Vice President Vaccine Development

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 portfolio ‑ level value creation, while acting as a key decision ‑ making 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