Pathologist at DSLPharma

DSL Pharma is a manufacturing company that is currently focused on providing cutting edge veterinary and pharmaceutical solutions, customized to meet the daily needs of her end users.

We manufacture different drugs for improve livestock’s health. Our product is specially tailored to suit the environmental sustainability of livestock’s within Nigeria. Our animal health products undergo rigorous quality control to be certified fit for use on farm animals.

Job Purpose

• To support animal health and product effectiveness through accurate laboratory diagnostics, disease surveillance, post-mortem analysis, and research on livestock diseases.
• The pathologist provides critical insight that drives product development, field solutions, and client advisory services. 
  

• Conduct gross and histopathological examinations on poultry and livestock samples to determine the cause of illness or mortality.
• Perform laboratory tests on tissue, organ, blood, and faecal samples to detect pathogens, toxins, or abnormal conditions.
• Diagnose common and emerging diseases affecting poultry and livestock (e.g., coccidiosis, salmonellosis, NDV, avian influenza, bacterial infections).
• Collaborate with field teams and sales reps to respond to customer complaints or mortality issues with diagnostic insights.
• Recommend treatment plans, biosecurity measures, and disease prevention protocols based on findings.
• Support product evaluation (e.g., feed additives, vaccines, water sanitizers) through in vivo/ex vivo testing and field trials.
• Develop and maintain a database of diagnostic results, trends, and regional disease prevalence.
• Provide technical training to farm managers, customers, and internal staff on disease identification and prevention.
• Prepare timely diagnostic reports and advise clients or sales teams on corrective action.
• Ensure laboratory compliance with biosecurity, ethical handling, and sample disposal regulations.

KPIs

• Turnaround time for diagnostic reports
• Accuracy of diagnoses and recommendations
• Support provided to sales/technical field teams
• Number of field cases or customer issues resolved through diagnostics
• Training sessions or technical materials developed

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: job@dslpharma.com using the job title as the subject of the email.