Controlled Environments Leader

Description

Who are we, and what do we do?

At Corteva Agriscience, you will help us grow what's next. No matter your role, you will be part of a team that is building the future of agriculture - leading breakthroughs in the innovation and application of science and technology that will better the lives of people all over the world and fuel the progress of humankind.

Corteva Agriscience is seeking a leader for its controlled environment team in Johnston, IA. The group consists of more than 100 employees and 180,000 square feet of static and automated greenhouses, dozens of growth chambers, and an automated headhouse. This team supports Corteva's business, including but not limited to corn, soy, canola, wheat, and cotton. Programs supported range from early discovery to post-commercialization and include breeding, transgenic traits, and genome editing.

Core responsibilities of the controlled environments team include plant care, plant phenotyping, plant molecular characterization, pipeline design/operation, cross-functional project management, information management, technology deployment, and facility maintenance. This team collaborates with molecular, discovery, breeding, and regulatory teams.

Summary

As a member of the Biotech Trait Characterization and Development (TCD) leadership team, the controlled environments leader is responsible for establishing and monitoring standards and strategies to deliver the seed and data required to achieve Corteva's Biotech goals.

Responsibilities

• What You Will Do:

Provide people leadership to Controlled Environment organization - a group of ~100 employees, including full-time and contractors. Foster a culture of belonging and create opportunities for the development and growth of people by driving engagement and instilling trust. Ensure and reinforce a strong safety culture.

• Lead and set technical strategies to achieve success, including developing and deploying new technologies. Own the processes and improvements required to support the organization's strategy. Effectively collaborate with scientists in trait discovery, trait development, and breeding organizations.

• Participate in resource and workload planning to ensure delivery and align plans with operational budgets; develop and manage capital plans.

• Represents controlled environments team on the TCD leadership team.

• Accountable to deliver quality seed and data to advance Corteva's Biotechnology pipeline.

Qualifications

Requirements

• What Skills You Need:

Ph.D. in a relevant field, plus six or more years of relevant experience preferred. M.S. with additional experience can substitute for a Ph.D. (relevant fields include horticulture, trait development, entomology, plant pathology, plant breeding, and plant phenotyping).

• Broad scientific knowledge in areas such as plant sciences, genetics, molecular biology, analytical chemistry, and horticulture.

• Demonstrated experience in managing complex operations.

• Direct and indirect managerial experience.

• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and people management skills.

Key Skills and Attributes:

• Strong team leadership and coaching skills.

• Strong communication skills.

• Ability to foster strong and productive relationships with stakeholders.

• Effective decision making.

• Ability to understand and make improvements to complex processes.

• Thorough understanding of the R&D pipeline.

• Strong expertise in plant sciences.

Benefits

• How We'll Support You:

• Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills

• Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place

• Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment

• Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays

• Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father

• Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program

• Learn more about our total rewards package here

• Corteva Benefits

• Check out life at Corteva! www.linkedin.com/company/corteva/life

Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.