Genetic Services Specialist

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 is located onsite in our Hendersonville, TN office.

The successful candidate will provide technical knowledge, advice, and support to sales representatives, resellers, and customers during the sales process. This dynamic role requires the ability to resolve technical issues, maximize the benefits derived from the organization’s products and services, and effectively position the PIC Genetic Program with its customers. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and implementation skills, a strong work ethic, and the ability to thrive in a culturally diverse, fast-paced environment. Additionally, they will be capable of working autonomously, establishing priorities, and collaborating across global, functional teams, with excellent organizational, interpersonal, technical writing, and presentation skills.

• 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 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%

Basic Qualifications: (required)

• A university degree in Animal Sciences, Animal Breeding or Quantitative Genetics
• A minimum of 2 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
• 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:

• An advanced degree in a relevant field
• Fluent in Spanish

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 nutritious, affordable pork and a commitment to continuous improvement. 

Our vision is clear: Pioneering animal genetic improvement to help sustainably nourish the world.

At Genus we offer a competitive salary. Benefits include health, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, long and short-term disability, 401K, tuition reimbursement, paid holidays and ETO (employee time off). This position will have opportunity for growth.  

Genus is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. Genus prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Genus conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. 

Genus plc will never ask you to provide fees or payment for computer, software, or other equipment or supplies during the recruitment and/or onboarding process. If you have any questions about your individual application, please contact the Genus Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@genusplc.com.