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TFThe Florida Aquarium
The Florida Aquarium•Aquarium & Conservation

Associate Veterinarian

Location

Tampa, Florida, United States

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Full Time

Experience

2+ years

Compensation

Compensation not disclosed

Posted

8h ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

This position assists Staff Veterinarians with the management of veterinary services for The Florida Aquarium’s living collection, offsite exhibits, and conservation efforts. Key responsibilities include preventative and emergency care, diagnostic services, pathology, and implementing animal health protocols for various species including corals and rehabilitating sea turtles.

Assistant Staff Veterinarian - The Florida Aquarium

The Florida Aquarium is seeking an Assistant Staff Veterinarian to support veterinary services for its living animal collection, offsite satellite exhibits, corals, and rehabilitating sea turtles at the Center for Conservation in Apollo Beach, Florida. The role includes preventative and emergency care, diagnostics, pathology, conservation support, and clinical research. Flexibility, creativity, teamwork, and strong communication skills are essential.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assist Staff Veterinarians with preventative medicine programs, including examinations, disease screening, parasite surveillance, immunizations, birth control, nutrition, and dental care.

  • Build positive working relationships between Animal Health, Animal Care, and the Center for Conservation teams.

  • Communicate animal health evaluations, test results, treatment plans, prognoses, and follow-up needs clearly and promptly.

  • Respond to animal emergencies and examine sick or injured animals.

  • Perform or assist with surgery, radiography, diagnostics, and treatments as needed.

  • Implement quarantine, pre-shipment testing, and other animal health protocols.

  • Perform necropsies and pathology assessments for collection mortalities.

  • Communicate animal welfare and health concerns to Animal Care and Health leadership.

  • Maintain accurate medical records in Tracks software.

  • Conduct animal health rounds and coordinate case management with animal care teams.

  • Share on-call and overnight responsibilities with Staff Veterinarians.

  • Support clinical research, conservation programs, and research initiatives.

  • Participate annually in a Conservation Day of Action shift.

  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Qualifications

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) or Veterinary Medical Doctor (V.M.D.) degree required.

  • Florida veterinary license required or ability to obtain within one year.

  • At least two years of exotic animal medicine experience in a zoo, aquarium, or related setting.

  • Knowledge of avian, ichthyological, and herpetological medicine.

  • USDA license preferred.

  • Experience with Tracks software preferred.

  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Scheduler, and Mail.

Core Competencies

  • Strong customer service and relationship-building skills.

  • Effective teamwork and collaboration across departments.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication.

  • Ability to demonstrate leadership and motivate others toward shared goals.

  • Strong professional and technical knowledge with a commitment to staying current in veterinary medicine.

  • Analytical skills and ability to identify problems, evaluate information, and recognize trends.

  • Strong planning, organization, prioritization, and contingency planning skills.

Physical and Work Requirements

  • Ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods and frequently climb stairs.

  • Ability to occasionally bend, squat, crouch, kneel, reach, push, pull, carry, and lift up to 25 pounds.

  • Ability to work around machinery and in changing temperatures and humidity.

  • Exposure to dust, fumes, gases, plants, birds, wild animals, and potential bites, stings, and scrapes.

  • Ability to use computers and view screens for extended periods.

  • Ability to conduct field work involving animal collections and research.

  • Ability to travel locally, nationally, and by air as needed.

  • Availability to work weekends, evenings, holidays, and on-call emergency shifts.

  • Ability to work directly with a diverse living collection of animals in the Central Florida climate.

Updated 8h ago

Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

Veterinary Medicine • 1+ yrs
Exotic Animal Medicine • 1+ yrs
Avian Medicine • 1+ yrs
Ichthyological Medicine • 1+ yrs
Herpetological Medicine • 1+ yrs
Tracks software • 1+ yrs
Teamwork • 1+ yrs
Communication • 1+ yrs

Experience

2+ years

Certifications

State of Florida Veterinary License • Required
USDA License • Required

How this role is positioned

Role classification

Job domains

Operations

Industries

Wildlife & Conservation

Employment

Full Time

Contract duration

Permanent

Hiring type

Direct

Global hiring

Location specific

Offer details

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

Compensation not disclosed

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyUSD
PeriodYearly

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationTampa, Florida, United States
Work typeOnsite
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleMedium • 7/10
physicalMedium • 7/10
cognitiveHigh • 8/10
executionHigh • 8/10
creativityMedium • 6/10
uncertaintyMedium • 7/10
communicationMedium • 7/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

The Florida Aquarium

Team size

Growing team

Location

Tampa, Florida, United States

The Florida Aquarium (TFA) manages veterinary services for its living collection, offsite satellite exhibits, and for corals and rehabilitating sea turtles at the Center for Conservation (CFC).

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Associate Veterinarian

Tampa, Florida, United States • Full Time