Research & Development Manager

Your Job
Koch Agronomic Services is seeking a Research & Development Manager to join the team!

Our Team

In this role, you will collaborate on base business commercialization efforts and the development and commercialization of new products that improve crop nutrition, optimize plant health, and create long-term value in the agricultural market.

This opportunity will allow you to combine your technical expertise, leadership skills, creativity, and entrepreneurship to have a direct impact on business performance.

The position will include up to 20% travel and is based in Decatur, GA, 15-miles east of Atlanta, GA.

Decatur offers all that living near a big city has to offer, without being right in downtown:


* Near beaches and mountains


* World-class restaurants, festive nightlife, professional sports teams, and an abundance of attractions


* Experience a diverse and thriving cultural scene with the city's many theatres, museums, galleries


* Year-round optimal weather


* We welcome you to explore what Atlanta and the surrounding communities could offer you!

What You Will Do


* Collaborate with leadership, procurement, product stewardship and operations to ensure products meet end user/brand/competitive specifications, commercialization timelines and product quality criteria


* Attract, motivate, empower, develop and retain a diverse team


* Drive continuous improvement through formulation optimization, minimizing waste and optimizing the product portfolio


* Provide technical support/training to sales teams, operations and marketing


* Identify new product technologies and explore the potential to improve products/processes based on insights to help the business team drive portfolio expansion


* Develop Intellectual Property strategies

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)


* Research experience to include one or more of these areas: product/formulation development, commercialization, production scale up


* Experience leading and managing projects


* Advanced degree in Physical Science field - (with an emphasis on Chemistry, Formulation Chemistry)

What Will Put You Ahead


* Five (5) or more years of experience in the Agriculture Industry supporting new product development


* Experience with nitrogen stabilizer or seed enhancement product development


* Proven track record with cross-capability collaboration


* Experience leading and mentoring a team of direct reports

Position is not eligible for sponsorship.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs.

This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions.

Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data.

The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.

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