Trialing and Product Placement Lead
Core
Lead late-stage vegetable product trialing and placement, ensuring high-quality product characterization and effective portfolio advancement across crops and market segments.
Role type
Senior IC seed product development lead (vegetables)
Builds
Experimental seed varieties/hybrids for commercial release
Domain
Agriculture / Seed industry / Vegetable breeding
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
end-to-end trial execution, phenotypic data collection, product characterization, people leadership, stakeholder management, operational planning, budget forecasting, third-party contract management, HSE compliance, on-site farmer engagement
Preferred skills
experience with smallhold farmers, knowledge of local market and region, adoption of new phenotyping technologies
Technologies
mechanical planting equipment, automated harvest systems
Responsibilities
Lead team execution of R&D trials for experimental seed varieties, ensure high-quality trialing process from sowing to harvest, oversee product characterization aligned with Target Product Profile, manage product placement scientist contributions, elevate team skillset on new phenotyping technologies, deploy new technologies in region, plan and track operations with budget allocation, optimize trialing network, scout and manage third-party trial contracts, communicate product insights to marketing and sales, maintain seed research equipment, lead HSE and stewardship practices
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities