Clinical Veterinarian

For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well‑being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Overview

As a Clinical Veterinarian for our Veterinary Services team in Senneville, you will be responsible for the well‑being of our laboratory animals. Your contribution will ensure the health of our animals, as well as the integrity of our pre‑clinical studies.

In This Role, Primary Responsibilities Include

• Provide optimal medical care, diagnosis, and treatments as per accepted veterinary practices
• Provide professional expertise for guidance on procedures and techniques involving animals
• Review and optimize animal monitoring and SOPs related to animal care
• Be a member of our animal ethic committee and lend your expertise to evaluate all procedures performed on animals before studies begin

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with a valid and up to date OMVQ licence, with no prior work experience
• Ability to work under time constraints and adapt to change
• Flexibility to work on changing work schedules
• Ability to lead work in a team environment
• Able to work physically (lift up to 20 kg, walk, stand, stoop, etc.)

Please note that upon being hired, you will have to undergo an annual tuberculosis test at the expense of the company.

Role Specific Information

• Location: 22022 route Transcanadienne, Senneville, QC, H9X 1C1
• Transportation: We offer a free shuttle service from the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue train station and John Abbott College to the Senneville site. Free parking. Electric vehicle charging station
• Annual bonus based on performance
• Schedule: Mostly daytime Monday to Friday. Depending on the needs, you will have to do evening, night, and weekend rotation on call
• Permanent position as of the hiring, full-time 37.5hrs per week

Why Charles River?

• We offer competitive benefits and advantages from day one to support your well‑being
• Annual OMVQ membership refunded
• Paid development training & annual conferences
• Free gym on site
• Employee and family assistance program
• Excellent welcome program for new employees as well as in‑house advancement and career development opportunities
• Access to a doctor and various health professionals (telemedicine)
• 4 weeks vacation & 10 personal day policy
• Many social activities

If you are interested in contributing to the well‑being of our communities, not only across the country but around the world, please join us. This is Your Moment.

About Safety Assessment

Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state‑of‑the‑art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market. Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.

About Charles River

Charles River is an early‑stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non‑GLP, to support clients from target identification through pre‑clinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well‑being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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