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Product Management
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Product Management

Help Bring New Products to Life

Product Management careers are challenging and allow you to use many parts of your brain – analytical, technical, creative and financial. You also get to interact with a great mix of different team members. Product Management positions also give you a chance to impact the lives of both veterinarians and animals by bringing new products like pharmaceuticals, flea & tick control, vaccines, animal nutrition or medical devices to life.

Meet a Project Manager

Potential jobs in this field

  • Assistant Product Manager
  • Product Manager
  • Product Development Scientist
  • Product Development Manager
  • Product and Marketing Manager
  • Sr. Product Development Director

Potential Degrees needed

  • Bachelor’s in Marketing
  • Bachelor’s in Business
  • Bachelor’s in Finance
  • MBA for upper level positions

Types of things you'll do

  • Manage product planning and product marketing
  • Define the product strategy and road map
  • Gather and prioritize product and customer requirements
  • Define the product vision
  • Develop the positioning and messaging around the product
  • Work closely with Research & Development or engineering teams to deliver effective products
  • Develop a budget to ensure success
  • Collaborate with sales, marketing and support to help ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met
  • Work with external marketing and advertising agencies
  • Ensure the product and marketing efforts support the company’s overall strategy

Types of things you'll do

  • Manage product planning and product marketing
  • Define the product strategy and road map
  • Gather and prioritize product and customer requirements
  • Define the product vision
  • Develop the positioning and messaging around the product
  • Work closely with Research & Development or engineering teams to deliver effective products
  • Develop a budget to ensure success
  • Collaborate with sales, marketing and support to help ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met
  • Work with external marketing and advertising agencies
  • Ensure the product and marketing efforts support the company’s overall strategy
Logistics/Supply Chain Management
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Logistics And Supply Chain Management

Effective and efficient management of goods and services

Globalization, outsourcing, offshoring, and low-cost manufacturing have meant that supply chains have grown increasingly complicated. Because of that, the visibility of supply chain professionals within companies has increased. No longer just someone placing a purchase order, but an expert driving value throughout the organization.

Many organizations are recognizing the growing need for supply chain managers, who work to improve customer service and reduce overall supply chain costs. Supply chain managers can identify inefficiencies and find suppliers and distributors for their companies accordingly.

Whether you work for a small business or one of the largest companies in the industry, you will be essential in ensuring that the flow of materials, finances, and information necessary for your business is as efficient as possible.

Meet A Logistics Technician

Potential jobs in this field

  • Logistics Analyst
  • Material Planning Manager
  • Operations Analyst
  • Procurement Manager
  • Purchasing Specialist
  • Inventory Control Administrator
  • Supply Chain Business Analyst

Potential Degrees needed

  • Entry-level positions generally require only a high school diploma.
  • Managerial positions may require Bachelor's degree in Logistics or Supply Chain Management.

Types of things you'll do

  • Demand Planning
  • Inventory Control
  • Customer Service/Fulfillment
  • Logistics
  • Freight
  • Warehousing
  • Production Planning
  • Purchasing
  • Supplier Management

Types of things you'll do

  • Demand Planning
  • Inventory Control
  • Customer Service/Fulfillment
  • Logistics
  • Freight
  • Warehousing
  • Production Planning
  • Purchasing
  • Supplier Management
Entrepreneurship
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Entrepreneurship

Strike out on an original path to create a new business

Are you comfortable with being uncomfortable? Can you handle taking educated risks and surviving the constant ups and downs of owning a business? If you are looking for stability, you may find yourself terrified of the entrepreneurial roller coaster.

Being an entrepreneur can be rewarding if you are prepared for the hard work to follow. Entrepreneurs wear many different hats as they oversee all decisions in their company. When starting their own business, it is the entrepreneur's responsibility to make their vision come to life. Achieving the goals set for their company through hiring staff, creating policies, marketing plans, overseeing the financial budget, and making direction-changing decisions for their company is only the beginning of what an entrepreneur does on a day-to-day basis.

