Global technical director ruminants – Brazil

In this role, your responsibilities will include but are not limited to

• Define, establish and update the technical platforms with special focus on parasite control for new and existing products and services to ensure the best quality technical information is available both at global and local company level for strategic and operational needs.
• Actively participate in the formulation of the company long term global product development strategy, by continuously searching for new product opportunities and provide expert veterinary technical assessment of all new product proposals to R&D, Business Development and Regulatory Affairs departments.
• Generate written technical information for publication or verbal presentation at meetings at various levels.
• Provide global expert technical representation at relevant meetings, congresses and exhibitions in order to promote the technical and veterinary interests of the company and to enhance technical profile and good scientific standing.
• Responsible for initiating, managing and maintaining a good technical relationship with key opinion leaders and academics
• Ensure that all global promotional and PR material is technically accurate and ethical and correctly reflects the authorized product label. Also, manage similar technical communication, to ensure it is fully in line with our technical platform and product positioning
• Maintain awareness of competitor products and relevant technical activities; to ensure this information is effectively communicated to global colleagues and local companies to optimum benefit
• Provide a high-quality global customer product/technical support service, either directly or by providing assistance to local operations
• Assist and guide local companies undertaking any local market product support trials to ensure that any such trials are properly designed and comply with our global technical and regulatory requirements
• Minimum Education Requirement:
• A degree in Veterinary Medicine; PhD or DVM

Required Experience and Skills

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience
• Full proficiency in spoken and written English (proficiency in second major language is preferred)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including intercultural, interpersonal and general communication with a natural ability to work in a collaborative team environment
• Availability to travel (approx. 50% travel both domestic and international)
• Preferred Experience and Skills:
• Prior experience in private veterinary practice or a university is desirable
• Previous technical advisory experience in an animal health company or other relevant industry
• Global exposure/experience is preferred
• Experience with ruminants
• Experience in parasitology in ruminants is preferred

Marcado como: Bovinocultura, Nutrição Animal, Ruminantes, Saúde Animal