Careers at LifeLearn Animal Health

Description:

The Director of Veterinary Services will provide leadership for veterinary and medical content development and assist with new business development and market strategy initiatives for the Industry Solution’s business. The Director of Veterinary Services will report to LifeLearn’s Director of Operations. The incumbent will lead technical projects, content development, participate in Key Opinion Leader development, and lead the medical review of educational and promotional materials for innovation, products and services.

Responsibilities:

• Provide Strategic input and medical expertise into Industry Solutions content strategies and new business development opportunities.
• Contribute input on product design and development, including clinical studies, analysis, and interpretation, and proactively identify solutions to meet unmet needs to the commercial business.
• Lead and manage a team of veterinarians, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure high-quality content delivery.
• Provide leadership regarding veterinary content and strategic direction to a team of scientific writers
• Collaborate closely with the editorial team to develop and execute writing strategies that align with organizational goals and ensure consistent messaging across all materials.
• Oversee the creation and review of technical and medical content, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and alignment with our clients’ brand voice and compliance standards
• Engage and manage freelance veterinarians to support content development, ensuring the timely delivery and consistent quality standards are maintained
• Design, develop, and deliver content and training materials to educate veterinarians, veterinary practices, and customer-facing commercial teams.
• Translate medical content to a non-clinical audience in a customer-centric way.
• Track industry trends and changes in the marketplace
• Maintain a working knowledge of products and competitors.
• Regular and reliable attendance is expected as this is a full-time position.
• Develop and implement best practices for writing and editorial workflows, improving efficiency and maintaining high standards for all written content.
• Review and approve content, ensuring adherence to scientific accuracy and regulatory guidelines.

Qualifications:

• Proven track record showing ability to build strong relationships with internal staff & external customers
• Must have the ability to develop technical content for veterinary industry customers.
• Strong veterinary technical writing and communication skills and business acumen. Must be able to judge situations about the larger business picture as well as the immediate need.
• Must be able to structure internal and external communication accordingly.
• Strong planning and leadership ability to coordinate and get tasks accomplished through indirect reports. Adaptability and change management skills, flexibility, versatility, and comfort level for working with multiple individuals and personalities.
• Ability to persuade and motivate others.
• Advanced skills using Microsoft Office required.
• Ability to coach and mentor others
• High level of comfort with internet technology.
• Excellent time management & organizational skills.
• Minimum of 10+ years of veterinary leadership and Veterinary Industry experience.
• DVM degree
• Experience with medical content development
• Strategic thinker who understands our business model and changing priorities

Work Conditions:

• Work in an office environment, with work-from-home options available
• Extended periods of sitting
• May be requested to work overtime and weekends if deemed necessary
• Certain management positions might require occasional travel
• Dog-friendly office

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your cover letter and resume to [email protected]

We thank all applicants for their time, however, we will only be contacting those individuals that we wish to interview.

Description:

The Meeting and Events – Project Manager, under the direction of the Meetings & Events Manager, will primarily be responsible to lead project management strategies and actions to ensure effective milestone planning and timely completion of deliverables. This position will participate in contract negotiations and maintain ongoing relationships with a variety of vendors. This role will also strive to advance your knowledge, skills, and abilities and consistently share these with others. The Meeting and Events – Project Manager must have three years of related experience and ability to analyze and interpret the needs of customers and offer the appropriate options, solutions, and resolutions when required.

Competencies:

• Project Management – Working independently to accurately estimate duration and level of difficulty of tasks and projects. Sets out goals, objectives, and work plans to complete tasks and projects. Determines where work needs to be delegated.
• Problem Solving – Able to break down a situation into smaller pieces to identify key issues and figure out cause and effect relationships in order to solve. Use logic and analytical methods to come to realistic solution.
• Teamwork – Works cooperatively and effectively with others to reach a common goal. Participates actively in group activities fostering a team environment.
• Accountability – Takes ownership of personal workload, as well as the workload of employees under his/her direction.
• Time Management – Balances a myriad of tasks; prioritizes duties as needed.
• Communication – Expresses and transmits information with consistency and clarity.
• Client/Customer Focus – Provides superior service to both internal and external customers.
• Negotiation – Gains support of ideas, proposals, and solutions from others; reaches deals and compromises on what will work best for the organization; considers other opinions while holding strong to firm directions and goals.
• Attention to Detail – Attends to details and pursues quality in the accomplishment of tasks, regardless of the volume of duties encountered.
• Organization – Able to create or maintain processes to ensure all relevant information or tools are easily accessible.

Responsibilities:

• Independently manages and implements successful custom meeting/events and speaker bureaus for multiple clients.
• Oversee project management to ensure effective milestone planning and timely completion of deliverables
• Reconcile expense statements and project budgets
• Prepare travel schedules, book travel arrangements, and make reservations for attendants and presenters
• Prepare, review, and print various forms of correspondence such as invoices, presentations, publications, expenses and reports
• Participate in contract negotiations and maintain ongoing relationships with a variety of vendors

Qualifications:

• College diploma or University degree in related field
• Three years of related event planning experience in veterinary or medical events
• Strong working knowledge of project management principles, methods, practices, and techniques
• Ability to analyze and interpret the needs of customers and offer the appropriate options, solutions, and resolutions required
• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing
• Expert level skills in Microsoft office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel
• Ability to prioritize and manage conflicting demands
• Ability to work individually as well as part of a team
• Demonstrated time management skills
• Experience with project management software systems
• High flexibility with strong interpersonal skills that allow one to work effectively in a diverse environment

If you are interested in applying for this position please send your cover letter and resume to [email protected]

We thank all applicants for their time, however we will only be contacting those individuals that we wish to interview.