Farm Animal Technical Team Lead

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

As Farm Animal Technical Team Lead, you will lead and be responsible for the management of the Farm Animal Technical Consultant (TC) Team, ensuring alignment and implementation of technical services essential wins, strategies and coaching to meet affiliate goals.

You’ll provide cross-functional leadership that aligns with the Farm Animal Commercial & Marketing strategy for the delivery of customer-centric Technical Services through an expert lens in Farm Animal pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and nutritional health.

Your Responsibilities



* Leadership and Team Management: Guide, manage and motivate the technical team towards achieving internal and external goals.

Foster a collaborative and positive team environment. 



* Strategy Development: Develop and implement strategic plans aligned with Essential Wins, Director of Technical Services and Elanco Canada’s policies and procedures.

Oversee and ensure FA technical team strategically supports global and affiliate marketing teams and is appropriately involved in future Elanco Canada innovation projects.



* Performance Management: Monitor team performance, support development, provide feedback, to position FA technical team as best-in-class in the industry.



* Technical Expertise: Provide technical guidance and support to the team.

This includes troubleshooting complex issues with team members and staying current with the latest industry and veterinary trends.

Support and direct the TC team in relationship building with key opinion leaders, veterinary schools, and key accounts.



* Technical Customer Support: Support external customers, handle technical inquiries on products necessitating veterinary expertise such as off label indications, technical discussion on products/clinical cases and sharing approved studies as needed.



* Resource Management: Liaison and work with the marketing team to ensure the TC team remains prioritized in their support and execution of marketing projects and activities.

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