POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: Design and conduct clinical studies and programs for swine vaccine projects, including hypothesis-driven study design, protocol development/writing, study monitoring (including potential animal observations), data analysis/interpretation, and report/technical section/regulatory dossier writing. Develop infectious disease swine models in appropriate age animals for vaccine efficacy testing; understand normal swine health/behavior for vaccine safety testing. Ensure studies are conducted per applicable requirements, including SOPs, corporate policies, and regulatory guidelines (Good Clinical Practice and Good Laboratory Practice; some GLP work may be required). Collaborate cross-functionally (Clinical and Project teams) to define/track study progress, activities, timelines, and outcomes; address resource/time/budget constraints with Project Manager/Team Leader. Collaborate with Regulatory Affairs for protocol approval and support submissions to global regulatory agencies. Organize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize work. Provide hands-on expertise at laboratory and field study sites. Prepare internal/external presentations and publications. Support development of colleagues in Clinical and Project teams. Occasional travel required.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Minimum: DVM/VMD (or equivalent) with experience in swine health.
Preferred: 3+ years as a swine practitioner and/or swine production experience, and/or PhD/MS in swine health/production animal discipline, and/or animal health industry swine clinical development experience; demonstrated leadership and mentoring. SKILLS/TOOLS:Excellent written and verbal communication. Working knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point).

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Level

Senior

Location

Kalamazoo, MI

Occupation

Animal Scientists

Industry

Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)

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