At Xenspire Technologies we fuel business and technology innovationto be your trusted partner for all your staffing and advisory needs. We are aglobally distributed team that uses our innovative candidate assessmentplatform to tell a candidate’s “whole story” and hire in the U.S., Costa Rica,Mexico and India for our diverse clientele (Biotech, Medical, Engineering,Cloud, Finance, Marketing among many others.) 

We are currently hiring for a Director of Veterinary Services inthe Minneapolis, MN area (onsite, full-time, direct-hire role)

What you will do

·Responsible for promoting our mission by informing the animal careprogram and overseeing clinical laboratory animal medicine care.

·The Director, under the direction of the Attending Veterinarian,is responsible for ensuring the welfare of all animals

·70%-Leadership

oLeadthe Veterinary Service Team which includes Clinical Laboratory Animal MedicineVeterinarians, Laboratory Animal Medicine Residents, and the veterinarytechnician team in providing medical care for research and teaching animals.

oProvidedirection for the research support program of the Veterinary Services team

oDirectlysupervise and mentor a team of Laboratory Animal Medicine Veterinarians byproviding feedback and support for each individual’s career goals.

oProvideguidance and feedback when necessary to move departmental objectives forwardand to continually assess animal welfare needs.

·20%Regulatory Compliance

oBe an active member by participatingin protocol review, facility/lab/extension site inspections, and thesemi-annual program review, thisincludes being a voting member at a minimum ona rotating basis.

oConsult, directly or through a designee,with investigators in creating, refining, or amending animal use protocols.This includes advisement on corrective actions after non-compliance.

• Work with the clinical veterinary team to create best practice guidance for researchers and staff regarding medications, procedures, and model design.
• Assist in providing requested information during regulatory inspections and public record requests.

·10% - Teaching/Training

oAssistin creating and providing lectures, labs, and seminars for veterinaryresidents, veterinary students, animal care staff, veterinary technicians, areasupervisors, and research staff and/or faculty.

oMentor,train, and support new veterinary colleagues and students regarding laboratoryanimal medicine, facility and personnel management, and regulatory compliance.

What you will bring with you

·DVMor equivalent from ECVFC or PAVE with at least 6 years of experience

·Diplomateof the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine

·Exceptionalcommunication (verbal and written) and leadership skills

Preferred:

·Experiencedirecting a Laboratory Animal Medicine Residency Program

·Supervisoryexperience of full-time employees

·Abilityto embrace and manage change during periods of growth and expansion

What we look for

·Excellentattention to details, analytical thinking skills, resourcefulness, ingenuity,project organization, and management skills

·Computerskills necessary to learn and use current electronic systems and to adapt tonew software programs as they are implemented

·Experiencewith conflict management and the ability to deescalate difficult situations

·Mustbe flexible, resilient, change-agile, forward-thinking, and motivated tosucceed

Does this role seem like the right opportunity for you? If so, we would loveto connect with you and understand your background better- please reach out tous at talent@xenspire.co with your resume and we’ll set up a conversation ASAP!

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