Leadership
job description
title: sr res scientist-ag research
level of leadership: tbd
job code: n/a
grade: 16
job status: permanent
country/region: méxico
department: i & s
last updated: apr 2023
solid upline: general manager
dotted upline: gao hr manager
dual reporting1 job: n/a
geographic area2 of responsibility: n/a
job summary
purpose
accounts for the coordination and implementation of research and development for new and existing organic botanical crops/active ingredients, as well as the research of different aspects of agriculture such as pest and disease control, organic production methods, irrigation methods, in order to provide advice and support to gao farming operations. Research and development will support innovative improvements and additions to amway products, as well as farm productivity and crop quality.
primary responsibilities
1. Interact regularly with farm management, senior executives, and amway i&s department to develop strategy and to ensure key objectives are achieved.
2. Work with corporate’s i&s department to identify and validate new botanical species and varieties/biotypes with functional benefits in product applications. Provide financial and operational input for internal crop production and transition to manufacturing.
3. Provide technical support to gao agricultural department to support current crop production goals and return-on-investment targets.
4. In conjunction with partners and/or farm sites, investigate new and/or improved methods of organic agricultural practices which will increase crop productivity and quality. Research may include but is not limited to increasing soil fertility, improving pest and disease resistance, and increasing the quality and/or active levels in crops.
5. Manage development research to include reporting, analyzing and interpreting results from various partners.
6. Provide the site agricultural research direction to ensure the execution of improvement processes in support of gao and amway/nutrilite.
7. Develop and present research lectures and publications with the approval and according to corporate’s guidelines to support amway’s image.
8. Operate lab equipment used for scientific testing.
9. Keep records of results from experiments within laboratory, statistical evidence gathered from work in the field and from research in an archive or library as defined by the company.
10. Coordinate agricultural research being done under company grants at selected universities and private partners.
11. Develop and execute annual operating plan (aop) and business plans for ag research aligning strategic initiatives.
12. Travel to domestic and global locations to work with counterparts and affiliate business leaders. Verbal and written english skills are required, multi-lingual skills are preferred.
decision rights
* n/a
management level
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n/a
management scope
revenue & managed spend
direct reports
indirect reports
direct managed spend4:
revenue of markets supported5:
n/a
number and nature of staff (i.e., hourly, salaried, etc. -- identify contract staff) separately
5 persons
number of employees reporting to subordinate supervisors and/or managers
additional scope information
(additional factors relevant for measuring the scope of this job)
“functions” or departments managed.
makes research within the agriculture area including new and existing organic botanical crops, pest and disease control, organic production methods, irrigation methods.
is the work “transactional” or “analytical” and to what degree is it one vs. the other .
80% analytic 20% transactional.
functional horizon: primary focus is short (1yr.) vs. mid (3 years) vs. long (5 years).
from 1 to 5 years.
global responsibility: country, region, globe - describe scope and nature of responsibility (liaison/coordination vs. full responsibility for output) n/a
global presence: geography of directly managed staff. N/a
additional size and scope of responsibility
- desarrollar y actualizar los procedimientos del área de impuestos.
autonomy.
* reports to general manager with medium level of autonomy, strong work relation/alignment with corporate’s i & s.
required knowledge, skills, abilities and/or related experience
* or an equivalent combination of formal education, on-the-job training, and/or work and life experience
education
degree field
related experience (years)
certification(s) / license(s)
engineering, scientific research
bs
# of years with gen related experience.
8 years.
n/a
required knowledge & skills and/or related experience:
* knowledge of research methodologies in agricultural disciplines and capacity to interpret findings.
* knowledge in experiment’s design.
* statistics for research.
* good agricultural practices.
* organic agriculture
required abilities
* hability for budget management.
* team leading/ managing. To gain the assistance of others: colleagues at gao site and amway, administrative staff and people in the private sector to cary out research projects.
* hability to communicate effectively in english/spanish, orally and writing.
* innovative and creative, with critical judgment.
* ability to use knowledge and skills to devise solutions to unfamiliar problems.
* ability to analyse and critically evaluate arguments and evidence appropriate to the agricultural discipline (e.g. collect analyse and interpret data and information, generate and test hypotheses, synthesise and organise information).
* ability to generate ideas/products/methods/approaches/perspectives as appropriate in agricultural research.
* project management.
* strategic thinking: hability to think strategically and understand the wider vision. Demonstrates long term understanding of the opportunities and needs.
required knowledge
preferred knowledge, skills, abilities and/or related experience
education
degree field
related experience (years)
certification(s) / license(s)
scientific research
bs
# of years with gen related experience.
10 years.
n/a
preferred knowledge, skills, abilities and/or related experience:
(this section details the key attributes, skill sets or experience you would prefer an individual have but would not require and is typically written in the form of a bulleted list)