Vice President, Product Development
The Steely Group
- Junction City, KS
- Permanent
- Full-time
As the Vice President of Product Development, you will be at the forefront of cutting-edge research and innovation. The key responsibilities you will shoulder include:
- Recruit, train, develop, and retain a robust product development team including members with diverse skills and capabilities from Bachelors to Doctoral level in plant science, molecular biology, protein expression, genetics, breeding, and seed line development.
- Develop target product profiles for new products and prioritize new product development.
- Implement processes related to new product development and regularly report on key metrics such as key milestones, budgets, and projected timelines.
- Work collaboratively with other functions within the company including Product Applications, Manufacturing, Quality, and Product Development to drive new product launch and unlocking new revenue opportunities.
- Advocate at scientific events and author technical content to advocate for new products including publications in peer-reviewed journal articles, product application notes, webinars, posters, and presentations.
- Leverage project management tools like SmartSheet, to orchestrate product development activities, timelines and milestones for rapid prototyping and launch of new products with target customers.
- Cultivate and exemplify a fun, lively, high-performance culture marked by integrity, humility, and teamwork.
- Proactively identify new complementary technologies and advocate for their adoption when appropriate.
- Stay current with the latest scientific advancements in plant science, biotechnology, and protein chemistry and identify opportunities for improvement in workflows.
- Oversee the scientific development process for new product introductions focusing from gene synthesis to seed line development. Conduct and interpret scientific data and provide a robust challenge process related to scientific experiment design, methods and conclusions.
- Oversee the procurement, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of lab instruments.
- Adhere to company policies and encourage development of company culture and teamwork.
- Strong desire to make a positive impact
- Positive, can-do attitude.
- Cares more and works harder than others
- A Ph.D. Degree in a plant science field such as molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, or related field
- At least 7 years experience in a commercial product development position including lab experience with standard molecular biology and biochemistry methods such as PCR, ddPCR, ELISA, protein characterization, immunohistochemistry, gene expression analysis, plant phenotyping, bioinformatics, etc.
- Experience with statistical analysis and optimization software to develop and execute using a design of experiments approach.
- Experience presenting scientific information to large groups.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience with the Microsoft Office 365 suite of products, including Outlook, SharePoint, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- A right to work in the USA without sponsorship.