Ceva is the 5th largest global animal health company operating 21 R&D centers and 33 production sites across 47 countries. The hiring velocity is accelerating, with manufacturing and sales roles driving most new headcount; the tech stack reflects a transitional pharma operation—legacy ERP and JD Edwards alongside modern cloud (Azure, AWS) and biotech tools (Benchling, SnapGene)—while a documented pain-point focus on GMP compliance, equipment validation, and quality standardization suggests the organization is consolidating operations post-acquisition or scaling consolidated manufacturing.
Notable leadership hires: Layer Lead, Technical services director, Marketing Lead, Business Unit Director, KAM Broiler Lead
Ceva Santé Animale manufactures vaccines, preventive medicines, and pharmaceutical solutions for swine, poultry, ruminants, and companion animals, operating under a One Health framework. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Libourne, France, the company generated €1.77 billion in 2024 turnover and employs over 7,000 people. The product portfolio spans preventive care, farm and companion animal pharmaceuticals, and supporting equipment and services. Active projects include new product launches, plant construction, global e-commerce implementation, and vaccine production scaling, with particular operational focus on GMP and BPF compliance, quality standardization across global sites, and maintenance cost reduction.
Ceva uses ERP systems (JD Edwards), Salesforce for CRM, Azure and AWS for cloud, Benchling and SnapGene for biotech R&D, Jira and Git for development workflows, Power BI for analytics, and Microsoft 365/Teams. The company is actively adopting Azure and Teams while maintaining legacy pharma systems.
Current projects include new product launches, plant construction, vaccine production scaling, global e-commerce strategy, business plan development, documentation system upgrades, equipment validation, and internal compliance and governance initiatives.
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