Senior Genetic Services Specialist

Role Overview

PIC North America, a Genus Company, has an exciting opportunity. We are looking for a highly motivated Genetic Services Specialist responsible for executing and communicating genetic services to internal and external customers of PIC in North America. The goal of genetic services is to maximize the success of our customers by ensuring the delivery of superior genetics to their business operations. This position in located in Hendersonville, TN and we would consider remote work for candidates living in the upper Midwest.

 

The successful candidate provides advanced technical knowledge, advice and support to sales representatives, resellers and customers during the sales process to resolve requests regarding product/service technical issues and to maximize the benefits derived from the organization's products and/or services. This dynamic position requires strong communication and implementation skills, combined with a strong work ethic to carry out, support and position the PIC Genetic Program with its customers.

 

The successful candidate has the ability to work and maintain performance expectations in a culturally diverse, fast-paced environment and has the ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines. The candidate can work autonomously as well as collaboratively across global, functional teams and has excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills, including technical writing and presentation skills with the ability to communicate in an organized and concise manner.

 

The salary range for this position is $77,000 - $108,000 USD. The salary provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. Genus considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

You Will

• Provide Genetic Services to PIC customers as part of PIC Account teams.
• Support genetic implementation in customer multipliers and gene transfer centers by accurately monitoring, identifying opportunities and implementing action plans targeting maximum commercial level merit in our customer systems.
• Participate in the development, enhancement, and execution of routine genetic services to internal and external customers that include:
  • Product performance forecasting through modeling
  • Pre- and post-sale sire selection
  • Dam-line dissemination within customer systems
  • On-farm execution of breeding programs
  • Routine reporting to customer and account teams with key focus on execution
  • Interpret and analyze customer data using statistical techniques and provide ongoing reports.
• Develop training and support materials on PIC products and genetic programs; explain the benefits of new technologies and enhancements to PIC products and genetic programs
• Travel approximately 50%

Requirements

Basic Qualifications: (required)

• An advanced degree in Animal Sciences, Animal Breeding or Quantitative Genetics OR a minimum of 6 years of experience in animal breeding including an understanding of the technologies/techniques that are used to make genetic improvement as well as a strong knowledge of statistics and utilizing statistical packages to analyze data.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in project management
• Ability to demonstrate past work products and associated successes
• Must maintain biosecurity requirements and approved downtime (both swine & cohabitation) as required by PIC and their customers
• Fluent in English (required)
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Microsoft Office, Power BI, and other relevant software applications, such as R.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Fluent in Spanish

Business Overview

Genus is an agricultural biotechnology pioneer. We are a global FTSE 250 company, headquartered in the UK, and listed on the London Stock Exchange.  Genus PLC has a presence in over 70 countries and a global workforce of over 3,000 employees and growing.  We are a worldwide leader in porcine and bovine animal genetics, partnering with farmers to transform how we nourish the world – a mission that is important to a sustainable future. 

 

PIC, our swine division, currently supplies over 70% of the world’s top pork producers. We directly employ people in 18 countries worldwide, and our products are available in more than 50 countries across the globe. We are a diverse team, ranging from scientists to sales teams, production personnel to customer service, and are all united by a passion for producing nutritio