Meet An Entrepreneur

Potential jobs in this field

  • Assistant Product Manager
  • Product Manager
  • Product Development Scientist
  • Product Development Manager
  • Product and Marketing Manager
  • Sr. Product Development Director

Potential Degrees needed

  • Although there are no educational requirements for entrepreneurs, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that top executives have a bachelor's or master's degree in business administration or in a field related to their career.

Types of things you'll do

  • Establish and evaluate performance to short-term and long-term business plans
  • Manage vendors and contractors
  • Consult with professionals and specialists for legal, financial planning, and tax planning purposes
  • Attend regular networking functions
  • Create strategic and actionable marketing plans
  • Foster social media relationships to expand brand influence
  • Create marketing materials (flyers, presentations)
  • Process Accounts Payable/ Accounts Receivable and billing
  • Perform monthly/ periodic financial close
  • Process payroll
  • Maintain contact with customers before, during, and after services

Types of things you'll do

  • Establish and evaluate performance to short-term and long-term business plans
  • Manage vendors and contractors
  • Consult with professionals and specialists for legal, financial planning, and tax planning purposes
  • Attend regular networking functions
  • Create strategic and actionable marketing plans
  • Foster social media relationships to expand brand influence
  • Create marketing materials (flyers, presentations)
  • Process Accounts Payable/ Accounts Receivable and billing
  • Perform monthly/ periodic financial close
  • Process payroll
  • Maintain contact with customers before, during, and after services
Research & Development
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Research And Development

Generation of new knowledge

Do you like to think big, are a natural problem solver and love contributing to the next generation of great ideas? If so, R&D might be the career for you!

Being a research and development (R&D) technician is a very detail-oriented position, where progress is tangible, and your contributions make a difference. Collecting data, evaluating changes, administering vaccines, and recording information are all duties you can expect to be performing. R&D techs are an essential part of the product development process. Once product research is complete, R&D techs play a crucial role in communicating with marketing and sales teams to support the commercialization of products.

Meet A Real R&D Professional

Potential jobs in this field

  • Analytical Lab Technician
  • Bioinformatics Research Scientist
  • Clinical Research Associate
  • Laboratory Assistant
  • Pharmaceutical Research Technician
  • Process Research Manager
  • Quality Control Manager
  • Vice President Research & Development

Potential Degrees needed

  • Most research and development scientists will have a degree (usually an MSc) in a relevant science subject, such as chemistry, biology, pharmacology, biotechnology, physics, biomedical sciences, engineering or computer science.

Types of things you'll do

  • Handle large datasets and perform high-level data analysis.
  • Communicate complex technical issues and developments to senior leadership.
  • Business management - remember the priorities of industry R&D are very different than academic research. In industry the major end goal is to create a product while in academia the end goal is to get a publication.
  • Tracking industry trends
  • Keep up-to-date understanding of regulatory and legal issues

Types of things you'll do

  • Handle large datasets and perform high-level data analysis.
  • Communicate complex technical issues and developments to senior leadership.
  • Business management - remember the priorities of industry R&D are very different than academic research. In industry the major end goal is to create a product while in academia the end goal is to get a publication.
  • Tracking industry trends
  • Keep up-to-date understanding of regulatory and legal issues
Brand Management
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Brand Manager

Responsible for the overall image of a product or person

What's a brand? YouTube, Amazon, Spotify...

A brand is more than a name, a logo or a slogan – it’s the reputation that precedes a product or service before anyone has even had the opportunity to interact with it. A brand can make or break a business, and at the center of any successful brand is a Brand Manager!

Being a brand manager is all about using analytical skills to solve problems and making decisions to better the brand. Brand managers develop brand awareness and strategies by analyzing every detail, including product portfolios, budget and pricing strategies, and data from consumer dynamics. Being a brand manager is challenging but allows you to manage a team of individuals to meet the goals of advancing a brand's awareness and success.

Meet A Real Brand Manager

Potential jobs in this field

  • Assistant Brand Manager
  • Marketing Analyst
  • Senior Brand Manager
  • Marketing Director

Potential Degrees needed

  • Most positions in this field require at least a Bachelor’s degree, with many giving preference to applicants with a Master’s degree or higher.

