Job Description

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan, direct and implement solutions development innovation in support of Turf & ornamentals for the APAC region.
• Maintain awareness of developments in scientific knowledge, regulatory affairs, and activism that may dictate changes in stewardship &/or composition of our portfolios.
• Identify / optimize innovative ideas, through interaction with development specialists, university researchers, technical directors, and other opinion leaders in APAC markets.
• Design innovation programs, write protocols and direct external funding to quickly validate innovative ideas and advance concepts through governance process.
• Work independently to analyze / interpret trial data, prepare trial summaries and bio efficacy dossiers for regulatory submissions, and supporting investment decisions.
• Technical leadership in project teams guiding solutions development, new labels & formulations, and alternative technologies; ensure strategies are technically sound.
• Scientific leadership, authoring publications in peer-review journals and leading presentations at scientific societies.
• Secure intellectual property, driving patent generation and monitoring competitor activities.
• As a recognized expert in ES turf & ornamentals markets, stay current with scientific literature, maintain a comprehensive knowledge of competitive portfolios.
• Interact with 3rd party collaborators.
• Support technology scouting activities in APAC.

• PhD in Weed Science / Phytopathology, with at least 5 years of industry experience in environmental science development.
• Good communication skills in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment.