Role Summary
We are seeking a dependable and detail-oriented Cattleman to join our animal health organization. This role is responsible for the daily care, health monitoring, and handling of livestock (with a focus on cattle) used in vaccine production and development, efficacy studies, and biologics production, ensuring animal welfare and strict compliance with USDA, GLP/GCP, and biosecurity standards.
Shift: 8:00AM - 5:00PM (Monday - Friday)
Key Responsibilities
- Feed, water, and provide daily husbandry for livestock housed in research or production facilities
- Administer vaccines, challenge inoculations, and treatments according to study protocols study director supervision
- Monitor animal health and clinical signs before and after vaccination or challenge, recording observations accurately
- Collect biological samples (blood, serum, tissue, swabs) for titer testing, serology, and efficacy analysis
- Maintain accurate, audit-ready records in compliance with Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and USDA regulatory requirements
- Follow strict biosecurity, quarantine, and containment protocols to prevent cross-contamination between study groups
- Assist study directors with study setup, randomization, and animal identification (ear tags, RFID)
- Clean, and sanitize, equipment between studies
- Restrain and handle animals safely during vaccination, sample collection, and clinical exams
- Report adverse reactions or health concerns immediately to the study director
- Maintain livestock facilities including working pens and traps
- Maintain inventory and proper storage (e.g., cold chain) of vaccines, biologics and medical supplies
- Support necropsy or end-of-study procedures as required by the protocol
- Perform other duties as assigned to support department and program objectives.
Please note that this job description is not exhaustive, and the role holder may be required to undertake other relevant duties commensurate with the grading of the post. Activities may be subject to amendment over time as the role develops and/or priorities and requirements evolve
Competencies required for the role:
THOROUGHNESS/DETAIL ORIENTED – Ensuring that one’s own and others’ work ad information are complete and accurate; carefully preparing for meetings and presentations following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled.
EXECUTION/ACCOUNTABILITY – A willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions. Accountability is when an individual or a department experiences consequences for their performance or actions.
FOSTERING COLLABORATION/TEAMWORK- is the ability to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor; the ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team; as a team leader, the ability to demonstrate interest, skill, and success in getting groups to learn to work together. Builds partnerships for global performance. Respects others.
ANALYTICAL THINKING/PROBLEM SOLVING - is the ability to identify the information needed to clarify a situation, seek that information from various sources and then tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach. Ability to identify and separate the key components of problems and situations. Ability to interpret information from a range of sources to spot patterns and trends in information and to deduce cause and effect from this
ATTENDANCE/PUNCTUALITY (non-exempts & hourly) – Meeting expectations requires that the employee regularly reports for work on time, prepared to start his/her assigned duties at the appointed time. Report-for-duty time is defined as readiness to perform the first assigned task at the scheduled start of a shift and employee does not leave assigned post early, works through the end of work hours. Employee leaves and returns from scheduled breaks and lunch at designated times.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required; associate or bachelor's degree in animal science, veterinary technology, or related field preferred
- Previous experience in livestock production, veterinary biologics, or animal research/clinical trials preferred
- Familiarity with vaccine handling, cold chain storage, and injection techniques (IM, SQ, ID)
- Ability to lift 50–75 lbs. and perform physical labor outdoors or in barn/lab settings
- Comfortable working with large animals, including those that may be unpredictable or difficult to handle
- Strong attention to detail and precise, compliant record-keeping skills
- Good communication skills and ability to follow written study protocols exactly
Preferred Qualifications
- Understanding of GLP, GCP, USDA / APHIS regulations and animal welfare standards
- 2 to 3 years of ranch hand / livestock handling experience
Work Environment
- Combination of outdoor farm/barn settings and controlled research or production facilities
- Exposure to weather, animal waste, biologics, and sharps;
- May involve early mornings, weekends, holidays, and on-call shifts tied to study or production schedules
- Physical role requiring lifting, bending, kneeling, and standing for long periods
- Requires strict adherence to biosecurity and containment procedures
Bimeda is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration of employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as protected veteran, among other things, or status as qualified individual with disability.
About Bimeda
Bimeda is a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of veterinary pharmaceuticals and animal health products and has over half a century’s experience in providing science-driven solutions to optimize the health, wellbeing and productivity of the world’s animals.
Bimeda’s global innovation program sees six state-of-the art R&D centers across four continents collaborate on an enviable product development pipeline which anticipates the ever-evolving needs of the animal health industry.
Bimeda’s ten manufacturing facilities across seven countries allow the company to manufacture a broad range of preventative, curative and nutritional products including sterile injectables, vaccinations, nutritional boluses, feed additives, tablets, water-soluble powders, pastes and non-sterile liquids.
Globally, the company focuses on the development, manufacture and commercialization of quality Bimeda-branded products while also being the partner of choice for contract manufacturing and R&D services for prominent companies within the animal health industry.
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