Join our creative, supportive team as a ROYAL CANIN Senior Scientific Communications Veterinarian supporting the PRO Pillar in North America. In this role, you'll apply your scientific and educational expertise to support both internal teams and animal health professionals to effectively utilize tailored nutrition to optimize health outcomes in dogs and cats. This position focuses on our communication and outreach to breeders, shelters, professional organizations, and associated external programs. Your primary responsibilities will be collaborating across departments to enhance and refine scientific educational content across various platforms, and serving in a field-based capacity to provide scientific support to breeder, shelter, and working dog customers alongside our PRO sales team. You will also provide scientific support to the VET Pillar on topics relating to reproductive health, puppy/kitten health, and nutrition. As a crucial member of our Scientific Communication team at Royal Canin, you'll play a central role in developing and sharing high-quality scientific information on pet nutrition and related technologies to improve the lives of cats and dogs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Communication and outreach to all North American customer types within the 5 focus segments within PRO – Show Breeder, Pet Breeder, Working/Service Dog, Sporting Dog, Shelter in alignment with the PRO Sales team.

• Visit breeder, shelter, sporting, and working/service dog customers in collaboration with the PRO sales team (~50%).

• Partner with in-field associates to stay informed about market trends and business needs, enhancing business acumen.

• Represent Royal Canin at national conferences and shows.

• Scope and create a learning strategy to support start of life topics across the business units for both external and internal stakeholders. This strategy will take into account current tools, platforms and capabilities as well as future aspirations and resulting gaps. Take a leading role in curriculum development for the Royal Canin Academy, developing tailored user journeys for PRO customers through existing content and identifying new content needs.

• Develop and deliver curriculum for both new and existing Royal Canin associates on scientific and nutritional topics pertaining to reproductive health, neonatology, pediatrics, breed-specific nutrition, and animal sheltering topics. Includes content creation and delivery via virtual meetings, regional/national meetings, 1:1 training sessions, and on-demand modules.

• Deliver best-in-class virtual and in-person Continuing Education training sessions for shelters, breeders, breed associations, and show clubs personally and through coordination with KOLs, in alignment with Pro managers.

• Provide Continuing Education to veterinary professionals on start of life topics to improve health outcomes.

• Manage and curate scientific information for the start of life space, including research papers, market data, visual resources, and global Royal Canin assets.

• Collaborate with Royal Canin Pro Marketing & Pro Sales to provide scientific support for launching new products and enhancing growth of existing products in the Professional product portfolio.

• Collaborate with US Vet Marketing & US Vet Sales to develop engaging, science-based content related to start of life.

• Partner with internal stakeholders to create or repurpose content for the breeder, shelter, and working dog audience, including PowerPoint presentations, blog posts, educational modules, point-of-sale documents, and other media materials, ensuring that they are consumer-centric, goal-driven, scientifically accurate, and effectively use optimal media.

• Work closely with the Regulatory team to ensure timely production of compliant materials.

• Provide consultations for PRO customers, and escalated nutritional case consultations for vet customers in the start of life space. Consultations include nutritional case consultations and breeder Q&A pertaining to optimizing reproductive health in breeding animals.

• Serve as consulting participant in the PRO leadership team, providing technical expertise to inform business strategy.

• Develop ongoing expertise through relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), professional associations, continuing education, and self-study.

• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time and effectively work from home as needed.

• Collaborate with external and internal research partners to advance scientific initiatives and global strategies.

• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.

Context & Scope

Royal Canin's Scientific Communication Veterinarians exemplify the values of 'knowledge and respect' while prioritizing the well-being of cats and dogs. They play a pivotal role in promoting the Royal Canin Professional Diet line by serving as expert partners to both internal and external stakeholders.

Job Qualifications:

• Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine (or equivalent) with an active license in one or more states is required.

• Preference for candidates with board certification or residency training in theriogenology.

• Minimum of 3 years of clinical practice experience as a DVM, including extensive experience working with dog and cat breeders.

• Advanced knowledge of canine and feline reproductive health, breeding, neonatology, and puppy/kitten development and care. Personal experience breeding dogs or cats a plus.

• 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.

• Comfortable using and learning new technology and platforms (Cornerstone, Articulate, Kummullus, ClipChamp, etc.)

• Proficiency in PC skills including MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Teams, and Zoom.

• Collaborative personality with high emotional intelligence, adept at working cross-functionally and building effective stakeholder relationships.

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

• Skilled in prioritizing projects and commitments to achieve optimal outcome.

• Capable of quickly learning and adapting to change.

• Bilingual (English/French) a plus.

• Ability to lead without authority as a senior member of the team.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work alongside diverse and talented Associates, all guided by our Five Principles

• Join a purpose-driven company committed to building the world we want tomorrow, today

• Access best-in-class learning and development from day one, including Mars University resources

• Receive an industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus