Operations Lead
Core
Provide site leadership for R&D Seed Operations, ensuring safe, timely, cost-effective, and high-quality delivery of vegetable research trials across open-field, cage, and greenhouse environments.
Role type
Senior Operations Lead (R&D Seed Operations)
Builds
Vegetable research trials (seed to seed) for breeding programs
Domain
Agriculture / Plant Breeding / Horticulture
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Operational leadership, process standardization, cross-functional collaboration, KPI monitoring, regulatory compliance (QMS/HSE), team coaching, budget management, data-driven decision making
Preferred skills
Expert-level understanding of sweet corn, green bean, pea, and onion production, MS in Plant Science/Agronomy/Genetics
Technologies
Planning tools, automation tools, dashboards
Responsibilities
Set direction and provide operational leadership for R&D Seed Operations; Translate regional and global strategy into practical site plans; Own operational delivery of vegetable research trial activities; Establish, monitor, and report KPIs; Ensure compliance with regulatory, stewardship, phytosanitary, QMS, and HSE requirements; Provide line leadership for the operations team; Build trusted stakeholder relationships; Lead resolution of site-related matters
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC