Beef Nutritionist Technical Consultant (Nebraska)

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Requirements:

• DVM or PhD in animal science or related scientific discipline or MS with 10 of years industry, academic, or government experience
• Candidate must have an expertise in technical consultancy, with special emphasis on addressing customer concerns or needs.
• Candidate must have a thorough understanding of the US beef food chain and commercial beef production.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with strategic accounts and serve as an active member of account teams
• Identify and position opportunities for customers to use Elanco products
• Actively participate in account planning and incorporate Elanco’s value strategy
• Implement Elanco’s value strategy at the customer level
• Technical leader for Elanco Beef Business Unit strategic technical platforms
• Train and coach Elanco personnel on disease, products, and industry practices
• Build relationships with and influence external customers, consultants, and academics
• Identify avenues to deliver value beyond product to customers and Elanco
• Maintain good standing with and influence of key industry organizations
• Develop long term research strategy focused on serving strategic accounts
• Prioritize and execute research aligned with business needs of strategic accounts and Elanco
• Conduct research utilizing Elanco products and programs
• Ensure publication of research studies in scientific meetings and peer reviewed journals
• Identify and facilitate research efforts in conjunction with Elanco R&D
• Advise Elanco and key stakeholders of innovation opportunities
• Effectively communicate within technical team and account teams
• Identify business opportunities and threats for customers and Elanco
• Influence long range strategy and product positioning
• Identify external talent for technical and other roles within Elanco