Types of things you'll do

  • Brand strategy, including the setting of style guides, brand guidelines, brand vision and value proposition for short as well as long term
  • Planning and execution of all communications and media actions on all channels, including online and social media
  • Assisting with product development, pricing and new product launches as well as developing new business opportunities
  • Creating and managing promotional collateral to establish and maintain product branding
  • Managing the budget for advertising and promotional items
  • Competitor and customer insights analysis
  • Analysis of sales forecasts and relevant financials and reporting on product sales

Types of things you'll do

  • Brand strategy, including the setting of style guides, brand guidelines, brand vision and value proposition for short as well as long term
  • Planning and execution of all communications and media actions on all channels, including online and social media
  • Assisting with product development, pricing and new product launches as well as developing new business opportunities
  • Creating and managing promotional collateral to establish and maintain product branding
  • Managing the budget for advertising and promotional items
  • Competitor and customer insights analysis
  • Analysis of sales forecasts and relevant financials and reporting on product sales
Veterinarian
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Veterinarian

Doctor who cares for and studies animals

When you think of a veterinarian, usually an "animal doctor" comes to mind. But being a veterinarian has many more opportunities that individuals don't think about. Some veterinarians work for large corporations conducting research, while others may practice privately for their own business.

Different types of veterinary specialties include companion animal, equine, large animal, food and safety inspection, and research. Once receiving a DVM, some individuals decide to teach college courses to help others reach their goals of becoming a veterinarian.

Potential jobs in this field

  • Agricultural or Food Scientist
  • Animal Caretaker, Groomer, or Trainer
  • Medical Scientist Physician or Surgeon
  • Veterinary Technologist or Technician
  • Zoologist or Wildlife Biologist
  • Veterinary Assistant or Laboratory Animal Caretaker

Potential Degrees needed

  • Doctor of Medicine (DVM) Licensure required in all states.

Types of things you'll do

  • Examine animals to diagnose their health problems
  • Diagnose and treat animals for medical conditions
  • Treat and dress wounds
  • Perform surgery on animals
  • Test for and vaccinate against diseases
  • Operate medical equipment, such as x-ray machines
  • Advise animal owners about general care, medical conditions, and treatments
  • Prescribe medication Euthanize animals

Types of things you'll do

  • Examine animals to diagnose their health problems
  • Diagnose and treat animals for medical conditions
  • Treat and dress wounds
  • Perform surgery on animals
  • Test for and vaccinate against diseases
  • Operate medical equipment, such as x-ray machines
  • Advise animal owners about general care, medical conditions, and treatments
  • Prescribe medication Euthanize animals
Advertising Marketing
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Advertising/Marketing/PR

Getting the word out about their organization’s products or services

Marketing, advertising, and public relations are critical components of how well companies' products and services resonate with the public. If you have a creative mind, love to problem-solve, enjoy projecting marketing trends, then working at a marketing agency would be your ideal job.

There are marketing agencies that specialize in helping animal health companies bring their brand to life, allowing your passion for animal health and your creative mind to merge!

Marketing, advertising, and public relations agencies are always thinking outside the box to keep customers coming into the business. They utilize all different skill sets, such as writing, photography, and graphic design.

Potential jobs in this field

  • Chief Strategy Officer
  • Chief Innovation Officer
  • Account Supervisor
  • Director of Public Relations and Content
  • Creative Director
  • Art Director

Potential Degrees needed

  • Bachelor’s degree required in Business, Marketing or related field, MBA often preferred.

