Position Announcement: Health Assurance Veterinarian

January 2, 2008 — PIC North America

PIC North America, a leader in pig genetics and swine health, has an opening for a full-time veterinarian on its Health Assurance Team. PIC's Health Assurance Team is dedicated to continuous herd health improvement through innovative and sustainable health technologies. Major areas of responsibility for this individual will be to assist in implementing and maintaining PIC North America's Health Assurance Program as well as provide health assurance services to PIC multiplication and PIC customers. A more detailed job description follows:

PIC HEALTH ASSURANCE VETERINARIAN

CORPORATE MISSION STATEMENT: Leadership in creating value through the innovative application of genetics to animal breeding

REPORTS TO: Director of Health Assurance, PIC North America

POSITION LOCATION: PIC North America Corporate Headquarters; Hendersonville, TN

POSITION AIM: The successful candidate will have exceptional opportunities participating in the implementation and maintenance of the PIC Health Assurance Program.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Degree of Veterinary Medicine - DVM from an accredited veterinary college.

• Experience in swine medicine/production with sound veterinary practical skills.

• Masters degree, certification program, or other advanced education in swine health and production desired

• Familiarity with computers, spreadsheets, database and production records desired.

• Outstanding communication and organizational skills.

• Appreciation for systems and how to improve them.

• Willing to travel both domestically and internationally.

• Team Player.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in implementing and maintaining PIC North America's Health Assurance program.

• Provide Health Assurance Services to PIC multiplication and PIC customers including but not limited to:
  1. Propose PIC product source for customers' systems both domestically and internationally.
  2. Provide health status information concerning genetic sources to customers in a timely manner including: production structure of the herd, diagnostic results, production performance data, herd health history, vaccination status, monthly herd report summaries, and slaughter check data.
  3. Establish effective professional relationships with customers' veterinarians and key production personnel to enable PIC Account Plan objectives.
  4. Interface with PIC Technical Services and PIC Account Managers on health related issues concerning genetic sources.
  5. Perform health and biosecurity audits of the PIC multiplication pyramid and customers' systems.
  6. Communicate PIC Health Assurance strategy and tactics to customers
  7. Make specific best-practice recommendations to customers that will maximize genetic potential of PIC products within customers' herds.
  8. Provide welfare assessments to PIC multiplication and customers as needed.

• Organize and participate in meetings between customer veterinarians and PIC.

• Remain current in area of responsibility through establishing a network of industry & academic contacts, studying literature and attending scientific/industry meetings.

• Hold confidential all product and program proprietary knowledge

Note: Description may not be all-inclusive

If interested please submit resume to PIC Human Resources, PIC USA, 100 Bluegrass Commons, Suite 2200, Hendersonville, TN 37075 or via email to mark.engle@pic.com.