Zoetis Veterinary Consultant, Ruminants - Contract 12 months

Zoetis; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoetis is seeking a Veterinary Consultant, Ruminants to support Northern England and the Midlands. You will provide scientific and technical advice to veterinary practices, help with diagnostics and disease control, and develop strong customer relationships across the cattle and sheep sector.

With a DVM and UK farm practice experience, you will train practices, identify opportunities, and work with Account Managers to grow business while ensuring high standards of compliance and knowledge

Qualifications

• Degree in Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and current RCVS registration.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in UK farm veterinary practice.
• Experience/knowledge in cattle and/or sheep health.
• Ability to translate complex scientific information into practical advice.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong customer and stakeholder management.
• Commercially minded with cross-functional collaboration.
• Postgraduate qualification or certificate in disease management would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert veterinary and technical advice to customers across cattle and sheep production.
• Support veterinary practices through technical training, coaching and product education.
• Develop trusted relationships with veterinary customers and Key Opinion Leaders.
• Use data and veterinary expertise to identify opportunities and develop solutions.
• Provide diagnostic support and respond to technical queries.
• Support pharmacovigilance activities and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with Account Managers to design tailored customer solutions.
• Share expertise across Zoetis to build veterinary capability.

Skills

RCVS registration

Farm animal expertise

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Education

Degree in Veterinary Medicine (DVM)

Job description

Zoetis Veterinary Consultant, Ruminants - GB Midlands - 12 months contract

Zoetis | VetOps | UK Field-Based

Are you a UK-registered veterinary surgeon with strong farm animal experience and a passion for improving animal health and productivity?

Zoetis is looking for a Veterinary Consultant, Ruminants to join our UK Veterinary Operations team, supporting customers across Northern England and the Midlands.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced farm vet to combine their veterinary expertise, customer relationships and commercial understanding to make a meaningful impact across the cattle and sheep sector.

About the role

As Veterinary Consultant, you will provide scientific and technical support to veterinary practices and customers across your region, helping them address challenges around animal health, diagnostics and disease control.

Working closely with our Account Managers and wider Zoetis teams, you will:

• Provide expert veterinary and technical advice to customers across cattle and sheep production.
• Support veterinary practices through technical training, coaching and product education.
• Develop trusted, long-term relationships with veterinary customers and Key Opinion Leaders.
• Use practice data and your veterinary expertise to identify opportunities and develop solutions that improve animal health and productivity.
• Provide diagnostic support and respond effectively to customer technical queries.
• Support pharmacovigilance activities and ensure high standards of compliance.
• Work closely with Account Managers to develop tailored customer solutions and support business growth.
• Share your expertise across Zoetis, helping colleagues build their technical and veterinary capability.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of products, services, diseases and developments within the animal health sector.

About you

We're looking for someone who combines strong veterinary expertise with excellent communication, relationship-building and commercial skills.

You will ideally have:

• A Degree in Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and current RCVS registration.
• A minimum of 5 years' experience in UK farm veterinary practice.
• Experience and knowledge in cattle and/or sheep health.
• The ability to translate complex scientific and technical information into clear, practical advice.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong customer and stakeholder management skills.
• A genuine interest in understanding customers' businesses and identifying opportunities to add value.
• A commercially minded approach and the ability to work collaboratively with Account Managers and cross-functional teams.
• A relevant postgraduate qualification or certificate in disease management or animal health would be advantageous.

Why Zoetis?

At Zoetis, we're passionate about our purpose: to nurture our world and humankind by advancing care for animals.

You’ll join a collaborative team where veterinary expertise is valued and where you can make a real difference to customers, veterinary practices and the health and productivity of animals.

We're looking for someone who embodies our values:

Our colleagues make the difference - keep learning, share expertise and inspire confidence.

Always do the right thing - act with integrity and uphold the highest standards.

Customer obsessed - build trusted relationships and understand what matters to our customers.

Run it like you own it - be decisive, analytical and commercially minded.

We are one Zoetis - collaborate, support colleagues and speak with one united voice.

Location & travel

Field-based - Northern England & Midlands, GB

This role involves a high frequency of travel throughout the designated region, so a full UK driving licence is required. Occasional international travel may also be required.

About Zoetis

At Zoetis, our purpose is to nurture the world and humankind by advancing care for animals. As a Fortune 500 company and the world leader in animal health, we discover, develop, manufacture and commercialize vaccines, medicines, diagnostics and other technologies for companion animals and livestock. We know our people drive our success. Our award-winning culture, built around our Core Beliefs, focuses on our colleagues' careers, connection and support. We offer competitive healthcare and retirement savings benefits, along with an array of benefits, policies and programs to support employee well-being in every sense, from health and financial wellness to family and lifestyle resources.

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