Types of things you'll do

  • Meet with client companies and discuss goals
  • Perform market research identifying areas upon which to focus
  • Create advertising plans and content to reach those demographics
  • Design and prepare advertisements as needed
  • Test concepts and review results with client companies
  • Refine concepts and content to match those results
  • Test advertising ideas repeatedly and often to measure effectiveness
  • Research market and draw meaningful conclusions from data

Types of things you'll do

  • Meet with client companies and discuss goals
  • Perform market research identifying areas upon which to focus
  • Create advertising plans and content to reach those demographics
  • Design and prepare advertisements as needed
  • Test concepts and review results with client companies
  • Refine concepts and content to match those results
  • Test advertising ideas repeatedly and often to measure effectiveness
  • Research market and draw meaningful conclusions from data
Regulatory Affairs
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Regulatory Affairs

Obtainsand maintains government approval for drugs, medical devices, nutritional products, and related materials

Being a regulatory affairs specialist is all about knowing the rules, the police of the industry. Regulatory Affairs Specialists assist in obtaining and maintaining government approval for drugs, medical devices, nutritional products, and related materials. They are often employed by pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies.

Being organized, detail-oriented, and problem-solving are all skills regulatory affairs specialists excel in.

Potential jobs in this field

  • Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Potential Degrees needed

  • A bachelor’s degree in plant biology, genetics, biochemistry or related fields is required. Professional education in an area such as agricultural law may be required.

Types of things you'll do

  • Ensure compliance with regulations - deep understanding of USDA, FDA, and/or EPA
  • Explain regulations, policies, or procedures
  • Maintain data in information systems or databases
  • Advise others on regulatory and compliance matters
  • Evaluate applicable laws and regulations to determine impact on company activities
  • Provide technical review of data or reports
  • Coordinate regulatory documentation activities Identify and interpret relevant regulatory guidelines

Types of things you'll do

  • Ensure compliance with regulations - deep understanding of USDA, FDA, and/or EPA
  • Explain regulations, policies, or procedures
  • Maintain data in information systems or databases
  • Advise others on regulatory and compliance matters
  • Evaluate applicable laws and regulations to determine impact on company activities
  • Provide technical review of data or reports
  • Coordinate regulatory documentation activities Identify and interpret relevant regulatory guidelines
Corporate Lawyer
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Corporate Lawyer

Advises companies about their legal rights and responsibilities

Being a corporate lawyer in the animal industry is a unique opportunity where passions for law and animal health meet. Large corporations in pharmaceuticals, pet food, technologies, and diagnostics all need legal counsel on their team. Corporate lawyers may practice in areas of law concerning mergers and acquisitions, trademarks, employment, securities, real estate, or international commercial law to start.

Potential jobs in this field

  • Corporate Lawyer

Potential Degrees needed

  • Lawyer: A juris doctorate degree (JD) is required. Most corporations prefer their corporate lawyers receive a JD from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. They must also hold an attorney’s license in order to practice law in the state in which they are employed.

Types of things you'll do

  • Prepare the appropriate legal documents for trial or court proceedings.
  • Evaluate new business partnerships with vendors and subcontractors.
  • Represent the company in legal proceedings.
  • Design and oversee the company’s policy and position on legal matters.
  • Protect the company against legal risks and violations.
  • Examine the legal issues related to new products and services.
  • Negotiate deals on behalf of the company.
  • Guide management on regulatory and compliance issues to ensure compliance with legal regulations.

Types of things you'll do

  • Prepare the appropriate legal documents for trial or court proceedings.
  • Evaluate new business partnerships with vendors and subcontractors.
  • Represent the company in legal proceedings.
  • Design and oversee the company’s policy and position on legal matters.
  • Protect the company against legal risks and violations.
  • Examine the legal issues related to new products and services.
  • Negotiate deals on behalf of the company.
  • Guide management on regulatory and compliance issues to ensure compliance with legal regulations.
Sales
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Sales (Inside/Field/Distributor)

Sell a product or service in a given territory

Inside: Inside sales force positions are all about building relationships with the customer. Taking a unique approach, since inside sales representatives are making calls from their office, they must be knowledgeable about products and prepared to market their company's products. Companies require an extensive training program for all sales positions to ensure individuals are well informed about the details of all products. Sales reps must be quick learners and quickly adapt to change as products are continuously evolving.

Field: Outside sales representatives are often referred to as the field sales representatives. If you enjoy traveling and face-to-face interactions with clients, this is a position for you! Field sales reps are more of a traditional sales position where you are responsible for meeting with clients to drive sales of your company's products. It is essential that as a field sales rep, you enjoy keeping up with change and learning product knowledge. Sales depend on the ability of the representative to provide an explicit understanding of their products.

Distributor: Distributor sales are a combination of inside and field sales. A distribution sales representative works for the manufacturer and focuses on sales to large accounts such as institutions and retailers. It is imperative, just like the other sales rep positions, that distribution sales reps build brand awareness and relationships with customers.

Potential jobs in this field

  • Inside sales Representative
  • Field sales Representative
  • Distributor

Potential Degrees needed

  • Individuals who plan to work as sales representatives for technical or scientific products will often need a bachelor's degree, typically in a field that is relevant to the products they sell. However, a high school diploma is satisfactory for many non-technical sales representative positions.

Types of things you'll do

  • Prospect and qualify new sales leads
  • Schedule meetings and presentations with prospects
  • Create, plan, and deliver presentations on company products
  • Track all sales activities in company "client relationship management" system and keep current by updating account information regularly
  • Communicate customer and prospect product pain points to appropriate departments
  • Maintain a well-developed pipeline of prospects
  • Develop strong, ongoing relationships with prospects and customers
  • Meet and/or exceed sales goals set by company leadership
  • Coordinate with other team members and departments to optimize the sales effort

Types of things you'll do

  • Prospect and qualify new sales leads
  • Schedule meetings and presentations with prospects
  • Create, plan, and deliver presentations on company products
  • Track all sales activities in company "client relationship management" system and keep current by updating account information regularly
  • Communicate customer and prospect product pain points to appropriate departments
  • Maintain a well-developed pipeline of prospects
  • Develop strong, ongoing relationships with prospects and customers
  • Meet and/or exceed sales goals set by company leadership
  • Coordinate with other team members and departments to optimize the sales effort
Manufacturing Technician
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Manufacturing Technician

Produce products for the consumer market

Today’s manufacturing is about advanced technologies, state of the art facilities, and fast-paced work environments. But most of all, manufacturing is about those people who like to see the product of a hard day’s work.

Today’s manufacturing is about new innovation, making an impact, and a chance to design and build the future.

Each position in a company is possible because of the individuals working in manufacturing to create these products. WIthout products to sell, manage, or test, there would be no business. There are many different types of manufacturing facilities that are a key to the animal health industry including pharmaceuticals, pet food and rendering.

Potential jobs in this field

  • Biological or Chemical Technician
  • Instrument Technician
  • Packaging Operators
  • Quality Control Technician
  • Manufacturing Engineer
  • Operations Management

Potential Degrees needed

  • High School Diploma/GED/Industry recognized certification
  • Bachelor's and/or Master's Degree required for senior management positions

Types of things you'll do

  • Maintain clean work areas
  • Monitor the productivity or efficiency of industrial operations
  • Calibrate scientific or technical equipment
  • Inspect finished products to locate flaws
  • Prepare materials for processing
  • Operate industrial equipment
  • Document

Types of things you'll do

  • Maintain clean work areas
  • Monitor the productivity or efficiency of industrial operations
  • Calibrate scientific or technical equipment
  • Inspect finished products to locate flaws
  • Prepare materials for processing
  • Operate industrial equipment
  • Document
Operations Management
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Operations Management

Responsible for implementing and maintaining the processes that an organization uses

Are you a natural problem-solver, a big thinker, and love to find the most efficient solution to a problem? If so, Operations Management is the career for you!

Because they are responsible for the overall well-being of the company's operations, these types of managers tend to have a big-picture perspective. They can determine needs within the company and connect groups to work together to solve problems as they arise. They need to be critical thinkers who can analyze situations and make decisions geared toward the company's best interests, rather than those of a single department. This may mean that they also need to resolve conflicts as they arise between employees and set policies and guidelines for how to complete tasks.

When it comes to skills and abilities, operations managers need a healthy mix of hard and soft skills to be well rounded in their positions.

Potential jobs in this field

  • Operations Supervisor

Potential Degrees needed

  • Bachelor's degree in business administration, business management or accounting.

Types of things you'll do

  • Make important policy, planning, and strategy decisions
  • Identify and address problems and opportunities for the company
  • Develop, implement and review operational policies and procedures
  • Assist HR with recruiting when necessary
  • Help promote a company culture that encourages top performance and high morale
  • Oversee budgeting, reporting, planning, and auditing
  • Ensure all legal and regulatory documents are filed and monitor compliance with laws and regulations
  • Work with the senior leadership to determine values and mission, and plan for short and long-term goals

Types of things you'll do

  • Make important policy, planning, and strategy decisions
  • Identify and address problems and opportunities for the company
  • Develop, implement and review operational policies and procedures
  • Assist HR with recruiting when necessary
  • Help promote a company culture that encourages top performance and high morale
  • Oversee budgeting, reporting, planning, and auditing
  • Ensure all legal and regulatory documents are filed and monitor compliance with laws and regulations
  • Work with the senior leadership to determine values and mission, and plan for short and long-term goals
Customer Service Representative
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Customer Service Representative

Assists and supports customers on behalf of a company or organization

A customer service representative is a frontline employee for a company. Customer service is one of the most important positions and often a deciding factor for consumers on where they give their business.

This position is all about helping customers by knowing products and services, answering questions, and assisting in troubleshooting. Rather than responding to customer communication, their work is more proactive because it aims to solve problems before the customer recognizes them. These employees diffuse stressful situations and work with frustrated customers to prevent potential loss of business.

Customer service representatives require patience, critical thinking, and excellent professional telephone skills. Customer service reps get to work in a fun environment surrounded by co-workers who often are the best source of help.

Potential jobs in this field

  • Customer Service Representative

Potential Degrees needed

  • High School Diploma

Types of things you'll do

  • Respond promptly to customer inquiries
  • Know company's products inside and out so that you can answer questions
  • Maintain a positive, empathetic and professional attitude toward customers at all times
  • Communicate with customers through various channels
  • Acknowledge and resolve customer complaints
  • Process orders, forms, applications, and requests
  • Keep records of customer interactions, transactions, comments and complaints
  • Communicate and coordinate with colleagues as necessary
  • Provide feedback on the efficiency of the customer service process
  • Ensure customer satisfaction and provide professional customer support

Types of things you'll do

  • Respond promptly to customer inquiries
  • Know company's products inside and out so that you can answer questions
  • Maintain a positive, empathetic and professional attitude toward customers at all times
  • Communicate with customers through various channels
  • Acknowledge and resolve customer complaints
  • Process orders, forms, applications, and requests
  • Keep records of customer interactions, transactions, comments and complaints
  • Communicate and coordinate with colleagues as necessary
  • Provide feedback on the efficiency of the customer service process
  • Ensure customer satisfaction and provide professional customer support
Data Analytics
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Data Analyst

Turn raw data into meaningful insights

Do you love analyzing how and why things happen? A data analyst gets to study facts and figures and then translate it to their peers in a more understandable matter. As a data analyst, it is important to evaluate each data set to come to conclusions thoroughly. You will analyze, summarize, and present your insights to your team to support operational and medical decisions, as well as assist in clarifying any questions about your findings. Data analysts are a key part of advancing innovation in the animal health industry.

Potential jobs in this field

  • Market Researcher
  • Economist

Potential Degrees needed

  • Bachelor's Degree Applied Statistics or Data Analysis
  • Minor in Computer Science, Project Management, or Database Management

Types of things you'll do

  • Collect and interpret data
  • Analyze results
  • Report results back to the relevant members of the business
  • Identify patterns and trends in data sets
  • Work alongside teams within the business or the management team to establish business needs
  • Define new data collection and analysis processes

Types of things you'll do

  • Collect and interpret data
  • Analyze results
  • Report results back to the relevant members of the business
  • Identify patterns and trends in data sets
  • Work alongside teams within the business or the management team to establish business needs
  • Define new data collection and analysis processes
Finance
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Finance

Guides business and economic decisions

If you are a left-brained logical thinker and enjoy crunching numbers, then a career in finance may be for you. Financial jobs are not just within banks and large financial firms. All significant corporations need a finance department to keep their transactions organized, influence business decisions based on financial projections, pay employees, and ensure the accuracy of accounts.

