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Elanco

PH Technical Team Lead

CN - Shanghai Full time

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. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

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!

Your Role: PH Technical Team Lead

Lead toB technical capability set up and facilitate tech team to enhance para technical leadership and build up therapeutic technical service capability, tools, portfolio value added service to provide high quality technical value to customers. Leading the change for commercial team, esp. for selling model change from product only for strategic value-added long-term partnership build up with customers. Field technical support to KA and commercial team in order to drive business development.

Your Responsibilities:

  • Strategically enhance para technical leadership and build up therapeutic technical service capability, tools, portfolio value added service for technical team and cascade down to commercial team

  • Improve technical team capability of technical knowledge and service, like chronic diseases, para, derma, OA &pain, etc.

  • Manage technical resources internally and externally like global tech, KOL, alliance, etc.

    • Cooperate with global to leverage resource localization in China and implement global initiatives, Adapt & deploy global technical messages through scientific articles and presentations, etc.

    • Leverage KOL for more influence in the industry of Elanco brand.

    • Conduct technical presentations in internal and external seminars and workshops

  • Lead the toB holistic model changes for whole commercial team, esp. for selling model change from product only for strategic value-added long-term partnership build up with customers of sale team.

  • Work with sales team for KA technical service and follow up their responses

  • Work with marketing team and other functions for value added portfolio strategy define and roll out

  • Provide technical input to support identify new opportunities and participate in the development and adaptation of innovations

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

  • Ph.D.  degree in small animal health or veterinary medicine
  • Minimum 3 years professional vet experience in clinics
  • Minimum 3 years of Pet health experience at a relevant commercial or academic organization
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience of leading a team successfully
  • Solid knowledge of local functional skills and willing to travel
  • Fluent English skills (both written and spoken)., CET-6+ or similar certificate is preferred

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):

  • High strategic thinking capability to build up high-level strategy and define tactics, new capabilities build up skills is preferred.
  • Strong communication skills in both English and Chinese.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential information/situations and able to network effectively across groups and levels.
  • Ability to work under pressure and compliance with strict deadlines.
  • Ability to prioritize or work with conflicting priorities.
  • Advanced knowledge of MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
  • Ability to reason and design trials and obtain evidence when comes to an unknown area or field

Additional Information:

  • Travel:  Frequent, 50-70% 

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrecognized groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status