Responsibilities

• Category Strategy & Portfolio Support
• Support the execution of global Pain, Anesthesia & Internal Medicine category strategies aligned to Dechra’s growth ambitions.
• Partner with the Category Lead to support identification of portfolio opportunities through market analysis, customer insights, competitive intelligence, and emerging industry trends.
• Lead aggregation and synthesis of insights from regional teams, technical experts, market research, and commercial performance data to inform strategic decision-making.
• Drive annual strategic planning, portfolio reviews, and long-range business planning activities including forecasting.
• Assist in commercial evaluation associated with business development, lifecycle management, and innovation opportunities within the Pain, Anesthesia & Internal Medicine categories
• Global Launch Excellence
• Support global launch planning and execution for new products, line extensions, and strategic initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional launch teams operationally and support Category Lead in facilitating alignment across marketing, technical, regulatory, supply chain, and commercial stakeholders.
• Develop launch frameworks, timelines, toolkits, and readiness plans to support consistent and effective execution across markets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred in marketing, business, animal science, life sciences or a related field or degree in Veterinary Medicine.
• Minimum of 5-8 years of experience in marketing, product management, commercial strategy, or portfolio management within animal health, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, medical devices, or other life science industries.
• Experience supporting product launches, brand development & management, or go-to-market planning.
• Experience working cross-functionally in a matrix organization
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret market research, customer insights, and commercial performance data.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced global environment.
• Thrives in dynamic environments, demonstrating resilience and agility while helping the organization evolve, adapt, and unlock new growth opportunities
• Willingness to travel as required

Preferred

• Experience in companion animal health marketing roles covering multiple markets

Benefits

• Here at Dechra we pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and we embrace candidates from all walks of life.
• free weekly wellness sessions focused on our employee's physical and mental wellbeing, and flexible work arrangements.
• We offer a generous employer 401k match and an other incentives for long-term financial wellness.
• Our full array of health, financial and voluntary benefit programs are what you would expect from a recognized Best Place to Work.