Technical Consultant (Dairy)

About the role

At Elanco, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. Our mission is to enrich life through our commitment to food and companionship, and we strive to go beyond for our stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with customers and serve as an active member of account teams
• Identify and position opportunities for customers to use Elanco products
• Participate in account planning and incorporate Elanco's value strategy
• Aide in the planning and preparation for new product launches
• Aide in implementing Elanco's value strategy at the customer level
• Train and coach Elanco personnel on disease, products, and industry practices
• Build relationships with and influence external customers, consultants, and academics
• Identify avenues to deliver value beyond product to customers
• Maintain good standing with and influence key industry organizations
• Conduct research utilizing approved Elanco products
• Align research with business needs and brand-specific lifecycle planning
• Ensure publication of research studies in scientific meetings and peer-reviewed journals
• Aid in R&D requests and product line extensions
• Effectively communicate within technical team and account teams
• Influence long-range strategy and product positioning
• Identify opportunities and threats for customers and Elanco
• Identify external talent for technical and other roles within Elanco

Qualifications

• PhD in Dairy Nutrition and Physiology
• 3-5 years of experience in the dairy industry
• Credibility to influence successful dairy consultants
• Expertise in technical consultancy, with special emphasis on addressing customer concerns or needs
• Demonstrated success as a dairy nutritional consultant to US dairy farms

Preferred Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of the US dairy industry
• Excellent communication (written and oral) capability
• Experience/knowledge/skills related to dairy environmental sustainability
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work in a team environment

Pay

Elanco currently anticipates that the base salary for this position could range from $118,300 to $197,500 depending partly on the successful candidate’s qualifications, including education and experience. Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending partly on company and individual performance).

Schedule

Field Based, Upper Midwest US (preferably WI)