Kelly Services
Location
Decatur, GA | United States
Job description
Kelly Services® has been providing outstanding employment opportunities to the most talented individuals in the marketplace. We are proud to offer an opportunity to work as an R&D Lab Manager located in Decatur, GA .
In this role, you will collaborate on base business commercialization efforts and the development and commercialization of new products that improve crop nutrition, optimize plant health, and create long-term value in the agricultural market. This opportunity will allow you to combine your technical expertise, leadership skills, creativity, and entrepreneurship to have a direct impact on business performance.
The position will include up to 20% travel and is based in Decatur, GA, 15-miles east of Atlanta, GA.
What You Will Do
Collaborate with leadership, procurement, product stewardship and operations to ensure products meet end user/brand/competitive specifications, commercialization timelines and product quality criteria
Attract, motivate, empower, develop and retain a diverse team
Drive continuous improvement through formulation optimization, minimizing waste and optimizing the product portfolio
Provide technical support/training to sales teams, operations and marketing
Identify new product technologies and explore the potential to improve products/processes based on insights to help the business team drive portfolio expansion
Develop Intellectual Property strategies
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
Research experience to include one or more of these areas: product/formulation development, commercialization, production scale up
Experience leading and managing projects
Advanced degree in Physical Science field - (with an emphasis on Chemistry, Formulation Chemistry)
What Will Put You Ahead
Five (5) or more years of experience in the Agriculture Industry supporting new product development
Experience with nitrogen stabilizer or seed enhancement product development
Proven track record with cross-capability collaboration
Experience leading and mentoring a team of direct reports
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As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here ( for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
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