Technical Manager – Veterinary & Diagnostic Solutions (Tanzania)

About the role

IQVIA is recruiting a Technical Manager to provide veterinary and diagnostic expertise for a leading pharma client in Tanzania and the wider North‑West‑East Africa region. The role focuses on ruminants and poultry, supporting demand generation, market development and correct product use across distributors, customers and internal teams.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver technical support for veterinary and diagnostic activities across the assigned market.
• Provide product training to distributors and key accounts, ensuring correct application and supporting commercial growth.
• Drive demand‑generation initiatives and contribute technical input to portfolio management.
• Support species‑specific strategies and cross‑species projects.
• Manage and facilitate training clinics, including train‑the‑trainer programmes, especially in remote areas.
• Build relationships with Key Opinion Leaders and support diagnostic infrastructure development.
• Offer technical consultancy aligned with diagnostic outcomes and best‑practice recommendations.
• Participate in pharmacovigilance reporting and related team activities.

Required profile

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine / BVSc (or equivalent) and licensed to practise in Tanzania.
• Minimum 5 years experience in a veterinary/animal‑health technical role.
• At least 2 years in a commercial environment working closely with sales and marketing.
• Proven experience delivering technical and product training.
• Strong understanding of local production systems; diagnostic testing experience is an advantage.
• Valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel up to 50 % within Tanzania (occasional international travel).

Required skills

• Veterinary clinical knowledge in core species (ruminants, poultry).
• Diagnostic testing and result interpretation.
• Pharmacovigilance processes.
• Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).