R&D Manager H/F

Company Description

As a global key player in yeasts and fermentation, Lesaffre designs, manufactures and markets innovative solutions for Baking, Food taste & pleasure, Health care and Biotechnology.
Family group born in northern France in 1853, now a multi-national and a multicultural company, Lesaffre is committed to working with confidence to better nourish and protect the planet.
In close collaboration with its clients and partners, Lesaffre employs 11 000 people in more than 50 countries.
Lesaffre achieves a turnover of 3 billion euros.  

Structured in 2014, Agrauxine is the business unit of Lesaffre dedicated to biosolutions for crops protections. Agrauxine develops, manufactures and commercializes solutions of biocontrol, biostimulation, and bionutrition based on microorganisms or their derivatives.
Today, the company has 100 employees above 3 continents (North America, South America and Europe) more than a quarter of whom are focused on research and technical development. Agrauxine is commercially present in more than 40 countries.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced and motivated R&D Manager to manage all R&D activities at Agrauxine. The successful candidate will be responsible for defining and implementing our R&D strategy in close collaboration with the Managing Director, Development Director and Group R&D. He will also lead the R&D team within a managerial culture focused on commitment, results and accountability, productivity and efficiency.

The R&D Manager will also be responsible for :

- Ensuring a continuous improvement process to guarantee technical solutions that meet our customers' needs.

- Promoting R&D skills and projects within the company and the Lesaffre Group.

- Managing Agrauxine’ s scientific projects: gathering business needs, defining or validating specifications, supervising studies and research, managing internal partnerships (via the R&D Group) and external partnerships (with universities and research centers).

- Monitor the company's technological and scientific developments and take part in relevant events and conferences.

- Manage the R&D budget.

Qualifications

Formation: Doctorate (PhD) in biological or chemical sciences applied to agri/agro

Experience: 8 to 15 years in an R&D department working on micro-organisms / bio- solutions and international managerial experience

Additional Information

Based in Beaucouzé (49), France, with 30% travel within Europe, North and Latin America mainly.

All of our positions are open to people with disabilities.