What are the responsibilities and job description for the Veterinary Affairs & Education Specialist position at Wedgewood?
The Veterinary Affairs & Education Specialist The Veterinary Affairs & Education Specialist serves as an extension of the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO), supporting Wedgewood Pharmacy’s clinical strategy, corporate accounts, academic partnerships, and field-force education efforts. This role enhances Wedgewood’s veterinary influence by leading continuing education development, advancing academic and house officer engagement, strengthening field-force clinical capability, and fostering trusted relationships with veterinary leadership (CVOs, CMOs, Medical Directors, and faculty leaders).
The Veterinary Affairs & Education Specialist supports the understanding, credibility, and utilization of compounded medications and advanced prescription-management platforms across corporate practice groups, referral networks, and university teaching hospitals. This role strengthens Wedgewood’s clinical authority, ensures accurate and consistent clinical messaging, and advances adoption through strategic education, training, and relationship development across the veterinary ecosystem.
When will you work?
- The hours for this position will be Flexible when attending scheduled events
- This is a remote role with about 40% Travel
What you’ll do:
Clinical Strategy & Education Leadership
- Partner with the Chief Veterinary Officer to define and execute a comprehensive field-force education strategy aligned with clinical and commercial priorities.
- Design, develop, and deliver clinical training programs, CE content, workshops, and digital education materials to elevate field-force effectiveness and veterinary engagement.
- Translate veterinary science, dosing considerations, regulatory requirements, and compounding best practices into clear guidance for sales and corporate account teams.
Corporate Accounts & Practice Engagement
- Engage with veterinary leadership (CVOs, CMOs, Medical Directors) to evaluate enterprise-level needs and identify clinical and operational gaps.
- Conduct practice-level assessments related to prescribing patterns, dosing practices, and workflow integration.
- Deliver recommendations to increase appropriate utilization of compounded medications across multi-site organizations.
Academic & House Officer Engagement
- Build and maintain strategic partnerships with veterinary schools, teaching hospitals, and specialty training programs.
- Develop educational programming for veterinary students, interns, residents, and faculty focused on compounding principles, clinical application, and regulatory context.
- Support the integration of compounding education into formal and informal academic curricula.
- Represent Wedgewood at universities, conferences, resident rounds, and professional meetings.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Sales, Field Training, Marketing, Quality, Legal, and Corporate Accounts to ensure consistent and compliant clinical messaging.
- Provide veterinary input into educational tools, strategic initiatives, and commercial enablement programs.
Industry Leadership & Intelligence
- Serve as a clinical ambassador across the veterinary profession and academic community.
- Monitor trends in veterinary medicine, pharmacy compounding, and regulatory developments to inform education strategy and content development.
- Leverage Wedgewood’s clinical data, prescription insights, and practice-level intelligence to inform education on best practices in prescribing behavior—including compounding and broader therapeutic decision-making—to optimize patient outcomes and support practice growth.
- Translate market intelligence and field insight into strategic recommendations for leadership, education planning, and field enablement.
- Performance Monitoring
- Track field and academic education participation and engagement.
- Provide reporting, insight, and continuous improvement recommendations to the CVO and commercial leadership team.
Who you are:
- Experience developing and delivering veterinary or field-based education and training.
- Strong understanding of veterinary compounding, prescribing trends, and practice workflows.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to convert clinical insight into structured education and strategy.
- Willingness to travel 30-40%.
- Experience in animal health (pharmaceuticals, compounding, diagnostics, or veterinary services), or leadership experience in a multi-site practice organization.
- Experience supporting corporate accounts or field enablement functions.
- Existing professional network in veterinary medicine and/or academia.
- Experience developing CE-accredited educational content.
What you’ve done:
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or equivalent required.
- Advanced clinical training and/or board certification strongly preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of industry or clinical experience with demonstrated ability to engage veterinary leadership and academic audiences.
What’s in it for you:
- Salary range $150,000 - $160,000
- A comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, and flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) retirement plan with a generous company contribution to help you save for the future
- Company Paid Life and disability insurance
- Access to voluntary insurance options
- A generous paid time off program that increases every year
- Tuition reimbursement
- Opportunity for growth - We believe in promoting from within and do so through our internal job posting program!
About Us
Wedgewood is the nation’s largest and most trusted provider of compounded veterinary medications. Its recent merger with Blue Rabbit enables the company to provide veterinarians with next-generation software to streamline patient care and marks a significant evolution in services. Together Blue Rabbit and Wedgewood serve more than 70,000 veterinary professionals and one million animals annually.
Wedgewood is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you require an accommodation due to a special need or disability, please let your recruiter know what accommodations you will need.
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Salary : $150,000 - $160,000