Company: Kelly Services
Location: Coralville, IA
Career Level: Director
Industries: Recruitment Agency, Staffing, Job Board
Description
Role Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Director of Veterinary Services and Attending Veterinarian to join our leadership team. This role is primarily focused on preclinical research and research veterinarian responsibilities, with additional duties as the Attending Veterinarian for IACUC oversight and swine herd health.
The Director of Veterinary Services will play a central role in guiding the company's veterinary program, ensuring exceptional animal care and welfare, directing preclinical research services, and providing expert scientific and technical support to clients. This position offers significant autonomy, leadership influence, and the opportunity to grow into an expanded executive leadership role as the company scales.
Key Responsibilities Veterinary Leadership & Animal Care- Lead and oversee the company's veterinary and animal care program across all facilities.
- Serve as Attending Veterinarian, providing oversight for animal welfare, veterinary care, and humane animal use.
- Oversee veterinary care and husbandry for a portfolio of gene-edited minipig disease models.
- Develop, implement, and maintain SOPs, policies, and processes related to veterinary care, animal use, and facility operations.
- Ensure all animal care practices meet or exceed USDA, OLAW, FDA, and AAALAC requirements and accreditation standards.
- Participate as a key member of the IACUC, reviewing and advising on animal use protocols.
- Serve as a scientific and technical expert for preclinical studies utilizing minipig disease models.
- Participate in client-facing discussions to communicate model capabilities, limitations, and experimental considerations.
- Assist project managers with study feasibility assessments, logistics, timelines, and cost estimates.
- Provide guidance on model selection, study design, endpoints, and interpretation of results.
- Propose internal studies or data collection efforts to further characterize disease models or address client questions.
- Prepare and deliver final written study reports and supporting documentation for clients.
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Perform and/or oversee advanced veterinary and research procedures, including:
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Placement and management of indwelling vascular catheters
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Muscle biopsies
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Cardiac and abdominal ultrasound / echocardiography
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Surgical and laparoscopic embryo transfer
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- Ensure full regulatory compliance with all applicable federal, state, and institutional regulations.
- Support audits, inspections, and accreditation activities.
- Provide strategic input into facility planning, model development, and research expansion initiatives.
- DVM or equivalent veterinary degree (required).
- Licensed or eligible for veterinary licensure in the U.S.
- 2–4+ years of experience, with preference for additional experience in preclinical research settings.
- Strong background as a research veterinarian with attending veterinarian/IACUC experience.
- Experience in CRO and/or academic research environments welcomed.
- Pig/minipig experience strongly preferred; candidates with mixed large-animal model backgrounds will be considered.
- Demonstrated hands-on technical proficiency; technical strength is prioritized over extensive people management experience.
- Prior leadership or management experience is a plus.
- Excellent communication skills and comfort interacting directly with scientific and industry clients.
- Director-level role reporting directly to the CEO/CSO.
- One direct report (Project Manager).
- Iowa site includes approximately 18–20 employees.
- Competitive base salary: $150,000–$175,000, commensurate with experience.
- Performance-based bonus opportunities.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- Opportunity to play a key leadership role in a growing organization with long-term career advancement potential.
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
Why Kelly® Science & Clinical?
Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world's most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals—it's the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed.About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
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