What Industry Needs from Graduates

While not highly technical in nature, the question posed for this presentation is a difficult one and one without a straightforward answer. The complexity begins with the fact that there are multiple segments within the animal health industry and employers can be working in areas from toys and treats to food or feed additives to drugs, biologics, or pesticides. Furthermore, employers may be local or global and this difference can influence the skill sets needed to be a successful part of the organization. In our US animal health business alone, we develop veterinary pharmaceuticals (with regulatory oversight provided by the US Food and Drug Administration – Center for Veterinary Medicine), veterinary pesticides (with regulatory oversight provided by the US Environmental Protection Agency), and veterinary biologics (with regulatory oversight provided by the US Department of Agriculture – Center for Veterinary Biologics). [...]