Careers at Putney
Putney plans to double in 2010: double our revenues, double our team, double the number of projects, double the number of deals. To achieve our goals, in 2010 and keep doubling in 2011 and beyond, we are recruiting additional members of our management team.
We seek A players: people who drive growth, thrive on change, constantly take on new challenges and overcome impediments to achieve what others thought impossible. We seek candidates with experience and a track record of success in either veterinary, human generic or specialty pharma.
Our hiring process seeks to identify candidates who are successful performers, who build rather than maintain, who push goals ever higher as they over-achieve and who are passionate about building a better animal health company that listens to veterinarians and large practices. We seek people who want to work hard while savoring the thriving communities and natural beauty of Maine with their families.
Putney is not for everyone: standards are high, change is rapid, challenges are tough and our evaluation process to find A players who fit the defined needs of each position using methods developed by ghSMART is intense.
Putney offers competitive compensation packages commensurate with experience and position, including bonus plan and stock options, and a dynamic opportunity to grow professionally.
Putney is located in Portland, Maine. Our office is in the heart of the historic Old Port section of the city, an area of thriving restaurants, art galleries and shops near Portland's waterfront. Putney is 10 minutes from boating, 20 minutes from great beaches, a ferry ride from world class kayaking, 30 minutes from LLBeans and Freeport's outlet shopping, 90 minutes from hiking, fishing and Sunday River skiing. We are less than two hours from Boston.
Employers in the area include Idexx, UNUM, Maine Medical Center and Mercy Hospital, LL Bean, University of Maine School of Law, University of Southern Maine, Bath Iron Works, DeLorme Mapping, Central Maine Power, numerous banks and professional service firms, Fairchild Semiconductor, Wright Express and many entrepreneurial businesses.
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In addition to the posted openings, we are always interested in hearing from great people who are interested in careers at Putney as we grow. We seek to build our network of talented people with veterinary or human pharmaceutical experience, particularly in generics. We will contact you for a telephone interview if your experience and background fit an area where we expect to have openings.
Please submit your resume and cover letter via e-mail to careers@putneyvet.com, or mail them to us.
We prefer to build relationships with great people directly, so please send us your resume, or refer us to a talented colleague. We treat all applications with the utmost confidence.
Applications are not accepted in person. Putney is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer.
Executive Assitant
Smart, experienced, trustworthy, executive assistant to CEO of a rapidly growing veterinary pharmaceutical company. Must be articulate, a good writer and editor, fluent in electronic office software. Candidates should be direct communicators, diplomatic with people at all levels, unafraid to resolve problems on own initiative, motivated and accurate. Must use good judgement in handling sensitive information, deal with board of directors, respond quickly to changing priorities, be deadline focused and enjoy solving all manner of issues through creativity, sound judgement and initiative.
Administrative Assistant
Enthusiastic, dedicated multi-tasker needed to serve as administrative assistant and receptionist at a specialty veterinary pharmaceutical company in the Portland area. The ideal candidate will be trustworthy, self motivated, detail orientated, eager to learn, and flexible. This entry level position assists multiple departments with basic administrative support
VP/Director Sales
Putney is also interviewing for a number of management positions, level is dependant on qualifications and experience.
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Senior commercial executive to join Putney to lead our rapid revenue growth. Executive is responsible for relationships with key accounts and for building strategic and tactical sales and customer service planning and actions for Putney that will double revenue in 2010 and more than double again in 2011 and 2012.
Must be hands on, veterinary sales executive with a minimum of 8-10 years experience in sales of pharmaceuticals or other technical products to companion animal veterinarians. Putney seeks a leader to build a high performing team in accordance with budgets to drive sales and delivery of the Putney Promise.
Vice President, Sales and Marketing must also have a deep understanding of the companion animal veterinary sector and demonstrated ability to solve problems and build strong commercial teams. Must be an excellent listener, motivated to understand our customers’ businesses and needs for Putney's generic and specialty products and able to translate that understanding into the strategy and programs to achieve revenue, profit and growth targets.
Vice President, Business Development
Executive with 5+ years experience in human generic/spec pharma BD roles including manufacturing and development and in-licensing deals as well as corporate alliances that drive company success. Will use experience in deal structuring, overcoming obstacles to reach agreement, selling the deal, long term partnership building, negotiating with overseas pharmaceutical companies and ability to understand FDA regulatory requirements to find and close deals that drive future sales.
VP BD will be astute at financial modeling, relentless in pursuit of product opportunities, able to function independently to reach rapid agreement and alignment with partners, while also working closely with a team to filter opportunities, negotiate technical details and evaluate regulatory. As a key member of the management team, VP BD will travel often, including internationally, to find, negotiate and close product development, licensing and partnership opportunities with both human and veterinary pharmaceutical companies worldwide.
Controller/VP Finance
CPA with 8+ years experience directing and performing accounting, budgeting and related financial responsibilities at rapidly growing companies. Experience in pharmaceutical or similar high value, highly regulated industry is highly desirable.
Controller/ VP Finance will be hands on, a stellar communicator with CEO, Board and investors and equally comfortable working on budgets and sharing information with department heads. Executive will share information across the organization to insure alignment and understanding of metrics that define success.
Controller/ VP Finance will play a key role in achieving doubling of revenues in 2010 and more than doubling in 2011 and 2012, including budgets, financial reporting, audits, banking relationships, facilities, fulfillment operations, and financial modeling and support of CEO in fund raising.