Manager Clinical Nutrition

Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country
# 158991 - Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom’s of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children’s oral health.

If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!
 

At Hill’s we have a purpose. Every day around the world, we transform the lives of millions of pet families through pioneering innovation, amazing nutrition, and the best and brightest people. If you’re interested in work that matters, fueled by passion for pets, we invite you to apply.

 

Founded more than 75 years ago with an unwavering commitment to pet nutrition, Hills’ mission is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets. Our decades of science and research guide us in creating nutrition that’s a step ahead so pets and pet parents can enjoy every day together. As the US #1 Veterinarian Recommended pet food brand, knowledge is our first ingredient with 220+ veterinarians, PhD nutritionists and food scientists working to develop breakthrough innovations in pet health.

 

GPVA plays an integral role in positioning Hill’s in the global profession as a scientific, innovative and credible partner who is engaged in improving the health of dogs and cats, and in supporting the profession. The Manager Clinical Nutrition is part of the Global Professional and Veterinary Affairs team (GPVA), who are responsible for our strategy with veterinary customers that will result in endorsement for and active recommendation of Hill’s therapeutic and wellness products. This role reports to the Senior Director of Professional and Academic Affairs and supports the execution of strategies that position Hill’s as the most valuable partner, providing scientific evidence-based advancements in the field of nutrition, and demonstrating our commitment to transforming the lives of people and their pets. This role has a primary focus on supporting core therapeutic and wellness products to internal and external professional audiences and help implement global innovative professional scientific engagement and education elevating Hill's scientific leadership, resulting in veterinary endorsement and active recommendation of Hill's products. This function will work cross-functionally to integrate these learnings and tools into the commercial approach to accomplish the yearly Hill’s professional strategic priorities and objectives. The function is located in HQ Overland Park.

What You Will Do:

 

• Provide professional and veterinary clinical nutrition insights to GGIT and S&T to support core therapeutic and wellness product stay-in business ideation under leadership of the Senior Director of Prof Veterinary and Academic Affairs. 

• Support the GGIT providing scientific & clinical nutrition expertise during the core product and wellness claims substantiation, bundle development and approval processes.

• Support the update of materials to strengthen global product upgrades to match specific commercial needs of the regions and train the trainers of relevant PVA, marketing and CD teams accordingly.

• Support the analysis and develop veterinary and clinical nutrition perspective on key competitors’ claims and products to address competitive pressure and develop a cross-functional action plans

• Support the Scientific Center of Excellence under leadership of the Strategic Scientific Comms Manager

• Emphasize the product superiority, the Hill’s nutritional philosophy, and support the scientific communications of our products.

• Support the Feline Center of Excellence with nutritional recommendations and guidance.

• Execute and support comprehensive communication plans to support professional global core therapeutic and wellness products and drive endorsement and recommendation of these Hill’s products.

• Support the creation of appropriate materials & tools and help train global teams for core therapeutic and wellness products.

• Create and deliver scientific presentations that educate the veterinary healthcare te