Veterinary Pathologist - Part Time

Join us as a Veterinary Pathologist and make an invaluable contribution to our Food Safety & Biosecurity! As a veterinary pathologist you will be responsible for the preparation, examination, and interpretation of tissue samples to support accurate diagnosis, research outcomes, and animal health monitoring. The role provides expert guidance on tissue sampling, fixation, processing, staining, and microscopic evaluation to ensure high quality, reproducible results. You will contribute to scientific integrity, support welfare-driven decision making, and ensure compliance with relevant laboratory, regulatory, and ethical standards.

What you’ll be doing:

• Conduct detailed microscopic evaluation of tissues and record findings accurately and consistently.
• Diagnose pathological changes, identify infectious, inflammatory, neoplastic, and degenerative conditions, and report them clearly to stakeholders.
• Report Animal Health Monitoring results accurately and on time to Fera stakeholders using LIMS (Nautilus).
• Support and advise stakeholders on animal health monitoring programmes including interpretation of results relevant to colony health, biosecurity, or facility operations.
• Develop operating procedures (SOPs) for histological workflows.
• Collaborate with veterinarians, facility managers, and researchers to provide integrated pathology insights.
• Participate in case discussions, data review meetings, and project planning where animal health monitoring expertise is required.
• Maintain compliance with FELASA guidance, internal quality systems, and regulatory frameworks.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by monitoring new technologies, techniques, and diagnostic methods.
• Provide training and mentorship to laboratory technicians or junior staff in histological techniques and pathology interpretation.
• Provide training and mentorship to external stakeholders as required.
• Be active in the field of Laboratory Animal Science; participate in conferences and symposia, meetings as required.
• Produce thought leadership documents, publications.

What we’re looking for:

• Strong understanding of tissue biology, pathology principles, and histology techniques.
• Expertise in interpreting microscopic lesions across multiple organ systems.
• High attention to detail and strong analytical and documentation skills.
• Ability to communicate findings clearly to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Knowledge of laboratory animal pathology and health monitoring.

In addition to the above, we are also looking for the following qualifications:

• MRCVS
• Postgraduate training in Histopathology
• FRCpath
• Board‑certified experimental Pathologist

What’s in it for you?

• 25 days’ holiday (rising to 29) with the opportunity to buy & sell extra leave.
• Flexible working hours, on‑site gym, restaurant, free parking and a discounted on‑site nursery.
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice.
• Company‑matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more.
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology.
• Fera operates a LTIP (Long Term Incentive Plan) under which all employees are awarded points towards shares in the Employee Benefits Trust on an annual basis. The Employee Benefits Trust holds shares on behalf of our employee, at the point of an equity event the shares will realise a cash value.

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. If you have any questions you’d like to ask before applying, you can contact us.

We’re an equal‑opportunity employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier‑free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or if you’d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email us and we’ll get back to you.