Veterinary Pharmaceutical Jobs

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  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
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  Veterinarian

  Fur Life Vet Whittlesea We are a new dynamic and supportive team with big visions and we are looking for someone who enjoys bringing their ideas to the team.
  Whittlesea VIC
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  Veterinary Director

  Greencross Aitkenvale As Vet Director you will lead our team of two experienced veterinarians and long-standing support staff.
  Brisbane QLD
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  Internal Medicine Specialist

  SouthPaws Specialty Surgery Our teams of veterinary experts ensure that the very best surgical, medical, cancer and critical care is delivered in a professional and comforting environment for pets and their families.
  Melbourne VIC
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  Companion Animal Veterinarian

  Samford Valley Vet Hospital You will have everything at your fingertips to diagnose & work-up your cases in our fully equipped small animal hospital.
  SAMFORD VALLEY, QLD
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  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
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  Internal Medicine Registrar

  Brisbane Veterinary Specialist Centre We are looking for a talented residency-trained internal medicine clinician who is interested in working in a dynamic and engaging workplace.
  Brisbane QLD
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  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 care
  Horsham VIC
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  Radiologist

  Perth Veterinary Specialists As a radiologist, you would oversee and report the full range of diagnostic imaging modalities (sonography, digital radiology, multidetector computed tomography and high-field magnetic resonance imaging).
  Perth WA
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  Mixed Animal Veterinarian

  Dalby & District Veterinary Services Our preference is for a vet who is confident with large animal work whilst also helping with the companion animal roster
  Dalby, QLD
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  Diagnostic Imaging Specialist

  North Shore Veterinary Hospital We are seeking expressions of interest from an Imaging Specialist who is looking for adventure and wants to work with our team.
  Sydney NSW
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  Emergency Vet Nurse

  ARH Minchinbury We are looking for a hard-working and compassionate nurse to join us.
  Sydney NSW
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  Veterinary Ophthalmologist

  Brisbane Veterinary Specialist Centre Are you a skilled and compassionate Veterinary Ophthalmologist Specialist or Registrar looking to make a meaningful difference in the lives of pets and their owners?
  Brisbane QLD
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  Clinical Lead Veterinarian

  Hornsby Veterinary Hospital This role will involve a mix of consulting, surgery, and management responsibilities for the Primary Care team within the hospital.
  Sydney NSW
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  Companion Animal Veterinarian

  Fur Life Vet Smythesdale We seek a motivated team player who is interested in furthering their knowledge both as an individual and as part of a team.
  SMYTHESDALE VIC
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  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
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  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

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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