Head of Veterinary Medicine, Basel, Novartis (80-100%*)

Associate Director CM (Comparative Medicine) – Basel, CH – onsite

Heading the Veterinary Medicine group (VM) with the aim of guaranteeing flawless veterinary care including clinical monitoring/treatment and health & hygiene monitoring of all laboratory animal colonies as well as support of research groups in their in‑vivo experimental work. The role involves organization and coordination of CM internal QA, leadership of veterinary technicians and training of staff, and contribution to CM leadership strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Prophylactic routine measures and diagnostic testing.
• Therapeutic measures in cases of diseases and injuries in animals.
• Herd treatments in animal colonies.
• 24/7/365 flawless veterinary emergency service.
• Microbiological routine monitoring of all animal populations and ad hoc testing of individual animals.
• Organization of specific microbiological investigations in suspected c...