Vice President Vaccine Development H/F - Ceva Santé Animale

Le succès d'une entreprise passe avant tout par les hommes et femmes qui la composent...

Ensemble, partageons nos talents.

Ceva Santé Animale est la 1ère entreprise de santé animale française, et est classée au 5ème rang mondial.

Ensemble, c'est avec passion que les femmes et les hommes de Ceva recherchent, développent, produisent et commercialisent des solutions de santé innovantes pour soigner tous les animaux, et ainsi contribuer à la préservation des grands équilibres de notre planète.

Nous nous engageons à assurer le meilleur niveau de soins et de bien-être possible aux animaux d'élevage (volailles, porcs, ruminants), aux animaux de compagnie (chiens et chats) et à la faune sauvage.

En effet, notre vision « Ensemble, au-delà de la santé animale » met en avant le lien étroit qui existe entre la santé et le bien-être des personnes, des animaux et de notre planète. Ceva est plus que jamais engagé dans une approche « One Health », une seule santé en français.

Dans le cadre de notre politique "Diversité, équité et inclusion", Ceva Santé Animale s'engage en faveur de l'emploi des personnes en situation de handicap et déploie les moyens nécessaires au bon déroulement des entretiens de recrutement. N'hésitez pas à nous solliciter.
Job Location: Europe (preferably France)

Ceva Santé Animale is strengthening its global R&D organization and accelerating its ambition in vaccines and biologicals.

As part of this transformation, we are creating a Vice President - Vaccine Development role to lead and elevate our global development capabilities.

The role provides senior leadership across all vaccine development domains, ensuring scientific, regulatory, manufacturing and portfolio coherence from the development stagegate through registration readiness, while aligning with Discovery innovation, technology platforms and development execution under a single, integrated vision.

As a direct manager of multiple Senior Vaccine Leaders, the VP Vaccine Development drives clarity of priorities, consistency of execution and portfoliolevel value creation, while acting as a key decisionmaking authority within R&D governance.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the EVP R&D, the VP Vaccine Development will:

- Define and implement a clear, differentiated global vaccine development strategy aligned with portfolio and business priorities
- Lead portfolio prioritization, value optimization, and trade-offs across multiple development programs
- Establish robust governance, decision-making frameworks, and execution standards across vaccine development
- Drive the transformation of the organization, including structure, operating model, and capabilities
- Lead and develop a global team of senior leaders across multiple sites and domains
- Ensure strong cross-functional integration with Discovery, Regulatory, Manufacturing and Commercial teams
- Accelerate delivery of key strategic programs in a fast and highly competitive environment
- Foster a high-performance, accountable, and collaborative culture across the organization

· Advanced degree (PhD, DVM, MD or equivalent) in life sciences

· 15+ years of experience in vaccines or biologics development, within pharma, biotech, or animal health

· Proven track record of end-to-end vaccine development, including successful product licensing

· Strong experience in portfolio-level leadership, prioritization, and strategic decision-making

· Demonstrated ability to lead large, global, and matrix organizations

· Solid understanding of regulatory pathways, CMC, and industrial constraints

· Expertise in livestock (particularly swine and ruminants) is highly desirable

· Recognized as a transformational leader, able to drive change in complex environments

· Combines strategic vision with pragmatic execution and strong decision-making

Why Join Ceva

· Lead a global transformation of vaccine development in a fast-growing, innovation-driven company

· Shape the future of a strategic and high-value portfolio

· Operate at executive level with strong visibility and influence

· Opportunity to build and scale best-in-class R&D capabilities

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