R&D operations manager

Unit:
Limagrain Field Seeds Asia Pacific

Job Title:

R&D operations manager

Job Location:

Nakhonsawan

Contract type:
Permanent

Research & Development

• Lead and coordinate the product testing programs in Thailand, monitor and supervise all ongoing trials under research protocol.
• Undertake planning and set objectives for the team and provide direction to all product testing team.

• Organize trials as per standard protocol, record data, upload data, analyze and prepare reports; ensure time-bound observation recovery and sharing of trial data using Limagrain proprietary software.
• Provide clear, accurate and balanced feedback to R&D and marketing teams for ongoing projects and trial development.
• Organize crop review meetings biannually: plan, communicate, follow up and assume outcome responsibility.
• Organize crop tours with support from the PD team to showcase elite hybrids from pre-commercial and demonstration trials in Thailand: plan, communicate, follow up and assume outcome responsibility.
• Coordinate with breeders, PD team & marketing for scientific community outreach: planning, communication, follow up, participation.
• Regular evaluation and updating of SOPs for trial formulation and data capturing.

• Experience:
  
  8-10 years in testing and management; maize experience preferred.

• Budgets/Cost Control
• Collaboration
• Computer Skills
• Job Knowledge
• Leadership
• Managing Conflict
• Managing Performance
• Managing for Results
• People Development
• People Management
• Planning
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Product Knowledge
• Quality
• Team Leadership
• Teamwork
• Work Environment/Safety

• Provident Funds
• Life Insurance
• Health Insurance

• First round with direct Supervisor
• Final round with Research Manager & HR director

Limagrain Field Seeds, with its international multi-crop LG brand, is the global field seeds division of Group Limagrain. Limagrain Field Seeds operates across continents with subsidiaries in over 40 countries and sales in 77 countries. We supply LG branded seeds of maize, wheat, sunflower, winter rapeseed, and other regional crops to farmers of all sizes. Our commitment to progress through technology supports continual plant variety improvements from 84 research sites adapted for local performance.

Limagrain is a global company with deep local roots. Our parent company is an agricultural cooperative based in Limagne-Val d’Allier, in the heart of France’s Auvergne region. We are an international seed and agri-food group with about 9,600 employees in 53 countries. As one of the world’s leading seed companies, we achieved substantial sales in , reflecting our collaboration with strategic partners.