Potential jobs in this field

  • Financial Analyst
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Senior Analyst
  • Controller

Potential Degrees needed

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
  • MBA may be required for senior level positions

Types of things you'll do

  • Balance risk and profitability
  • Study and forecast economic trends
  • Review company reports and suggest efficiencies
  • Work to maximize stock value
  • Manage funds, including choosing a portfolio of investments

Types of things you'll do

  • Balance risk and profitability
  • Study and forecast economic trends
  • Review company reports and suggest efficiencies
  • Work to maximize stock value
  • Manage funds, including choosing a portfolio of investments
Quality Assurance & Safety
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Quality Assurance & Safety

Monitors and enforces production standards

Do you have a critical eye and like to find problems that others' didn't know existed? If so, Quality Assurance and Safety might be the career for you! Quality Assurance and Safety analyst can see products how the end-user is supposed to see it.

To ensure that products meet safety standards, many animal health companies hire quality control workers. Positions include quality control analyst, responsible for analyzing raw materials and testing procedures for abnormalities, and quality assurance auditor, who monitors production for compliance with company standards and good manufacturing practices.

Potential jobs in this field

  • Quality Assurance Specialist
  • Quality Assurance Manager
  • Quality Auditor
  • Safety Manager

Potential Degrees needed

  • Bachelor's Degree in related science field or quality assurance

Types of things you'll do

  • Support batch record reviews, housekeeping walkthroughs, deviations, change controls and internal audits / external inspections
  • Review and approve standard operating procedures (SOPs) for production, cleaning, maintenance and utility support activities.
  • Review and approve qualification documents.
  • Support special projects as assigned.
  • Follow Current Good Manufacturing
  • Practices (cGMP) and routinely makes risk-based decisions using cGMP/process knowledge.
  • Follow site safety requirements
  • Actively participate in the departmental communication process and uses this forum to escalate concerns and best practices.

Types of things you'll do

  • Support batch record reviews, housekeeping walkthroughs, deviations, change controls and internal audits / external inspections
  • Review and approve standard operating procedures (SOPs) for production, cleaning, maintenance and utility support activities.
  • Review and approve qualification documents.
  • Support special projects as assigned.
  • Follow Current Good Manufacturing
  • Practices (cGMP) and routinely makes risk-based decisions using cGMP/process knowledge.
  • Follow site safety requirements
  • Actively participate in the departmental communication process and uses this forum to escalate concerns and best practices.
Business Development Director
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Business Development Director

Identifies and develops new business opportunities

If the thought of sitting behind a desk all day gives you itchy feet, this could be the job for you. You will be required to spend a large amount of time visiting new and current clients, organizing group meetings and attending industry networking events.

As the driving force behind generating new sales leads and contacts, a successful business development manager is a highly-prized asset to any company.

You will be on the front lines of external innovation, identifying opportunities and new target business opportunities for your company. When you are dealing with a new business, the job requires a lot of creative thinking to spot new opportunities and to establish rapid growth within the new market place.

Meet A Business Development Director

Potential jobs in this field

  • Business Development Manager
  • Business Development Director
  • Strategy Director

Potential Degrees needed

  • Bachelor's Degree

Types of things you'll do

  • Identify strategic opportunities for in-licensing, co-marketing and acquisitions
  • Develop growth strategies and plans
  • Manage and retain relationships with existing clients In-depth knowledge of business products and value proposition
  • Write business proposals
  • Negotiate with stakeholders

Types of things you'll do

  • Identify strategic opportunities for in-licensing, co-marketing and acquisitions
  • Develop growth strategies and plans
  • Manage and retain relationships with existing clients In-depth knowledge of business products and value proposition
  • Write business proposals
  • Negotiate with stakeholders
Laboratory Technician
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Laboratory Technician

Assist industry scientists in their research and testing

If you love science, analyzing data, and finding the "why" in situations, a lab technician is right up your ally. Being the scientist's right-hand-man, laboratory technicians assist in conducting critical tests on data samples and work together to analyze and provide conclusions on each data set.

