About This Role

Veranex has an exciting opportunity to join the US Research Pathology team. You will provide people management, strategic business support, technical leadership and hands-on participation in preclinical research studies.

What You Will Do

• Drive the development of pathology research operating procedures to assure reproducible and high-quality output.
• Develop both short-term and long-term project management execution strategies to assure compliance and client satisfaction.
• Foster strong client relationships at both the project and senior/executive level to promote client retention and enhance prospective business opportunities.
• Establish and manage departmental budget.
• Manage and develop a team of Pathologist Technicians in Worcester, MA lab and a remote Veterinary Pathologist, and contractors as needed to ensure performance meets and/or exceeds business objectives.
• Participate in and oversee work of team members engaged in macroscopic and microscopic tissue evaluation and interpretation of assigned studies.
• Perform and oversee gross and microscopic evaluation of tissues, recording results, preparing reports delineating pathological findings, and assisting with necropsy supervision.
• Participate in and oversee writing of comprehensive report narratives detailing all test article effects. As needed, work with study directors to ensure data is accurately integrated into study reports.
• Oversee surgery-histology coordination, including but not limited to validation of tissues to be harvested, harvesting and fixation procedures for each study, and delivery of information to surgeons and technicians.
• Provide scientific expertise for experimental design and other aspects of research studies as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in veterinary medicine and ACVP certification in Veterinary Pathology
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience, including 5 years' experience as a people manager overseeing remote teams
• Medical Device pathology experience preferred.
• 20% travel requirement, primarily domestic. Travel is required at least once a month and potentially more if necessary.

Location

• This is a fully onsite position in Atlanta, GA