Head of Veterinary Services

Head of Veterinary Services

UniBE is quintessentially Bernese.
With us, you can expect a culture of respect and a healthy working environment.

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Leading and coordinating the veterinary team, including allocation of responsibilities, service planning, staff development and continuity of veterinary coverage across EAC facilities
• Managing and participating in veterinary facility rounds, including on-site visits
• Managing the Health Monitoring programs, vendor surveillance, and quarantine programs. Organizing the diagnostic and therapeutic measures in case of diseases and injuries in animals, aligned with their experimental purpose; implementing quarantine measures in case of outbreaks
• Centralizing and coordinating animal & bio-material imports, exports and transfers between EAC facilities including oversight of all documentation, shipment procedures, in collaboration with facility heads and teams, transport providers and the competent authorities
• Managing operations and control of the veterinary pharmacy and deputizing the clinical veterinarian
• Monitoring of pertinent quality reports and certificates
• Consulting scientists in experimental models' design and optimization (anesthesia, analgesia and post-operative care, imaging, 3Rs and culture of care)
• Ensuring regulatory compliance with internal guidelines, local and national regulations in collaboration with the AWOs and cantonal authorities
• Preparing Standard Operating procedures and guidelines relevant to all facilities
• Implementing consistent veterinary standards across facilities, reviewing their effectiveness and coordinating corrective actions
• Supporting education and training of personnel working with animals for procedures and database (pyrat)
• Participating into the Veterinary team education through seminars and Journal Club
• Providing on-call veterinary service during working time and participating in week-end shifts

• Degree in Veterinary Medicine and national license
• Five-year experience in the field with the relative species; laboratory fish (especially Danio rerio) experience very welcome
• Postgraduate specialisation in lab animal medicine
• ECLAM/ACLAM certification is a plus
• Fluency in English and German or commitment to learn it at a professional level
• Pro-active and goal-oriented attitude; capacity to present complex issues with the appropriate detail and clarity level, understanding the needs of all the various stakeholders (e.g. Veterinary Authorities, scientists)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Interest in scientific dissemination and in implementing new ideas

Salary range according to the Univ. of Bern ranges, roughly 130K CHF / annum

High degree of creative freedom in an academic setting

Inspiring work environment

Access to cutting-edge technology and innovation

We are looking forward to receiving your fully documented application, including a cover letter, a 2-page CV, and your publication list in one PDF-File to: admin.eac@unibe.ch until Nov 30st 2026.
The selection process and interviews will proceed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

University of Bern
EAC
Murtenstrasse 46
3008 Bern
Reference: Head of Veterinary Service

For preliminary enquiries, feel free to contact PD A. Bergadano: alessandra.bergadano@unibe.ch.

January 1, 2027 or by arrangement

Full-time

Temporary

Employee

University

admin.eac@unibe.ch