Lab technicians are a critical part of pharmaceutical companies and have to pay close attention to detail.

Potential jobs in this field

  • Chemist
  • Biologist
  • R&D

Potential Degrees needed

  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required, associate's or Bachelor's degree in a scientific field preferred.

Types of things you'll do

  • Adjust, calibrate, and ensure the effective functioning of laboratory instruments and equipment
  • Disinfect and clean equipment and working area
  • Ensure the laboratory is well-stocked and resourced with sufficient supplies
  • Conduct experiments, gather data, and carry out basic investigations
  • Provide assistance in all procedures, from sample taking and testing to examining outcomes and experiments
  • Maintain detailed and accurate records of research findings; writing reports, reviews, and summaries

Types of things you'll do

  • Adjust, calibrate, and ensure the effective functioning of laboratory instruments and equipment
  • Disinfect and clean equipment and working area
  • Ensure the laboratory is well-stocked and resourced with sufficient supplies
  • Conduct experiments, gather data, and carry out basic investigations
  • Provide assistance in all procedures, from sample taking and testing to examining outcomes and experiments
  • Maintain detailed and accurate records of research findings; writing reports, reviews, and summaries
Veterinary Technician/Assistant
veterinary-technician

Veterinary Technician/Nurse And Veterinary Assistant

Assist licensed veterinarians with a wide array of tasks

Just like human doctors rely on nurses to assist them, veterinarians rely on their vet techs.

Veterinary Technicians are responsible for checking in animals at clinics, collecting basic information, asking pet owners questions to update accounts, and even assisting in surgeries, physical exams, dental procedures, spaying and neutering, immunizations, and euthanasia. Vet techs get to interact with animals and their owners daily and serve as a critical component of the veterinary industry.

Potential jobs in this field

  • Veterinary Technician
  • Nurse
  • Veterinary Assistant

Potential Degrees needed

  • Associate's Degree from a two-year veterinary technology program that has received accreditation from the American Veterinary Medicine Association (AVMA)

Types of things you'll do

  • Observe animals' behavior and condition
  • Help with physical exams of patients
    Restrain animals during exams or procedures
  • Assist with surgeries, running lab tests, taking and processing x-rays, performing dental cleanings, updating patient records, cleaning and sterilizing equipment, and filling prescriptions
  • Administer medications, vaccines, and treatments prescribed by the veterinarian

Types of things you'll do

  • Observe animals' behavior and condition
  • Help with physical exams of patients
    Restrain animals during exams or procedures
  • Assist with surgeries, running lab tests, taking and processing x-rays, performing dental cleanings, updating patient records, cleaning and sterilizing equipment, and filling prescriptions
  • Administer medications, vaccines, and treatments prescribed by the veterinarian
Writer
writer

Writer

Communication of medical, scientific and health information

Trade publication writers always have something new to cover. As a writer, you are responsible for curating new content that includes industry news, creative stories, and feature articles. Creativity is a must to keep your readers engaged with each article you write. If you enjoy writing and have a true passion for the animal health industry, being a writer for one of the several trade publications could be in your future.

Potential jobs in this field

  • Editors
  • Public Relations
  • Reporters
  • Technical Writers

Potential Degrees needed

  • Communications or journalism degree preferred, but not always required.

Types of things you'll do

  • Study reports
  • Consumer medicine/device information
  • Product marketing
  • Educational content
  • Health promotional content
  • Health/medical/scientific news articles
  • Patient stories
  • Blogs
  • Podcasts
  • Transcripts

Types of things you'll do

  • Study reports
  • Consumer medicine/device information
  • Product marketing
  • Educational content
  • Health promotional content
  • Health/medical/scientific news articles
  • Patient stories
  • Blogs
  • Podcasts
  • Transcripts

How much does that cost?

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