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Position Announcement: Health Services Veterinarian - Mexico

PIC is seeking a Health Services Veterinarian, to be located in Queretaro, Mexico. The successful candidate will report to the Latin America Health Services Manager, and will be responsible for providing strategic health services in Mexico with the goal of improving herd health of current PIC customers.

PIC's CORPORATE VISION:

Pioneering animal genetic improvement to help nourish the world.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
  • Master’s degree in swine medicine and/or population medicine.
  • Minimum three years experience in swine medicine, specifically in designing preventive and control health programs at a production system level.
  • Working knowledge of contemporary swine viral and bacterial diseases.
  • Ability to evaluate pig production systems and to generate intervention strategies to improve herd health, production processes, and production/financial results.
  • Ability to assimilate, analyze and communicate technical information effectively, including the generation of technical documents.
  • Familiarity with computer hardware and software.
  • Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
  • Positive and proactive attitude in group and individual work environments.
  • Proficiency in written and verbal English.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
  • Willing to travel both domestically and internationally.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Establish effective professional relationships with customers’ and key production personnel to enable PIC account objectives and product performance.
  • Interact with customers and perform site visits to insure PIC product performance in breeding and growing herds.
  • Perform health and biosecurity audits of customers’ systems.
  • Make specific, best-practice recommendations to customers that will improve herd health and maximize genetic potential of PIC products within customer’s system/herd.
  • Develop, with members of the Technical Services team, comprehensive plans aimed at
  • reating value with customers through PIC products, technology and/or services.
  • Remain current in area of responsibility through establishing a network of industry and academic contacts, studying literature and attending scientific/industry meetings.
  • Assist in applied research and development of novel health and production technologies.
  • Maintain confidentiality with customer specific information, along with product and program knowledge that is proprietary and specific to PIC.

Note: Description may not be all-inclusive.

Interested candidates may submit their resume to Karla Floyd at careers@pic.com