SCIENTIFIC SALES SPECIALIST – COMPANION ANIMAL

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Scientific Sales Specialist within the Companion Animal Business Unit. This field-based role will play a critical part in strengthening scientific leadership, customer engagement and sustainable business growth across the business unit.

The position is designed for a high-potential technical-commercial professional with the ambition, learning agility and leadership mindset to grow into broader responsibilities over time. The role will also provide the opportunity to contribute to a strong innovation pipeline, supporting both current strategic priorities and future product launches that will shape the growth of the Companion Animal Business Unit over the coming years.

This person must be based in Spain and willing to travel.

What you will do

Bring energy, knowledge, innovation and leadership to carry out the following:

• Identify, engage and develop relationships with national and regional Key Opinion Leaders, building strong advocacy networks and increasing our Animal Health’s scientific influence.
• Support advisory boards, scientific collaborations, congress participation and educational initiatives that accelerate customer confidence and product adoption.
• Manage and develop strategic stakeholder relationships, including Key Opinion Leaders, high-potential veterinary practices, strategic distributors and selected corporate veterinary groups, partnering with Key Account Managers and relevant cross-functional teams on customer development plans.
• Deliver scientific education and value-based engagement programs tailored to Key Opinion Leaders, corporate customers and strategic stakeholders.
• Identify and engage veterinary practices with significant growth potential, collaborating with Sales Representatives, Key Account Managers and distributors to support customer acquisition and development.
• Support planning and execution of product launches, deliver scientific training on new products and technologies, and contribute field insights to launch optimization and post-launch performance reviews.

What skills you will need

In order to excel in this role, you will more than likely have:

• Degree in Veterinary Medicine.
• Solid experience within Animal Health, ideally combining technical, scientific and commercial exposure.
• Proven experience engaging with veterinarians, KOLs and key stakeholders, with a strong emphasis on KOL engagement and advocacy development, while also supporting corporate veterinary groups, strategic distributors and high-potential clinics.
• Willingness to travel extensively within Spain as part of a field-based role.
• Experience supporting product launches and innovation adoption initiatives.
• Strong understanding of companion animal market dynamics.
• Fluent English, with the ability to communicate effectively in international and cross-functional environments.
• Demonstrated learning agility, curiosity and readiness to take on increasing levels of responsibility.
• By combining scientific credibility, commercial execution and cross-functional influence, the role will provide strong exposure to strategic business priorities and will contribute to building future leadership capabilities within the unit.

Why Join Us?

We keep the patient at the very heart of all that we do and strive to find solutions and treatments for some of the world’s most challenging healthcare needs.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment.

This position offers strong exposure to strategic customers, scientific leaders, cross-functional projects and launch excellence priorities. It is intended to provide a development platform for a high-potential individual, supporting future readiness for broader responsibilities within the Companion Animal Business Unit.

So, if you are ready to... please apply today.

If you are a strategic, science-driven, curious and commercially minded professional with strong stakeholder management skills, this could be the right opportunity for you.

We are looking for someone who can operate with autonomy, create impact from the outset and grow within the organization. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to build trusted stakeholder relationships, identify growth opportunities and translate scientific engagement into measurable customer and business outcomes.

Required Skills:

Adaptability, Clinical Experience, Conflicts of Interests, Dairy Cattle Nutrition, Data Analysis, Field Sales Support, Inbound Phone Sales, Lead Generation, Livestock Management, Resource Utilization, RFID Technology, Sales Goal Achievement, Sales Process Management, Veterinary Sciences

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Regular

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Job Posting End Date:

09/30/2026

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