Job Description

Job Title Transboundary Diseases Manager

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Summary of the Job:

Reporting to the Executive Director, and working closely with the Associate Director, International Veterinary Health, the role combines technical, sales, and marketing capabilities to deliver a unique and valuable offering to the customer, in order to position the company as the partner of choice in the control of transboundary and emerging diseases. The role will focus on the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Africa. Key responsibilities are developing and maximizing opportunities by achieving a clear landscape of local requirements, and forming relationships with major governments and markets. Strong disease knowledge is required to provide technical advice and training on transboundary diseases to customers, and both local and regional teams. By creating partnerships with governments the position will bring long term stability and security to the department through direct and indirect sales. Identifying new opportunities with emerging diseases to generate and support sales of key products.

Essential Accountabilities:

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Working with local company teams to identify sales opportunities

Technical support of products, requiring significant travel

Meeting with CVOs and government officials in both animal and human health

Identifying upcoming tenders and government requirements for vaccines

Responding to, and helping submit, responses to government tenders

Key account management with main markets

Reporting on political and economic situations that will impact sales plans

Direct impact on business unit performance through generated sales opportunities

Impactful communication to ensure consistent messages and leadership with intergovernmental agencies and governments

Originates ideas and suggests new areas for development through identification of disease gaps.

Works cross functionally with local business units and regulatory teams

Scope and Context:

The International Veterinary Health department of our company's Animal Health covers transboundary and emerging diseases, which are those that have an impact on both animal and human health, and are of concern for governments.

As part of a leading animal health company, our company's Animal Health has a number of products in this field, and is looking to expand the range.

Key account management is important to develop the relationships and understand the needs involved in a complex area of disease control. The position requires the ability to assess different needs and hurdles dependent on the political, economic and social status of the relevant countries.

The successful applicant needs to bring technical, sales and marketing skills to the role in order to properly respond to the needs of the customer and the end user.

Global travel required to meet with governments and to attend conferences.

Animal Health Commercial Competencies

Leadership Behaviors

Demonstrate Ethics & Integrity

Drive Results

Focus on Customers & Patients

Act with Courage & Candor

Foster Collaboration

Make Rapid Disciplined Decisions

Professional Competencies

Working Across Boundaries

Productive Communication

Key account skills

Foster collaboration

Problem Solving

Technical understanding of diseases

Strategic thinking

Core Commercial Functional Competencies

Product Knowledge & Portfolio Management

Account Management

Customer and market insights

Customer Engagement

Market Access

Regulatory & Compliance Knowledge

Minimum Qualifications:

Background & Education:

A veterinary degree is required. Minimum of 3 years in the pharmaceutical industry.

Required Skills/Abilities:

Good English at both written and spoken level

Ability to work autonomously

Problem solving mindset

Ability to quickly make decisions

Presentation and training skills

Knowledge and understanding of transboundary and emerging diseases

Must be available for extensive overnight travel (

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