Laboratory Animal Veterinarian for Pharmacology Research
Are you eager to use your skills and expertise in laboratory animal science?
We are seeking a veterinarian to join our team of four veterinarians in Pharmacology Research, as one of our team members has been promoted. Our veterinary team supports both our Contract Research Organization (CRO) business and internal as weel as partnered drug discovery projects. We promote a Culture of Care by delivering high-quality veterinary medical care to support the well-being of research animals and providing surgical expertise.
Pharmacology Research is a cross-functional area consisting of animal caretakers, laboratory technicians, veterinarians and scientists working with disease models in mice, rats and minipigs. Our current scientific focus is primarily on metabolic and/or fibrotic diseases, including models of MASH, nephropathies, obesity, and pulmonary fibrosis.
Your Tasks
Your main task will be to participate in clinical veterinary duties, which include:
- Overseeing the health and well-being of our animals
- Developing treatment plans and providing supportive care
- Performing euthanasia, routine gross necropsies, and sample collections
- Assisting with health monitoring within our facility.
In addition, you will provide veterinary and administrative support for:
- Regulatory requirements, including maintaining our AAALAC accreditation
- Authoring written responses to costumer welfare assessments
- Writing and updating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and policies.
Depending on your qualifications, you will have the opportunity to be part of our surgical team. This may include tasks related to anaesthesia, surgeries, and post-operative care for rodents and minipigs.
Professional Qualifications
- You are a qualified veterinarian with Danish authorization (mandatory)
- FELASA course Function ABD certification is a required
- Preferably, you have biomedicine differentiation as educational background
- Previous work experience as veterinarian within Laboratory Animal Science is an advantage.
Personal Profile
- You can navigate and collaborate in an energetic and rapidly changing organization.
- You excel at building and maintaining strong professional and collaborative relationships
- You are proactive, focused, and able to deliver results on target.
Contact and application
Please apply on our website using the ”Apply” button no later than January 12th, 2025.
Applications will be reviewed on a continuous basis.
If you have questions about the position, please contact Designated Veterinarian Marianne Møller +45 5189 8415 or Senior Department Manager Heidi Holmberg +45 2564 2676.
About Gubra
Gubra is an ambitious contract research organisation (CRO) and biotech company striving for excellence at all levels. We insist on doing things efficiently – and often differently - to reach the results we aim for. Our vision is to become leaders in the fight for a more sustainable and healthier world. We do that by facilitating the discovery of new medicine, and by acting and inspiring others to fight the ongoing climate and biodiversity crises.
Gubra’s activities are focused on the early stages of drug development and are organised in two highly synergistic business areas: CRO Services and Discovery & Partnerships (D&P). We generate our revenue by performing research for life science companies as well as by partnering projects from our discovery and development pipeline. Since 2023, Gubra is listed on NASDAQ Copenhagen.
Our therapeutic focus is within metabolic and fibrotic diseases, and we specialize in in vivo pharmacology, ex vivo assays, drug profiling, histology, stereology and whole brain and organ imaging. In addition, we offer a full palette of advanced transcriptomics. Our ML/AI-driven peptide drug discovery platform streaMLine enables us to rapidly develop a peptide hit into a non-clinical candidate ready for development. Through a constant focus on high quality, scientific excellence, speed, and solid teamwork we have established ourselves as a highly professional and competent partner in the market.
People are our greatest asset, and our team consists of +250 employees located in Hørsholm, Denmark and Boston in the US. The mix of people from different cultures and educational backgrounds combined with our entrepreneurial mindset have greatly impacted our working environment, which is characterized by entrepreneurial drive, scientific curiosity, and teamwork – we join forces!
