Location
Lenexa, KS | United States
Job description
Job Title: Internship/Externship (DVM)
Company: Vytelle
Reporting to: Reproduction Director
Location: TBA
Status: Internship/Externship
ABOUT VYTELLE
We are a global precision livestock company reshaping how cattle producers worldwide unlock animal performance. Our portfolio includes world class Bovine phenotypic and genotypic data capture system via Vytelle SENSE and Vytelle INSIGHT which enables producers to accurately select desired traits to continually produce elite progeny, coupled with Vytelle ADVANCE In Vitro Fertilization Service, which enhances the speed at which genetic improvement can be made.
ROLE OVERVIEW
As a Vytelle Intern, you will experience first-hand how our global team of industry experts are working to bring a new certainty to performance, health and genetic progress.
At Vytelle, the Bovine Reproductive Specialist (DVM) is an integral part of our global team to help bring certainty to genetic progress in livestock. The DVM will perform ovum pickup procedures, embryo transfers, and work alongside team members to perform all duties associated with embryo production, data entry, and communication while adhering to Vytelle standard operating procedures.
ADVANCE SKILLS BY:
- Working side-by-side with Vytelle's certified large-animal vets and embryologists.
- Experiencing and participating in ovum pickup events and in-vitro fertilization (IVF) processes. No FSH required.
- Gaining specialized industry knowledge, training and experience that will directly apply to future practices.
- Customizing an internship experience that brings you closer to your professional goals and accommodates your academic schedule.
- Establishing connections and networking with talented industry professionals across the company.
- Role Model Behaviors - Engage, enable empower and act on:
Vytelle's Core Values
Leadership: Inspire and serve and seek the best in each other
Endurance: Pacesetter, takes action and realizes results
Pioneer: Infinitely curious, catalyst and listens for ideas
Love: Contagious passion for customers and our purpose
Ability to adopt and adhere to Vytelle's Foundation: The Common Thread of Integrity, Respect and Trust
In addition to:
Teamwork: Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the goals of the Company. Set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance the Company's effectiveness.
Team Member Orientation: Anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of team members to meet or exceed their expectations.
Direction and Decision making: Positively influence others to achieve results that are in the best interests of the Company. Assess situations to determine the importance, urgency, and risks, and make clear decisions are timely and in the best interests of the Company.
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
- Flexibility with workdays; IVF processes are time dependent and may include some weekend work
- Ability to learn and follow specific techniques
- Outstanding attention to detail
- Quality driven
- Excellent manual dexterity and visual acuity
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Highly skilled communicator and relationship-builder
- Strong communication skills: Quality, Brevity, clarity
- Risk tolerance and ability to deal with ambiguity
- "Figure It Out" skills
- Bias for execution
- Ability to understand new issues quickly and make wise decisions
- Ability to inspire confidence and create trust
- Ability to work under pressure and plan personal workload
- Ability to translate highly technical processes/products into practical customer solutions
- Balance between critical review and positive mindset
- An appreciation of and an ability to positively resolve issues arising from different cultures
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Current Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) student enrolled at accredited U.S. veterinary school.
- Industry knowledge and a strong passion for IVF and/or eagerness to learn and commit
- Previous laboratory experience in an academic and/or professional setting
- Knowledge of oocyte, sperm and embryo biology
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong attention to details and technicalities
- Excellent organizational and technical skills
- Excellent interpersonal and multi-tasking skills
- Travel as appropriate
- Professional liability coverage- Often covered by academic institutions; AVMA provides Veterinary Student Professional Liability coverage free-of-charge.
- Review and sign a non-disclosure agreement and release of liability
DEADLINE TO APPLY - DECEMBER 1ST, 2023
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