Attending Veterinarian
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
The Attending Veterinarian (AV) is responsible for laboratory animal care and use. The AV consults with Cancer Center members and provides advice on animal care and use matters.
The AV works with the Facility Advisory Committee to ensure that the LAF has the necessary resources to continue to provide services that support the research of Cancer Center members that require the use of animals in their research. The AV is a member of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.
Education
Doctorate Degree Veterinary Medicine Required
Experience
- 3 years experience working as a doctor in veterinary medicine caring for small animals
- (mice, rats, rabbits, etc.) Preferred
Licenses
PA Veterinary License Required
Key Responsibilities
The Attending Veterinarian oversees laboratory animal care and provides expert consultation to Cancer Center members regarding animal use. They also serve on the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and collaborate with the Facility Advisory Committee to ensure adequate research resources.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Doctorate degree in Veterinary Medicine and possess at least 3 years of experience in small animal care. A valid Pennsylvania Veterinary License is required for this position.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Attending Veterinarian at Temple University Health System a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Veterinary — ranked against 4,505 active Veterinary listings on WeekdayDoc.
Laboratory Animal Medicine Career Context
Of the 50 active Veterinarian listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 72% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
Veterinarian pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.6 / 10 · above average in veterinary | ranked against 4,505 Veterinary listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Veterinarian median $140k (middle half $100k–$200k)21 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Pennsylvania index 97.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Laboratory Animal Medicine listings in Pennsylvania | 6 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All veterinarian listings in Pennsylvania | 185 active | 4,545 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 72% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Pennsylvania healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 44% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 11% offer loan repayment185 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Veterinarian pay trend (all specialties) | +1.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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About Temple University Health System
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Living in Philadelphia
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $203k
- Typical market rent
- $1,757/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 32 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 102.6
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.