**The Position** The Technical and Marketing Lead is responsible for leading the technical and marketing team of the Pets business segment in achieving its objectives, in alignment with global and ROPU strategies. **Duties & Responsibilities:** + Lead the team to ensure short- and long-term objectives for the business segment are achieved with the collaboration from other functions. + Ensure marketing plans and campaigns are executed in alignment with strategies, compliance, business needs, commercial excellence programs, tools and processes, etc. + Ensure technical activities are aligned with strategies, compliance, business needs, commercial excellence programs, tools and processes, etc. + Ensure implementation of species technical and marketing strategies and plans in close collaboration with different stakeholders. + Define and clarify roles, goals, and expectations of the team. + Ensure ambitious and achievable business goals are set and owned by individuals + Address non-performance + Demonstrate and support Boehringer behaviors and compliance policies + Practice and support BI values + Talent Management: + Lead, coach and develop team members to ensure optimal individual/team performance. + Communication & Network: + Maintain interaction with key customers, business and government relationships within the OPU to the mutual benefit of the business and local community. + Responsible for an efficient information transfer and communication with relevant internal stakeholders of the corporation, relevant to the team. + Responsible for maximizing impact of all available resources in line with technical and marketing strategies + Maintain close collaboration with different stakeholders + Compliance & Policies: + Comply with local regulations, industry and company Code of Conduct + Comply with all regulations regarding interactions with healthcare professionals and follow company Code of Conduct + Take necessary action on issues of compliance + Be a role model in compliance with local regulations, industry and company code of conduct and maintain integrity + Lead by example **Requirements:** + Bachelor’s degree in veterinary medicine, Life Sciences and or Business Management. Preferably with an MBA. + Leadership Experience for more than 4 years in an animal health or FMCG industry setting + Strong written & verbal communication skills along with excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to develop stakeholder relationships. + Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate medium/large and diverse groups of professionals + Demonstrated solid decision making and negotiation skills + Demonstrated strategic thinking, initiative, creativity and proven track record for innovation + Demonstrated ability to lead, collaborate and deliver results in a highly matrix organization. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person’s actual or perceived race, including natural hairstyles, hair texture and protective hairstyles; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.