Veterinary Pharmaceutical Jobs

Please broaden your search selection

• 

  Veterinary Surgeon

  Medivet Matlock This is the perfect opportunity to take the next step in your career by joining the growing Medivet community
  Matlock, Derbyshire
• 

  Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon

  Bridge Veterinary Clinic We have a unique opportunity for a SA Vet to join us, with no OOH requirements!
  Lechlade, Gloucestershire
• 

  Veterinary Surgeon - Emergency Out of Hours

  Hamilton Specialist Referrals We understand the value of your expertise and commitment, which is why we offer industry-leading salaries, in line with your level of experience.
  High Wycombe, South East
• 

  Veterinary Referral Clinician - Diagnostic Imaging

  Blaise Veterinary Referral Hospital With Blaise, you’ll be there at the very start of our journey — where together we’ll shape an exciting future for both our veterinary centre, and the careers of the people within it.
  Birmingham, West Midlands
• 

  Veterinary Surgeon

  Medivet St Ives Cambridge The ideal candidate will have all round surgical skills, a good blend of communication skills and a confident, can-do approach.
  St. Ives, Cambridgeshire
• 

  Veterinary Surgeon - Emergency Out of Hours

  Highland Vet Emergencies You will be the first opinion out of hours service for our local practices and assist in the overnight management of elective surgical referral patients.
  Highland, Scotland
• 

  Veterinary Surgeon

  Goddard Vet Group You will be conducting morning consultations, performing any routine surgeries during the day, then rounding up with evening consults.
  Ickenham, Greater London
• 

  Veterinary Referral Clinician - Surgery

  Alphavet Veterinary Centre We are looking for a Referral Surgeon who has experience managing and developing their own caseload
  Langstone, Newport, Wales
• 

  Head Vet

  Meridian Veterinary Practice Are you someone who would like to head a well-established veterinary practice and help drive and shape our future?
  Peacehaven, East Sussex
• 

  Veterinary Referral Clinician - Internal Medicine

  Bath Vet Referrals The position entails overseeing both internal and external medicine cases at a referral level, as well as maintaining communication with clients and referring veterinarians.
  Bath, Bath, South West
• 

  Lead Veterinary Surgeon

  Medivet Oldham Chadderton Your drive and ambition will fuel the development of the practice’s client base, ensuring the consistent delivery of high standards of care.
  Oldham, Greater Manchester
• 

  Veterinary Surgeon

  Goddard Vet Group This role would be perfect for a veterinary surgeon looking to work between both branch and hospital environments.
  Greenford, Greater London
• 

  Veterinary Surgeon

  Medivet Battersea You’ll be working alongside an experienced 3-vet team with over 20 years experience between them.
  Battersea, Greater London
• 

  Lead Veterinary Surgeon

  Medivet Streatham Whether you have experience in running your own practice or you’re taking your first step into a leadership role, we will provide you with the support needed to lead a successful clinic and reap the rewards!
  Streatham, Greater London
• 

  Veterinary Referral Clinician - Internal Medicine

  Rowe Veterinary Referrals You will be responsible for independently managing medicine cases to a referral standard, and for communicating with clients and referring vets.
  Bristol, South West
• 

  Lead Veterinary Surgeon

  Medivet 24 Hour Hendon We have a fantastic opportunity at our Hendon hospital, for a Lead Veterinary Surgeon, joining us with the aim of becoming a Branch Partner
  Hendon, Greater London
• 

  Veterinary Surgeon

  Medivet Brampton This is the home of talented people like you who want to stand out in their field and whose compassion for animals goes way beyond their job.
  Brampton, Cambridgeshire
• 

  Veterinary Referral Clinician - Internal Medicine

  Abington Park Referrals The role involves independently investigating and managing a wide variety of internal medicine cases and communicating with clients and referring vets.
  Northampton, United Kingdom
• 

  Veterinary Referral Clinician - Orthopaedic Surgery

  Downland Veterinary Group We are looking for an experienced Orthopaedic Surgeon who is focused on clinical excellence and teamwork
  Emsworth, South East
• 

  Veterinary Surgeon

  Quantock Veterinary Hospital We are a well-established team who are looking for a friendly and approachable team player to join us.
  Bridgwater, Somerset

Veterinary Pharmaceutical Jobs

The overall trend in Big Pharma towards separating animal health from human health continues to expand with several Pharmaceutical enterprises buying, selling or exchanging Veterinary Pharmaceutical assets.

A career opportunity in a Veterinary Pharmaceutical role provides a wide range of opportunities that is significantly different to Veterinary Hospital or Veterinary Public Health environments. If the immediacy of dealing with emergency cases or infectious outbreaks is of less appeal to you, then the world of Big Pharma awaits with open arms.

In parallel with this trend comes rapid changes in the Veterinary Pharmaceutical jobs arena with some organisations scaling back employment because of duplication as a result of mergers of acquisitions whilst others are rapidly expanding as they reap the rewards of less competition and growth.

There is an aspect of glass-half-full/glass-half-empty in the Animal Health industry with large animal and agricultural consolidations being offset by the significant growth in companion animal markets. The largest factor influencing the recruitment of Veterinarians in this industry is the continuing demand for new drugs for companion animals, being driven in part by changing consumer trends consumers and overall improvement in socio-economic living standards. Globally just over ten percent of all qualified Veterinarians work in the Pharmaceutical or Agricultural Veterinary space and there are three main areas:

• Veterinary pharmaceuticals and biologicals
• Veterinary biotechnology
• Veterinary diagnostics

Why Veterinary Pharmaceutical Jobs

The range of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Job opportunities covers an extremely diverse portfolio and includes drug products, equipment, technology and innovative care solutions. Veterinary Pharmaceutical work is a highly admired alternative career path to a Veterinary Hospital and Practice work or Veterinary Public Health and Community career.

Types Of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Jobs

• Veterinary Product Managers
• Veterinary Project Managers
• Veterinary Advisor
• Veterinary Sales
• Laboratory Animal Veterinarians
• Veterinary Research and Development
• Veterinary Pharmacy
• Veterinary Pathology
• Veterinary Scientist
• And many more

In addition there are opportunities in biomedical research and educational disciplines, including neuroscience, cancer and behavioral research.

Qualifications

• A four-year degree from and accredited college or university equivalent to a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from an AVMA or RCVS or similar or equivalent accredited institution
• Completion of a post-DVM training/residency program in the specialty pharmaceutical area of interest
• Board Certified in the specialty pharmaceutical area of interest
• PHD for Veterinary Scientific roles
• Eligible for USDA or equivalent international eligibility

Veterinary Pharmaceutical Companies

Needless to say, the majority of Veterinary Pharma jobs are with the large Animal Pharmaceutical companies such as

• Zoetis
• CEVA Sante Animale
• Novartis
• Abbot
• Sanofi
• Merck & Co
• Bayer

In addition to these organisations there is an entire tier of modest size firms focusing on R&D for Animal Health and often sun-contracted to these larger organisations. And then there are all the equipment manufacturers, software developers, drug producers, diagnostics and testing laboratories as well as the distribution channel managers that get pharmaceutical products to the coalface.

Salaries and Benefits

The job opportunities to Veterinarians in the Pharma space provide the highest salaries of any category of Veterinarian employment, with an average salary of around $187,415 (2017 AVMA). Along with the public sector, the industry also offers generous plans for life insurance, pension plan, and medical coverage.

In Conclusion

A career opportunity in a Veterinary Pharmaceutical role provides a wide range of opportunities that is significantly different to Veterinary Hospital or Veterinary Public Health environments. If the immediacy of dealing with emergency cases or infectious outbreaks is of less appeal to you, then the world of Big Pharma awaits with open arms.

About Veterinary Jobs Marketplace…