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Agricultural Product Sales PA Open (J#45349) Title: Agricultural Product Sales Company: Miller Ag Job Description: Miller Agricultural Recruiting seeks to fill the following role with our client; we seek top candidates for this roles. We are currently only considering US based candidates for these roles. We are looking to fill 3 positions Sr. Level Director of Global Regulatory Affairs ( Oversee entire Worldwide Regulatory Group) 200K bonus benefits Sr. Global Regulatory Affairs Manager for Agricultural Chemicals 140K Bonus Benefits Desired Education: Ph.D. in a regulatory sciences or related discipline (e.g. chemistry, toxicology, eco-toxicology, environmental fate) Qualifications: A minimum of 10 years regulatory experience in the agricultural industry dealing with registration and regulatory matters. A track record of successful regulatory approvals and defense projects on an international scale. Diverse experiences in the areas of influencing regulations and regulators, managing compliance issues, intellectual property, off-patent strategy, A record of integrating regulatory and regulatory sciences knowledge that helps lead multi-disciplinary teams to creative solutions. Prior experience managing and leading teams including organizational structures, developing direct reports and managing team and individual performance Demonstrated leadership skills using strategic thinking, operational excellence, communication, and networking to drive results. A history of creating strong relationships globally with partners and key customers to develop and execute regulatory plans in support of mutual goals and objectives. Broad working knowledge of major global pesticide laws and registration requirements, with primary emphasis on US, Brazil and EU. Understanding established and emerging regulation in the Asia-Pacific region is desirable. Competencies: Drives for Results. Is bottom-line oriented and has the ability to push self and others for results. Understands Others. Has a sense of the values and motivational needs of groups and can anticipate reactions across different situations. Stands Alone. Can be counted on when times are tough to take carefully considered positions outside of mainstream thinking, when necessary. Learns on the Fly. Enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks, is a relentless and versatile learner. Deals with Ambiguity. Can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty, can decide and act without having a total picture. Political Savvy. Can maneuver through complex political situations, sensitive to how people and organizations function. Our client employs thousands of people across a broad range of occupations in locations across the world for over a century. They are looking for people to join them in creating, developing, and improving products, processes, and markets. Employees enjoy competitive compensation, a menu of work/life benefits and opportunities to continue developing their skills and building their career. Sr. Biologist, Weed Scientist The successful candidate will be responsible for focusing biological efforts on all aspects of herbicide evaluations for crop and non-crop opportunities. To aid in determining and expanding commercial potential of lead compounds, the individual will utilize existing bioassays, and develop and integrate new assays, to extensively characterize herbicidally-active chemistry against a broad range of weeds within key crop/non-crop segments. The individual will also work with acquisition and project development teams to prioritize compound leads and chemistry testing requirements, and provide input on herbicide opportunity evaluation efforts. The successful candidate will communicate testing results and project status with scientists, project managers and management throughout the Development and Business/Marketing organizations. The individual will report directly to the Herbicide Biology Group Leader. Our client is committed to providing employees with ample opportunities to contribute, lead and be recognized as innovators, to look beyond barriers to provide solutions, to be challenged in what they do and to love doing it. Our client is an S&P 500, US based diversified chemical company serving agricultural, industrial and consumer markets globally for more than a 100 years. As a global leader utilizing advanced technologies and customer-focused research and development, providing innovative and cost-effective solutions to food, agriculture, pharmaceutical, specialty and related industries. Responsibilities: - Work safely within a team environment in support of herbicide product concept evaluations and development. - Champion the evaluation of herbicide products and technologies towards the development, optimization and expansion of crop and specialty use concepts and products. - Test herbicide products and concepts in a range of bioassays to characterize activity, residuality, efficacy, and commercial utility. - Work independently and within a small team, requiring a minimum of supervision. - Create appropriate plans to test experimental hypotheses by identification, planning and organization of resources, including plants, greenhouse space and time requirements. - Research, develop, validate and implement new bioassays as required to meet strategic initiatives and tactical testing needs. - Constantly review, develop and implement plans and schedules to meet an ever-increasing and flexible testing demand. - Effective use of various testing equipment, such as track sprayers and field application implements, to analyze overall performance of experimental herbicide formulations. - Review data to ensure quality and consistent results are being produced by established bioassays, perform statistical analysis, and interpret assay results. - Prepare and maintain stocks of experimental and commercial herbicides. - Collect and summarize data, and deliver results and recommendations as oral and/or written reports as required to R&D scientists and project teams, management, and APG Business/Marketing groups. - Liaise with Development, Regulatory, Marketing, area Business and Development personnel as needed on all aspects of herbicide technical support, protocol generation, milestone timelines, and data requirements. - Transfer information of herbicide development findings throughout the organization. - Maintain complete understanding of all bioassays available for testing including timing, material requirements, assay evaluation, statistical analysis, etc. - Develop technical leadership by publishing and presenting appropriate information at scientific meetings, and/or trade organizations. Required Education: PhD in Weed Science, Agronomy, or related applied life science with at least 3 years experience, or M.S. in Weed Science, Agronomy, or related applied life science and at least 6 years experience in an applied herbicide or related applied pesticide academic or industrial R&D program. Qualifications: - Strong working knowledge of commercial herbicides and a strategic understanding of agricultural chemical markets. - Understanding of economic, competitive, and practical use factors affecting opportunities in herbicide markets. Working knowledge of current and development herbicide products. - Extensive experience in conducting