Technical Advisor Poultry (Veterinarian)

Help shape the future of poultry health
Are you a veterinarian with a passion for poultry health and a desire to make an impact beyond clinical practice? Do you enjoy combining scientific expertise with customer interaction and innovative solutions?

On behalf of MSD Animal Health, we're looking for an experienced Technical Advisor Poultry (Veterinarian) to support customers across Belgium. In this highly visible role, you'll work alongside veterinarians, hatcheries, poultry companies and farmers to improve flock health, optimize production performance and contribute to a more sustainable poultry industry.

About MSD Animal Health
MSD Animal Health is a global leader in animal health, dedicated to improving the health and well-being of animals through innovative vaccines, pharmaceuticals, technology and services.

Their Benelux Commercial Organization consists of approximately 120 professionals based in Brussels (Belgium) and Boxmeer (The Netherlands). Together, they support veterinarians, wholesalers and livestock producers with a broad portfolio of preventive healthcare solutions.

Within their Livestock Business Unit, a team of dedicated specialists focuses on delivering innovative products, technical expertise and services to the poultry sector throughout the Benelux.

Your role
Reporting to the Veterinary Services Lead, you will act as the trusted technical partner for poultry veterinarians, hatcheries, rearing companies and poultry producers across Belgium.

Your expertise will help customers tackle complex respiratory and intestinal diseases, improve farm management, strengthen immunity programs and support food safety initiatives. By combining scientific knowledge with practical field experience, you'll translate complex challenges into effective, customer-focused solutions.

Working closely with the Commercial Poultry Team, you will also contribute to the development of innovative services, technical tools and data-driven solutions that create value throughout the poultry production chain.

Your responsibilities
In this position, you'll combine scientific expertise with commercial insight while building long-term partnerships across the Belgian poultry industry. Your responsibilities include:

• Serve as the primary technical contact for poultry veterinarians, hatcheries, rearing companies and poultry producers throughout Belgium.
• Provide expert technical support on complex respiratory, intestinal and other poultry health challenges.
• Build long-term partnerships with strategic customers by understanding their business objectives and helping them achieve sustainable improvements.
• Lead and support technical projects that align customer needs with MSD Animal Health's strategic priorities.
• Collaborate closely with Sales and Marketing to develop customer-focused technical solutions and identify new business opportunities.
• Support product launches, customer meetings, scientific presentations and technical discussions.
• Analyze field data and pathogen-specific diagnostics to monitor flock health and recommend appropriate preventive strategies.
• Contribute to the development of technical services, audit tools and automated data processing systems.
• Ensure compliance with pharmacovigilance requirements and applicable Benelux regulations.
• Maintain accurate customer information within the CRM system.<
• Deliver technical training sessions for colleagues, veterinarians and other stakeholders within the poultry industry.
• Initiate, coordinate or support local research projects and scientific studies where appropriate.
• Prepare scientific publications for industry media and maintain relationships with national and international poultry experts and professional associations.

You are a veterinarian who combines scientific expertise with strong interpersonal skills. You enjoy working independently, building lasting customer relationships and translating complex scientific information into practical advice.

In addition, you bring:

• A University degree in Veterinary Medicine.
• Preferably a PhD or relevant postgraduate specialization in poultry health.
• Experience in poultry veterinary practice, technical veterinary services or a scientific research environment.
• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• The ability to interpret data and translate insights into practical recommendations.
• Strong communication, presentation and relationship-building skills.
• Experience with scientific writing is considered an advantage.
• Good knowledge of the poultry industry and animal health products.
• Willingness to travel regularly throughout Belgium, including one to two visits per month to their headquarters in Boxmeer and several trips per year to international poultry conferences, exhibitions and industry events.
• Fluency in Dutch and English.

At MSD Animal Health, you'll become part of an international organization where innovation, science and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do.

This position offers the opportunity to make a real difference to animal health while continuously developing your own technical and professional expertise. You'll work with highly knowledgeable colleagues, contribute to meaningful projects and help shape the future of poultry health in Belgium.

In return, MSD offers an attractive employment package including:

• Competitive salary.
• Attractive performance-based incentive plan.
• Company car.
• Expense allowances.
• Eco vouchers.
• 32 days of annual leave.
• Holiday allowance and 13th-month salary.
• Excellent pension plan.
• Extensive learning and development opportunities.

Interested in joining MSD Animal Health? We'd love to hear from you. Please send your CV and motivation letter to info@matchrecruitment.eu, for the attention of Jos Douven, Recruiter.

For more information about the position, please contact Jos Douven on +31 (0)6 519 41 954.

More information about MSD Animal Health can be found on its Belgian and global websites:

• MSD Animal Health Belgium: www.nl.msd-animal-health.be
• MSD Animal Health Global: www.msd-animal-health.com

We look forward to hearing from you.

Please note: MSD Animal Health has appointed Match Recruitment as its exclusive recruitment partner for this vacancy. For any questions regarding the position or to submit your application, please contact Match Recruitment directly.