Position: Technical Services Manager - Swine

June 15, 2010 — Merck-Legacy Schering-Plough

Merck is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and consumer health products, as well as animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company - one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us. Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of people like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.

Description

The person selected to fill this position will serve primarily as the Veterinary Technical Service contact for the Swine Business Unit.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct field investigations when needed

• Assist sales and marketing for customer and product support

• Monitor and support on-farm clinical investigation

• Serve as a technical service liaison to regulatory affairs

• Represent the company and business unit at state and local veterinary and producer continuing education and trade show programs

• Assist in the generation of all pharmacovigilance activities and reports

• Develop and assist in providing training to customer or swine business unit

Primary Location:

US-Indiana-Indianapolis

Other Locations:

US-Illinois-Mundelein, US-Illinois-Peoria, US-Illinois-Des Plaines, US-Illinois-Rolling Meadows

Qualifications

Required:

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM/VMD) degree

• 3 years minimum of private practice experience in a large animal practice

• Computer Experience - Able to quickly learn omputer programs (e.g. PV Works)

• Skills in interpersonal communications, especially conflict management

• Ability to travel in excess of 25%

Preferred:

• 3+ years of industry experience in swine production or swine exclusive veterinary practice

Our employees are the key to our company's success. We demonstrate our commitment to our employees by offering a competitive and valuable rewards program. Merck's benefits are designed to support the wide range of goals, needs and lifestyles of our employees, and many of the people that matter the most in their lives.

To be considered for this position, please visit our career site at http://www.ecentralmetrics.com/url/?u=6496342810-154 to create a profile and submit your resume for requisition #FIE000010X. Merck is an equal opportunity employer, M/F/D/V - proudly embracing diversity in all of its manifestations.

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