Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc (BIVI) seeks a Director to oversee and lead the field Professional Services Veterinarian Team and the Health Management Center (HMC) Teams in providing technical support to the swine sales and marketing efforts. HMC consists of the Field Research Services Team and the Diagnostic Laboratory facility and Team.
As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the company’s success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim’s high regard for our employees.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership and strategic direction to the Professional Services team to ensure sales goals are met through alignment of professional services teams (PSVs and HMC), in conjunction with the sales force. Establish annual objectives for PSV team members consistent with sales objectives as well as HMC and technical marketing objectives. Align PSV team with strategic, key and value accounts utilizing appropriate support tools (i.e. Synygy).
- Ensure that the department is staffed with qualified personnel. Responsible for recruiting and hiring qualified candidates to ensure all allocated positions are filled. Effectively administer salary and reward programs. Coach/mentor, develop, motivate and monitor team members’ performance, to include: actionable MAG Plans, regular coaching/mentoring, and conduct timely MAG Plan reviews. Identify performance challenges, create action plans and monitor the effectiveness of these action plans. Ensure active development plans and required technical knowledge of personnel.
- Effectively manage expenses and direct team members to invest in activities that provide highest value to customers and yield the largest ROI. Focus PSV and HMC team resources per strategic direction of the swine leadership team.
- Direct Health Management Center managers (diagnostic laboratory and field research services) and PSV team members, in collaboration with marketing technical managers, to ensure strategic technical projects are successfully selected, implemented and completed utilizing approved and validated processes and procedures. Continually implement improvements in processes and procedures to maximize effectiveness of resources.
- Perform all Company business in accordance with all regulations (e.g., EEO, FDA, etc.) and Company policy and procedures. When violations are noted/observed they are to be immediately reported to management. Demonstrate high ethical and professional standards with all business contacts in order to maintain BIVI’s excellent reputation within the animal health community and internally.
- Represent Professional Services (PSVs & HMC) on the Swine Leadership Team in a cross-functional manner creating and driving the Swine Business Unit Strategy. Collaborate cross functionally on an ongoing basis with Corporate Marketing colleagues, R&D, Sales & Marketing Solutions and peers from other business units.
Requirements:
- A veterinary degree (DVM or VMD) with a minimum of eight (8) years’ experience in an animal health related position is required.
- Advance degree (MS, PhD) in fields related to swine production medicine, and/or an MBA preferred, and/or AAVB board certification preferred.
- One (1) to three (3) years’ experience leading employees and projects
- The Director of Professional Services role will be based out of St. Joseph, Missouri. However, the Director must plan to work a minimum of 1 day every two weeks at the Ames, Iowa, HMC location to ensure proper management/support of the HMC team/facility
- Ensure strict compliance to all pharmacovigilance requirements.
- There are legal and competitor complexities with this position, as the position oversees the field research and trials as well as providing technical support to sales force to meet sales goals.
- This position requires the management of three separate departments/teams and requires strategic thinking, innovation, coordination and strong leadership.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
- Must be willing to submit to a background investigation, including verification of your past employment, criminal history, and educational background
- Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required)
- Must be 18 years of age or older
To Apply:
Go to http://www.bi-vetmedica.com/careers.html and reference Job#: 143712.
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