Associate Director – Technical Services, Beef Genetics

• The Precision Animal Health technical services team serves as the interface between beef and dairy genetics R&D, Genetic Evaluation, Marketing, Operations, as well as global Sales and strategic commercial and seedstock customers.
• Support and help shape the global strategy and innovation pipeline for beef genetics within precision animal health.
• Drive global adoption of genomic technologies and predictive solutions.
• Collaborate with global key opinion leaders to direct Zoetis Precision Animal Health innovation and strategy.
• Provide critical thought leadership and technical support for emerging opportunities to incorporate genetic improvement into sustainability metrics.
• Drive technical elements of new product implementation and product revisions in global markets.
• Develop technical and applied educational materials for global audiences.
• Author and contribute to the formal review of beef genetics technical, educational, and marketing materials.
• Deliver thought leadership and training presentations to Zoetis colleagues and global beef industry audiences.

Requirements

• Advanced degree (PhD) in beef cattle breeding and genetics
• 10 years’ experience in applied beef genetics technology to seedstock and commercial production systems
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
• Strong time management skills
• Ability to manage multiple and complex functions in a dynamic work environment
• Strong analytical skills including use of common genetic/genomic and statistical software packages
• Ability to work in diverse environments and lead cross-functional projects/teams
• Thorough understanding of the use of information, including trait and index predictions, to support genetic improvement strategies in contemporary beef production
• Strong expertise in economic selection index development and related lifecycle management
• Experience in genetic evaluation systems, beef performance record systems, and herd management software
• Experience working with beef seedstock, commercial cow-calf, stocker and feedlot producers and stakeholder organizations
• Experience in commercial application of precision animal health technologies and adoption preferred
• Ability to travel in support of business and customer needs.