or other recognized AVMA specialty certification is strongly preferred.

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol
BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

For California Sites -  The starting compensation for this job is a range from $168,000 – $193,000, plus incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility). The starting pay takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills and where the job is performed. Final, individual compensation is decided based on demonstrated experience. For more on benefits, please visit our BMS Careers site. Eligibility for specific benefits listed in our careers site may vary based on the job and location.

Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect and may include the following: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown days between Christmas and New Year’s holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.  

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to [email protected]. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

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