Associate Director Production, Proving Grounds │Pocomoke Farms(Pocomoke City, MD)
Core
Provide strategic leadership and accountability for Proving Grounds, an integrated product validation and commercialization platform for poultry genetics, ensuring facilities evolve to support future research and market introduction.
Role type
Senior leadership (Associate Director) for product validation and commercialization infrastructure
Builds
A multi-site network of breeding, production, and support facilities for genetic progress and product validation
Domain
Agriculture (Poultry) + Product Validation & Commercialization
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Strategic planning, team leadership, operational excellence, budget management, biosecurity management, animal welfare compliance, risk mitigation, capital project management, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Infrastructure development, succession planning, continuous improvement, technology adoption
Responsibilities
Develop and execute long-term strategy and roadmap for Proving Grounds; Lead execution of validation programs to support genetic progress and commercialization; Ensure operational integration and compliance across facilities; Manage operational and capital budgets; Lead and develop a high-performing team; Partner with product launch teams for commercial deployment.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities