**Candidates for this position may live near to any major city throughout the East coast.**

Veterinarian Operations Colleague Management
•Managing the performance of direct reports including review of annual objectives, establishing performance standards and metrics, and overseeing annual performance appraisals, performance improvement processes, and salary management.
•Providing coaching and feedback to help veterinarian field colleagues meet performance objectives, improve sales, and strengthen their capabilities.
•Using established performance management and development planning processes and tools to challenge field veterinary colleagues to stretch their potential.
•Identifying the developmental needs and subsequently directing the coordination and delivery of various training and development efforts to increase the effectiveness of his/her personnel.
•Recruiting, selecting, and developing field Veterinary colleagues and identifying management development candidates through the Succession Planning Process.
•Coordinating and collaborating with internal stakeholders (e.g., Vet Ops, Strategic Account Managers, Distribution Coordinators, Marketing, Exton Operations, and Headquarters).
•Participating, as required, on special projects and tactical implementation that aligns with key stakeholders to effectively position products and the portfolio (e.g., reviewing sales material, participating on new product launch teams, providing assistance and support to U.S. Veterinary Medicine Investigations and Product Support and others).
•Providing veterinary specialty support to other Areas or businesses as directed by management and managing this process with direct reports to insure equitable workload.
•Collaborating and building strong partnerships with aligned Area Sales Managers to develop and execute area and veterinary operation plans.
•Providing accurate and timely documentation of activities and customer interactions to specified management levels, and insuring the same of direct reports.
•Insuring that development plans are in place for all direct reports and that they are monitored and revised as necessary to inusure ongoing development.
•Handling various administrative and reporting documents in accordance with corporate records retention guidelines and management timelines.

Customer-centric Technical Support
•Calling on dairy producers, veterinarians, dealers, consultants, and distributor representatives to provide scientific and technical support so PAH may achieve a sustainable competitive advantage.
•Providing sound technical advice on routine inquiries, acting as a resource to assist other PAH team members with inquiries.
•Providing animal health solutions on a broad array of animal health and production issues that are based upon a customer-centric sales approach.
•Partnering with field colleagues to develop appropriate strategies that focus efforts on targeted accounts critical to the success of the business unit or areas (e.g. PPE’s, PET’s, Dairy Wellness Plan Manager, on-farm herd records analysis, diagnostics, etc,. .
•Working with field sales to create, maintain, and execute a customer-focused business development plan that clearly identifies current and future growth opportunities and allocates expense budget and resources for all high potential customers.
•Utilizing excellent presentation skills and appropriate tools (PowerPoint) to conduct educational training on products to both internal and external audiences.
•Providing technical training and education to colleagues within Pfizer Animal Health.
•Advising and assisting U.S. Learning and Development on the technical content of training programs, as required.
• Building and maintaining relationships and influence with key industry leaders including veterinarians, extension, university personnel, diagnostic labs, and other consultants to our customer base.

Qualifications:

These qualifications, experiences, and skills are highly desirable; however, they do not preclude exceptions based on an individual’s performance history and demonstrated potential.

Required Qualifications:
•Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree or equivalent •Five years post doctoral experience in clinical practice, academia, research or industry •Strong analytical skills including the ability to use various dairy production record systems •Strong problem solving skill and attention to detail •Excellent communication, interpersonal and business management skills •Strong organizational skills •Ability to travel extensively (approx. 60%) including some weekends to manage personnel and business activities •Proven leadership skills •Proven record of accomplishments, demonstrating successful veterinarian practice management, and strategy execution experience
Preferred Qualifications:
•Two (2) years or more private practice experience
•Research experience, published scientific papers •Proven ability to work in a team environment •Strong understanding of trial design and statistical analysis •Extensive knowledge of Pfizer Animal Health products and the animal health industry or ability to learn quickly •Current in assigned areas of veterinary medicine •Ability to think and act strategically •Strong analytical thinking, problem solving skills, and attention to detail •Ability to exercise good judgment; make thoughtful and fair decisions based on relevant information •Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills •Ability to interact with and influence Senior Management, peers, and other functions •Strong computer skills (MS Office and ability to learn Pfizer’s internal systems)

Benefits:

Throughout our 153 years, a legacy of caring for
others has been at the heart of everything we do
at Pfizer. This commitment is no less important
when it comes to our employees. Pfizer wants to
ensure that employees have resources to help them
develop and succeed both in their careers and
personal lives. One way we can achieve this is
through our comprehensive benefits program, which
offers employees and their eligible dependents the
variety and flexibility to help address their
needs at different stages in life.

Company Profile:

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must have authorization to work for Pfizer in the U.S. In certain circumstances it may be advantageous to Pfizer to support the application(s) for temporary visa classification and/or sponsor applications for permanent residence so that a foreign national colleague can accept or remain in a work assignment in the U. S. For certain classes of temporary visas, the resulting work authorization may be specific to Pfizer and the specific job and/or work site. Pfizer may at its business discretion decide to or refrain from obtaining, maintaining and/or extending the temporary visa status and/or sponsoring a colleague for permanent residency and /or employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified U.S. workers and the colleague's long-term prospects for securing lawful permanent residence, among other reasons. Employment applicants requiring immigration sponsorship must disclose, when initial application for employment is made, whether or not they are legally authorized to work for Pfizer in the U.S. and, if so, whether that authorization permits them to work in the job they seek. In no case should Pfizer's support of a colleague's temporary visa application or sponsorship of a colleague for permanent residence be construed to guarantee success of that application or amend or otherwise invalidate the "at-will" employment relationship between the colleague and Pfizer.