Veterinary Pharmaceutical Jobs
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Small Animal Veterinarian
Fur Life Vet Torquay Enjoy 100% companion animal work with no on-call requirements balanced with the lifestyle that comes with living on the coast.Torquay, VIC -
Emergency Veterinarian
Golden Grove Emergency Hospital Are you looking for Emergency work, without the Emergency hours? This includes no weekends!Adelaide SA -
Emergency Veterinarian
AEC Mount Waverley Embrace an extraordinary career filled with triumphs and unforgettable moments, then seize this unparalleled opportunity!Melbourne VIC -
Medical Oncologist
ARH Homebush This position offers an opportunity to work with some of the best clinicians in their field, in a professional and challenging yet enjoyable workplace.Sydney NSW -
Veterinarian
Greencross Vets Tuggeranong We would love to welcome a veterinarian who enjoys surgery to our team. But if surgery is not your thing, but your interested in knowing more, let's chat!Canberra, ACT -
Emergency Veterinarian
ARH Baulkham Hills We are looking to grow our stable and cohesive veterinary team with the addition of two permanent part time vets.Sydney NSW -
Small Animal Veterinarian
Fur Life Vet Horsham Our team of five vets, seven qualified nurses, four student nurses and three dedicated reception/administration staff pride themselves on excellent patient careHorsham VIC -
Lead Veterinarian
Flemington Veterinary Hospital Join our caring and experienced team of veterinarians and nurses who are committed to providing excellent customer service and exceptional pet careMelbourne VIC -
Veterinary Director
Greencross Aitkenvale As Vet Director you will lead our team of two experienced veterinarians and long-standing support staff.Brisbane QLD -
Veterinarian
Border Vets The practice caseload comprises 40% dairy, 50% small animals and 5% beef, 5% equine and other species.Murray Region, VIC -
ECC Veterinarian
AdelaideVet Trinity Gardens This role will appeal to Veterinarians who enjoy a fast-paced and busy clinic that deals with a wide variety of cases but is looking for some work-life balance and more sociable hoursAdelaide SA -
ECC Specialist Criticalist
North Shore Veterinary Hospital As our Centre grows, we are dedicated to having a full-time ECC Criticalist join our existing team of specialists.Sydney NSW -
ECC Veterinarian
Perth Veterinary Specialists Do you have a passion for emergency and critical care medicine? Give us a call and find out about the opportunities we currently have available at Perth Veterinary Specialists.Perth WA -
Emergency Veterinarian
ARH Homebush Imagine working alongside dedicated specialists, emergency vets, and nurses a bunch of true experts with years of experience, all within our newly built, and dedicated ICU.Sydney NSW -
Lead Veterinarian
Kwinana Veterinary Hospital Are you a dedicated and compassionate Lead or Senior Veterinarian seeking an exciting opportunity to make a real difference?Perth WA -
Emergency Veterinarian
ARH Essendon Fields We're seeking a dedicated and ambitious Emergency Veterinarian with a minimum of 2 years' clinical experience to join our highly experienced long-standing team.Melbourne VIC -
Mixed Animal Veterinarian
Fur Life Vet Dubbo Mixed animals with the current caseload being approximately 70% SA and 30% LA with scope to increase the large animal component.Dubbo NSW -
Equine Veterinarian
Agnes Banks Equine Centre Our team are highly skilled and we are committed to providing routine and referral equine veterinary care.Agnes Banks, NSW -
Equine Mixed Animal Vet
Scenic Rim Veterinary Services We would like to employ a vet who has the necessary skills to do the job and the character to enjoy the work with us.Beaudesert QLD -
Emergency Veterinarian
Greencross Veterinary Hospital Werribee We are currently seeking passionate, and experienced ECC Veterinarians who are ready to take the next step in their career.Melbourne VIC
Veterinary Pharmaceutical Jobs
A career opportunity in a Veterinary Pharmaceutical role provides a wide range of opportunities that is significantly different to Veterinary Hospital or Veterinary Public Health environments. If the immediacy of dealing with emergency cases or infectious outbreaks is of less appeal to you, then the world of Big Pharma awaits with open arms.
The overall trend in Big Pharma towards separating animal health from human health continues to expand with several Pharmaceutical enterprises buying, selling or exchanging Veterinary Pharmaceutical assets.
In parallel with this trend comes rapid changes in the Veterinary Pharmaceutical jobs arena with some organisations scaling back employment because of duplication as a result of mergers of acquisitions whilst others are rapidly expanding as they reap the rewards of less competition and growth.
There is an aspect of glass-half-full/glass-half-empty in the Animal Health industry with large animal and agricultural consolidations being offset by the significant growth in companion animal markets. The largest factor influencing the recruitment of Veterinarians in this industry is the continuing demand for new drugs for companion animals, being driven in part by changing consumer trends consumers and overall improvement in socio-economic living standards. Globally just over ten percent of all qualified Veterinarians work in the Pharmaceutical or Agricultural Veterinary space and there are three main areas:
- Veterinary pharmaceuticals and biologicals
- Veterinary biotechnology
- Veterinary diagnostics
Why Veterinary Pharmaceutical Jobs
The range of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Job opportunities covers an extremely diverse portfolio and includes drug products, equipment, technology and innovative care solutions. Veterinary Pharmaceutical work is a highly admired alternative career path to a Veterinary Hospital and Practice work or Veterinary Public Health and Community career.
Types Of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Jobs
- Veterinary Product Managers
- Veterinary Project Managers
- Veterinary Advisor
- Veterinary Sales
- Laboratory Animal Veterinarians
- Veterinary Research and Development
- Veterinary Pharmacy
- Veterinary Pathology
- Veterinary Scientist
- And many more
In addition there are opportunities in biomedical research and educational disciplines, including neuroscience, cancer and behavioral research.
Qualifications
- A four-year degree from and accredited college or university equivalent to a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from an AVMA or RCVS or similar or equivalent accredited institution
- Completion of a post-DVM training/residency program in the specialty pharmaceutical area of interest
- Board Certified in the specialty pharmaceutical area of interest
- PHD for Veterinary Scientific roles
- Eligible for USDA or equivalent international eligibility
Veterinary Pharmaceutical Companies
Needless to say, the majority of Veterinary Pharma jobs are with the large Animal Pharmaceutical companies such as
- Zoetis
- CEVA Sante Animale
- Novartis
- Abbot
- Sanofi
- Merck & Co
- Bayer
In addition to these organisations there is an entire tier of modest size firms focusing on R&D for Animal Health and often sun-contracted to these larger organisations. And then there are all the equipment manufacturers, software developers, drug producers, diagnostics and testing laboratories as well as the distribution channel managers that get pharmaceutical products to the coalface.
Salaries and Benefits
The job opportunities to Veterinarians in the Pharma space provide the highest salaries of any category of Veterinarian employment, with an average salary of around $187,415 (2017 AVMA). Along with the public sector, the industry also offers generous plans for life insurance, pension plan, and medical coverage.
In Conclusion
A career opportunity in a Veterinary Pharmaceutical role provides a wide range of opportunities that is significantly different to Veterinary Hospital or Veterinary Public Health environments. If the immediacy of dealing with emergency cases or infectious outbreaks is of less appeal to you, then the world of Big Pharma awaits with open arms.
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