Job Description
Field Technical Manager
This role is responsible for providing technical support to the concerned Zonal Sales team, by conducting technical training related to poultry Vaccines & Healthcare products to Associate Field Managers, Field Managers, organizing and participating in the technical seminars to field veterinarians & customers along with Sales team, attending the customer complaints, meeting Veterinary professionals of field and colleges for sharing of technical inputs, coordinating with Veterinary Service Department Corporate and Diagnostic laboratory in disease surveillance, customer requirements and field trials
Our Veterinary team use their scientific background to provide technical expertise and education to our customers, sales and marketing teams. With a deep knowledge of pharmacology and animal health we engage scientific exchange with external experts and industry leaders ensuring the scientific value of our animal health portfolio is understood.
Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Providing Technical Services to customers in assigned geography (these services include on site customer visit along with Sales Team & off side telephonic support as well)
Customer Meetings: Meeting customers in a group to create awareness about relevant scientific practices and advancements with an objective to become a partner of choice among customers
Special Focus on Key accounts / customers: Collaborating with Key account managers and sales team to define key success areas in each key account and customer and developing and executing a comprehensive Tech service plan for maximizing our gains.
Technical Up gradation of Sales team in assigned geography: Staying ahead of curve for recent technical development in Poultry Industry and prepare internal competencies to provide customer support
Maximizing our company’s Global Resources: Strong Collaboration with Sr. Technical Manager to leverage Global technical resources
Outbreak management: Attend to, investigate outbreaks/customer complaints related to Poultry diseases as required within the business sphere and provide and counsel the customers for overall improvements. Peer feedback in the process is sent to relevant stakeholders.
Supervising Local Clinical Trials and Market support studies in guidance of Sr. Tech Manager.
Publication of Clinical Trials & Market Support Study Outcome in relevant peer reviewed Scientific Journals
Supervise and provide timely and effective technical materials which maximize selling efforts.
Assure that questions from customers are answered thoroughly and correctly in an accurate and timely fashion.
Strong Collaboration with our company's Diagnostics Laboratories Team for maximizing our diagnostic support to customers
Collaboration with relevant Technical & Veterinary Education institutes in assigned geographies to further improve our image as Science Driven Organization
Resource the useful technical articles from scientific fraternity for publishing the Blue Cross Book in order to the technical knowledge updating of the field veterinary staff.
Any other relevant task which can help in improving business
Pharmacovigilance Role:
Technical support to Designated Point Of Contact ( DPOC) for Pharmaco Vigilance cases
Ensure Pharmaco Vigilance compliance
Qualifications & Skill
Degree in Veterinary Sciences
Masters in Veterinary Sciences (Preferred )
1--3 years of field experience to handle all field situations and provide technical solutions to the customer needs
Strong communication, Fluency in local language preferred
Our Animal Health Division is a trusted global leader in veterinary medicine, dedicated to preserving and improving health, well-being, and performance of animals and the people who care for them. We are a global team of professionals working together to make a positive difference in animal care and the world’s food supply and have a deep sense of responsibility towards our customers, consumers, animals, society, and our planet.
Through our commitment to The Science of Healthier Animals®, we offer veterinarians, farmers, pet owners and governments one of the widest ranges of veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines and health management solutions and services as well as an extensive suite of digitally connected identification, traceability and monitoring products. We invest in dynamic and comprehensive R&D resources and a modern, global supply chain. We are present in more than 50 countries, while our products are available in some 150 markets.
We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively for the common good. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.
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