Specialist Support Veterinarian, EU Medical Affairs and Advocacy - German and English speaking

Country level Specialist Engagement and Education:

• You will build trusted peer-to-peer relationships with prioritized veterinary specialists and specialty practice teams in partnership.
• You will deliver specialty and GP-level education and scientific discussion related to diagnostic medicine and IDEXX innovations.
• You will translate complex scientific evidence and diagnostic information into practical clinical application for specialist and GP audiences.
• You will engage customers and KOLs through hospital visits, small-group and seminar education, virtual meetings, conferences, and other educational forums.
• You will support priority specialty initiatives across the IDEXX diagnostic portfolio, including areas such as oncology, hematology, clinical pathology, and integrated diagnostics.

Partnership and Strategic Account Support:

• You will serve as a specialist medical partner to existing teams within Germany, supplementing commercial teams with peer-to-peer specialty expertise.
• You will collaborate closely with Professional Services Veterinarians, Sales Managers, Veterinary Diagnostic Consultants, Corporate Accounts, and other customer-facing teams to identify opportunities where specialist and KOL engagement can strengthen customer utilization and regional impact.
• You will support regional strategies through coordinated specialist education, hospital engagement, clinical workflow support, and follow-up.
• You will provide regional teams with clinical insights, educational resources, and specialist perspective that help extend customer impact.
• You will collaborate with Global medical partners and key stakeholders

Medical Affairs and Advocacy Franchise Strategy: You will own the regional level advocacy strategy for assigned category, proactively supporting current and future innovations including but not limited to:

• Ownership of EU level KOL advisory forums and partnership with their members
• Pan-European Specialist Conference advocacy
• Identifying clinical study and data opportunities to present at European conferences
• Working with key stakeholders to adapt and transfer franchise strategy to country teams
• Partnership with Regional Franchise marketing and Global Medical Affairs partners

Insights and Program Measurement:

• You will document engagement activity and contribute to measurement of program outcomes, including adoption, utilization, engagement, and other established SSV program KPIs.
• You will proactively engage with the team as well as Global SSV colleagues on program evolution, regional planning, best practices, and continuous improvement.

Required qualifications:

• DVM, VMD, or international equivalent
• Certification in a recognized veterinary specialty relevant to the position.
• Clinical experience in both GP and specialty or university environments
• Fluency in German and English

Preferred Experience:

• Board certification in Small Animal Internal Medicine or Critical Care is preferred. Clinical Pathology and Oncology will also be considered.
• Experience teaching residents, interns, veterinary students, specialists, or other veterinary professionals.
• Prior animal-health or diagnostics industry experience, or experience in corporate veterinary organizations or multi-site specialty groups.
• Strong interest in diagnostic medicine, clinical innovation, and emerging veterinary technologies

Required Skills and Attributes

• Strong ability to communicate complex medical and scientific concepts clearly and credibly to specialist and veterinary audiences
• Exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with a genuine interest in meeting people, developing relationships, engaging in conversation, and working collaboratively with customers and colleagues.
• Strong organizational, planning, and prioritization skills with the ability to manage geography, travel schedule, customer engagements, and multiple internal priorities.
• Ability to work independently in a field-based role while remaining highly collaborative and connected to internal teams.
• Flexibility and ability to adapt effectively as customer needs, regional priorities, technologies, and program strategies evolve.
• Strong presentation, facilitation, and peer-to-peer education skills.
• An outgoing, approachable, and professional communication style with genuine enthusiasm for engaging with people.
• An educational and consultative approach to customer interactions with the ability to translate science into practical clinical application.
• Strong interpersonal awareness and the ability to build trust with a wide range of personalities, specialties, and professional backgrounds.
• A partnership mindset and ability to work effectively alongside regional commercial and medical teams.
• Flexibility, adaptability, and comfort navigating changing priorities and new opportunities.
• High self-motivation, accountability, and professional integrity. Comfort working autonomously while actively seeking input, sharing learnings, and supporting colleagues.
• Commitment to a team culture built around collaboration, mutual support, curiosity, openness, and shared success.

• This is a field-based / virtual role, ideally based in Germany or Austria
• Approximately 40-50% travel, including specialty hospital visits, corporate account engagements, conferences, and educational programs
• Travel outside the GSA region for European conferences and internal meetings, by car and by air, with occasional evening or weekend participation for educational events or conferences