Veterinary Nutrition and Medical Manager

1 week ago

Westlake, United States Virbac Full time
Experiencing together a unique human adventure

Animal health is key to the health of the planet. Working at Virbac means taking part in a unique human adventure in which the engagement of each individual contributes to its evolution. Encouraging internal mobility between positions and countries, offering individual development plans and building a partnership based on trust between managers and employees are as many perspectives of motivation for our teams. We also offer them a work environment conducive to exploring new territories and balancing their professional and personal lives. Finally, fostering their engagement to animal health also means listening to them and helping them to acquire new skills, preparing them for the challenges of tomorrow and encouraging them to contribute to an ever more responsible approach to our business.

The Manager of Scientific Affairs (Nutrition) serves as a veterinary nutrition subject matter expert.
This role is responsible for the management of scientific information as it relates to the pet nutrition portfolio and works cross functionally with sales, veterinary services, training, marketing,regulatory, and R&D departments.
This manager leads scientific discovery for new product launches and life cycle management, and integrates technical content in training, and internal and external materials for pet nutrition.
This position will also support the Canadian pet nutrition business.
Area of accountability no 1: Scientific lead for companion animal nutrition - Technical/Medical

As the Scientific information and communication lead for companion animal pet nutrition manage day-to-day scientific communication strategy and activity with key company stakeholders for the pet nutrition brands to include:

Product Innovation, Safety & Consulting Team and Pharmacovigilance Team Support
  • Provide case consultation support as needed
  • Provide creation and support of internal technical resources and may train the customer service team and internal sales representatives
Training Support
  • Collaborate with Sales Training Department to develop and execute internal team training materials for new product launches and existing nutrition portfolio
Sales Enablement and Support
  • Drives pet nutrition sales through scientific communication and expertise
  • Provide support to Pet Nutrition Specialists, Territory Sales Managers and Field Technical Services Veterinarians
  • Create and deliver presentations for local, regional, national veterinary customer facing continuing education events and conferences (incl. CE training)
  • Maintain a scientific database (research and cases) to support product positioning and train teams on how to effectively use the content.
Marketing Support
  • Drives scientific and marketing alignment
  • Support creation of veterinary customer and pet owner facing marketing and education materials. Lead and is accountable for the creation of the medical part of these materials.
  • Establish cross functional relationships with the Global Marketing and Medical team, the Canadian technical veterinarian.
Area of accountability no 2: Innovation, Life cycle and New Product Development

New product development and life cycle management
  • Work with Global R&D, NORAM and global marketing, veterinary team, regulatory, and project management teams to develop new diets. Participate in the different project reviews.
  • Collaborates with internal teams on clinical trial design and execution to help support/obtain product claims. May coordinate with R&D, Formulators RA and PMO teams the organisation of the clinical trials needed to obtain specific claims (eg: urinary claim, struvite stone dissolution study, etc...)
New opportunities and business development
  • Contributes to global competitive intelligence surveillance. Scout any medical opportunity on the nutrition segment that could either become a diet or help improving a diet (eg: microbiome tech,...)
  • Partners with NORAM and global teams to identify new products and help to define the full potential by category segmentation.
  • Works with pet nutrition leadership and business development directors to develop suggestions to Business Development for new products for the portfolio.


Area of accountability no 3: Nutrition key opinion leader (KOL) Outreach & Industry Connectivity

Build relationships with (KOLs): Connect with influential experts in the nutrition field to build partnerships and collaborate on educational initiatives.

Engage with veterinary organisations:Explore opportunities for partnership, including continuing education events and collaboration with Veterinary Nutrition Organizations

Industry Engagement:Participate in industry events (conventions, symposiums, veterinary medical associations) to represent the brand. May present scientific and medical information related to the brands or not during these events (as an invited speaker, during a lunch and learn, a webinar or seminar...)

Educational level or equivalent experience:

DVM, Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist (Required)

Minimum 3 years of clinical nutrition experience, animal health industry experience a plus

Animal Health industry, Pet food, veterinary channel.

Experience as a clinic veterinarian w/ a focus on nutrition will be a plus.

Virbac provides numerous career opportunities, thanks to the diversity of its jobs and their international dimension.

Joining Virbac means joining dynamic teams ambitious for success.

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