Veterinary Pharmaceutical Jobs

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  Companion Animal Veterinarian

  Fur Life Vet Yarrawonga Join a thriving, supportive team delivering high standards of care in a beautiful regional clinic!
  Yarrawonga, Victoria
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  Co?Clinical Lead

  Highton Village Vet Design a role around your life- without compromising clinical standards, team culture, or your career runway.
  Highton, Victoria
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  Diagnostic Imaging Specialist

  North Shore Veterinary Hospital Boutique referral hospital centrally located in the heart of Sydney, providing leading specialist care 24/7, 365 days a year.
  Sydney NSW
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  Equine Veterinarian

  Macedon Lodge We have an exciting and unique opportunity for an experienced racecourse veterinarian to join our team.
  East Bendigo, Victoria
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  Emergency Veterinarian

  ARH Baulkham Hills Now’s your chance to explore the exciting, fast-paced world of after-hours animal care with a supportive team!
  Sydney NSW
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  Internal Medicine Registrar

  Brisbane Veterinary Specialist Centre An opportunity for an Internal Medicine Registrar to join our growing team in Brisbane, Australia.
  Brisbane, QLD
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  Clinical Lead Veterinarian

  Grampians Animal Health As Clinical Lead you will be responsible for maintaining our patient care and driving our high clinical standards.
  Hamilton, Victoria
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  Veterinarian

  Greencross Vets Brookvale Join a fun, spirited and gifted team, who champion new ideas, relish learning and developing from each other.
  Sydney NSW
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  ECC Veterinary Director

  ARH Baulkham Hills We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced ECC Veterinarian seeking a predominately clinical role with some managerial duties.
  Sydney NSW
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  Medical Oncology Specialist

  Brisbane Veterinary Specialist Centre Seeking a Full-time Medical Oncology Specialist or Registrar to join our growing team at BVSC, located in Brisbane, Qld.
  Brisbane, QLD
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  Veterinary Director

  Greencross Tuggeranong We’re looking for an experienced Veterinary Director with a minimum of 4 years’ post-graduate experience, who brings not only clinical expertise but also strong leadership skills.
  Calwell, ACT
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  Veterinarian

  Quirindi Veterinary Surgery Mixed animal vet wanted to join our awesome team in Quirindi.
  Quirindi, NSW
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  Veterinarian

  Fur Life Vet Boyne Tannum Imagine starting your morning with the ocean breeze on your face, grabbing a coffee from your favourite local café, and heading into a clinic where your team feels more like family.
  Gladstone, QLD
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  Emergency Veterinarian

  VRH Dandenong We take great pride in delivering the highest possible standards of veterinary medicine and customer service.
  Dandenong VIC
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  Specialist in Veterinary Radiology

  CARE Become part of a dynamic, progressive and friendly team, in a high-volume, well-equipped hospital.
  Melbourne VIC
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  Veterinary Director

  Greencross Butler Join a team of 3 experienced vets, 6 dedicated nurses, and a fantastic Practice Manager, all working together in a culture built on collaboration
  Butler WA
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  Senior Small Animal Veterinarian

  Carlyle Veterinary Clinic Join a wonderful Vet team, working alongside our new Practice Manager and skilled nurses in our well-appointed clinic.
  Napier NZ
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  Emergency Veterinarian

  ARH Brisbane Are you looking for a workplace where you can expand your skillset and be supported by an experienced team?
  Brisbane, QLD
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  Mixed Veterinarian

  Macleay Valley Veterinary Services We’re looking for a new graduate eager to kick-start their mixed animal career.
  Kempsey, NSW
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  Regional Clinical Director

  Greencross Vets Lead with purpose. Inspire clinical excellence. Shape the future of veterinary care.
  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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