(Senior) Technical Consultant Pet Health

Interested in joining a cause-driven, customer focused company dedicated to positively impacting the health of animals, people and the planet? Search our job listings below. The Technical Consultant is a key affiliate position for delivering customer value and increasing our overall business results. With technical leadership, the Technical Consultant is the external and internal technical advocate of our product brands as well as the company brand. He/she provides technical input in case of questions; requests or complaints related to the Elanco products or diseases areas. If appropriate the Technical Consultant will conduct demonstration trials for customer and/or product registration use according to established protocols. The Technical Consultant will also be responsible for the interpretation and communication strategy of the results. With his/her in-depth understanding of customer needs, the Technical Consultant will provide product innovation input by anticipating change and preparing for the future. He/she will built relationships and work out a Key opinion leader strategy which is essential for bringing innovation to the market. The Technical Consultant will support the marketing positioning of current products and claims through technical inputs, creative thinking, and experience trials and play a key role in the training the sales teams as well as coaching them with customers. The Technical Consultant is responsible for technical accuracy of promotional materials. Functions, Duties, Tasks Providing technical input in the overall Pet health business strategy in the Netherlands The TC will support the marketing positioning of current products and claims through technical inputs, creative thinking and play a key role in training and coaching the sales teams for specified areas/ products Owning relationship with appropriate KOLs and work with them to develop mutually beneficial opportunities Work closely with the AM's of the different area's to become a strong value adding partner for Vets, Retail & Corporate Accounts Provide support on technical questions and complaints related to our product portfolio including potential adverse events & PV reporting The TC is responsible for technical accuracy of promotional materials Minimum Qualification (education, experience and/or training, required certifications) Veterinary qualification Two years field experience (practice or commercial experience) Empathy and passion for the PET health business Driven results driven team player able to work with a high degree of customer focus Excellent organizational and implementations skills. Ability to handle multiple projects and prioritize Demonstrated success in persuasion, influence and negotiation skills Demonstrated ability impart technical/scientific knowledge at appropriate levels Excellent communication skills: verbal, written and interpersonal Strong sense of personal accountability Ability to develop long-term business relationships Flexible to learning new products and diseases over time Computer literate English, Dutch (verbal - written) Other Information Location and expected travel Utrecht office and home location Travel required within The Netherlands (frequently), Belgium (regularly) or the EMEA region (occasionally) Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status