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Job Description

Our Animal Health Division is driven by our unconditional commitment to the science of healthier animals. Our commitment is portrayed through our products, services, and technologies but also through our people. As a Sr. Corporate Account Manager (Poultry Health) you will serve as the internal hatchery technical expert and support customer adoption of best practices to optimize our company's Animal Health portfolio and provide technical support to customers, distributors, and sales teams regarding the use of poultry health products. _This position is a field based technical services manager position within the US Poultry Business Unit and based in Mississippi. Selected candidates must be local or willing to relocate to the assigned region._

MAJOR ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

+ Deliver a high level of technical expertise, service, and support to our company's Animal Health sales territories in the USA. Assure those services align with corporate objectives and are within budget guidelines.

+ Develop and deliver technical training, presentations, and educational materials for both internal teams and external stakeholders.

+ Monitor disease trends, treatment outcomes, and customer feedback to guide product improvement and innovation.

+ Maintain up-to-date knowledge of poultry health challenges, competitive products, and market trends in the layer industry.

+ Technical Service includes but is not limited to involvement in the development of new products when needed, product use directions, quality control in application of vaccines, adverse event reporting in accordance with internal, FDA and USDA regulatory policies, dealing with bird health issues in customer's operations outside of vaccine related problems, customer complaints, and education of new products from Animal Health.

+ Design and execute field trial evaluation of newly licensed and legacy products to produce technical support information in the form of presentations, papers, and technical bulletins.

+ Assist in the design, execution, and analysis of field trials and clinical studies for new or existing products.

+ Establish and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs), veterinary institutions, and poultry organizations.

+ Assist R&D and Manufacturing teams with product evaluation, licensing trials and product development for all Animal Health products when needed. This may also include evaluation of new technology and innovation particularly when dealing with poultry intestinal health.

+ Additional duties will include attending and presenting in prominent industry scientific meetings, trade shows, and industry events portraying Animal Health as a source of highly valuable technical expertise. Obtain information regarding customer needs through various channels and provide feedback to prioritize research and development needs.

+ Aid in development of technical and marketing brochures for Animal Health products when needed.

+ Act as a liaison between prominent researchers in university, government and private settings to supply Animal Health with stream of information regarding innovative products and developments within the research world.

+ Communicate between various Animal Health departments, as needed, to aid in delivery of product to customers, i.e. International Registration, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Production, etc. to align veterinary expertise with business strategy.

BACKGROUND REQUIREMENTS:

+ Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

+ Specialization in poultry health and a post graduate program in poultry health is preferred

+ Minimum of three to five years related experience in poultry technical services or supporting poultry health, incubation and hatchery management

+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills

+ Strong interpersonal skills

+ Ability to work in a team environment

+ Good leadership skills

+ Familiarity with hatchery systems

+ Must be willing to travel at least 60% of the time.

Preferred Experiences and Skills:

+ Hatchery Health Specific/Health Management

+ Understanding of chick quality metrics, incubation biology, and diseases prevention

Required Skills:

Account Management, Corporate Account Development, Corporate Account Management, Customer-Focused, Field Sales Support, Field Trials, Hatchery, Poultry Health (Inactive), Poultry Incubators, Poultry Science, Teamwork, Technical Training, Veterinary Medicine

Preferred Skills:

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We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.

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Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.

The salary range for this role is

$139,600.00 - $219,700.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits .

You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.

**San Francisco Residents Only:** We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

**Los Angeles Residents Only:** We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

75%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Remote

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

Yes

Hazardous Material(s):

N/A

Job Posting End Date:

11/6/2025

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**Requisition ID:** R370346