Remote Veterinary Scientific Communications Expert

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates

Creve Coeur (MO)

Hybrid

USD 119,000 - 164,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Job summary

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates' Royal Canin Veterinary Diet team seeks a Scientific Communications Veterinarian in Creve Coeur, MO. You will translate scientific expertise into education for internal teams and veterinary professionals, collaborating across departments to refine content.

Lead curriculum and learning initiatives, develop CE programs, and partner with KOLs while supporting regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

DVM with active license in one or more states.
Preference for candidates with advanced credentials (MS, PhD, or clinical specialty).
Minimum of 3 years of general practice experience as a DVM.
Advanced knowledge of veterinary clinical nutrition.
Strong scientific communication and presentation skills, including content development and delivery in both in-person and virtual settings.
Knowledge of Learning Design, Learning Management Systems (LMS), and using social media for educational purposes, and demonstrated experience in curriculum design.
Experience with the Cornerstone Learning Management system preferred.
Proficiency in MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Teams, and Zoom.
Collaborative personality with high emotional intelligence, adept at working cross-functionally and building effective stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Royal Canin Marketing to provide scientific support for launching new products and enhancing growth of existing products in assigned health territories.
Partner with stakeholders to create, repurpose, or update PowerPoint presentations, point-of-sale documents, and similar materials, ensuring that they are consumer-centric, goal-driven, and effectively use optimal media. Ensure all content maintains accuracy and relevance.
Take a leading role in curriculum development for the Royal Canin Academy for assigned health territories, developing tailored user journeys through existing content and identifying new content needs.
Take a leading role in learning Innovation to further engage both veterinary professional and Internal stakeholder education.
Contribute to the ongoing evolution of the nutrition onboarding curriculum for new hires In partnership with portfolio leads and Learning & Development Veterinarian.
Manage and curate scientific information for assigned health territories, including research papers, market data, visual resources, and global Royal Canin assets.
Work closely with the Regulatory & Legal teams to ensure timely production of compliant materials.
Educate new and existing Royal Canin associates on scientific and nutritional topics.
Develop ongoing expertise through relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), veterinary groups, continuing education, and self-study.
Partner with in-field and national account associates to stay informed about market trends and business needs, enhancing business acumen.
Provide escalated nutritional case consultations.
Collaborate with Mars Veterinary Health, Strategic Accounts, and Digital Sales Support team on project initiatives as required.
Deliver continuous best-in-class virtual Continuing Education (CE) training sessions for veterinarians personally and through coordination with KOLs.
Create on CE programs to be delivered by Royal Canin Scientific Services Veterinarians, and on demand.
Represent Royal Canin with key professional associations, and support conference education and sponsorship initiatives as assigned.
Collaborate with external and Internal research partners to advance scientific initiatives and global strategies.
Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time and effectively work from home as needed.