laboratory, greenhouse and field herbicide bioassays against a range of weed species across various crop and non-crop segments. - Demonstrated experience in developing and integrating new bioassays to understand activity of herbicide leads and various product concepts. - Previous work with, and knowledge of, weed identification and growth stages, weed and crop production techniques, and methods in herbicide screening and advanced testing. - An understanding of field translation issues and objectives, and experience in lab to field herbicide translation assays. - Experience in optimizing testing workflow for efficient and effective throughput and quality data output. - Working knowledge of database systems for recording and displaying bioassay data. - Experience in project-based R&D. - Previous experience in supervising others in a laboratory environment. - Strong customer focus. - Understanding of statistics and the ability to utilize statistical analysis on biological data. - Effective oral and written communication skills. Jr level Biologist Weed Scientist The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting biological efforts on all aspects of herbicide evaluations for crop and non-crop opportunities. To aid in determining and expanding commercial potential of lead compounds, the individual will utilize existing bioassays, and develop and integrate new assays, to extensively characterize herbicidally-active chemistry against a broad range of weeds within key crop/non-crop segments. The successful candidate will communicate testing results and project status with fellow scientists, project managers and management throughout the Development and Business/Marketing organizations. The individual will report directly to the Herbicide Biology Group Leader. Our client is committed to providing employees with ample opportunities to contribute, lead and be recognized as innovators, to look beyond barriers to provide solutions, to be challenged in what they do and to love doing it. Our client is an S&P 500, US based diversified chemical company serving agricultural, industrial and consumer markets globally for more than a 100 years. As a global leader utilizing advanced technologies and customer-focused research and development, providing innovative and cost-effective solutions to food, agriculture, pharmaceutical, specialty and related industries. Responsibilities: - Work safely in a team environment to support Herbicide Research and Development efforts by conducting advanced whole organism bioassays. - Work both independently and within a small team with a minimum of supervision. - Create appropriate plans to test experimental hypothesis by identification, planning and organization of resources, including space and time requirements. - Design and conduct moderately complex herbicide evaluations, including various application and evaluation methods. - Collect and summarize data and deliver results and recommendations as oral and/or written reports as required. - Provide input into new test protocol development and align methods with project decision goals. - Prepare and maintain stocks of experimental and commercial herbicides. - Be able to use a track-sprayer to analyze experimental herbicide formulations. Required Education: BS degree in Plant Biology or Weed Science with at least 3-5 years experience, or MS degree in Plant Biology or Weed Science with at least 1-3 years experience. College course work should include, at minimum, weed science, plant physiology, weed taxonomy, weed control practices, organic chemistry, and applied statistics. Qualifications: - Thorough understanding of laboratory and greenhouse safety practices. - Experience in conducting herbicide laboratory and greenhouse assays. - Knowledge of life histories of various weeds and crop species used in herbicide evaluations. - Effective communication skills, both oral and written. - Ability to use microscopes, balances, pH meter, and other laboratory equipment used in herbicide evaluations. - Computer skills: Word-processing, Excel, Minitab, and PowerPoint. - Ability to work in laboratory and greenhouse, and lift 15 kg. Agricultural Products Sales Representative - California Territory Job Description: Territory Sales Representative Geographic Area: Central Coastal, California Minimum Qualifications: Advanced degree in Plant Science, Weed Science or Agronomy with 5 year s field experience in crop protection industry. Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate for this position will have a degree in agriculture and will have 5 years of field experience in the crop protection industry working in the cropping systems, He or she will have a thorough understanding of the US crop protection industry. The successful candidate will exhibit strong inter-personal skills and be equally skilled at communicating with fellow colleagues at the university or private level as well as marketing and sales people and customers. The successful candidate will have strong verbal and written communication skills with experience in translating detailed scientific information into practical decision-ready information for non-technical clients. He or she will be a self-starter able to take initiative and conduct themselves in a professional manner with little direct supervision. The successful candidate will be a strong team player and thrive in the role of being the lead technical expert supporting the sales needs in their assigned region. Examples of Specific Duties: P&L responsibility Sales-establishing and meeting objectives. Expenses-budget and manage sales support expenses including business promotion, communications, development G&A General business functions such as warehouse selection, inventory planning (with support from Distribution Center) Establish relationship with those who influence the business Ascertain preferred way to market, consistent with our capabilities Distribution management-gain support and rapport Distribution field locations-develop a few champions Key growers to balance input and support product Commodity groups and others who influence buying Advocate the Territory within and educate others on Company Find how to suit resources and direction to the region Evaluate or generate new product opportunities suitable for the region. Champion these internally and externally. Plan business 2-3 years out Determine products for focus Must have for this role! Have an Agricultural Background. Have a good knowledge of the crops grown in the Assigned Sales Area & Know their Cultural Practices. This includes knowing/recognizing the equipment in a customer s yard and what it is generally used for. (I can expand on this if you need me to) Must Live in the Assigned Sales Area Commercial Sales Experience required Must know and understand, this is NOT an 8-5 job nor is it a 5 day a week job. Must be an early riser/starter and a finisher when the job is done. Must know there is extensive travel with some overnight as necessary. Will be working the Ventura to Mendocino Counties and various others. About the Company: Miller Ag is a leading Search Firm in the US. Our client's pay all fees, relocations costs if needed and offer an excellent Corporate benefits package. If interested in any of these or other positions with Miller Ag please send us your resume in confidence! See www.millerag.com If these don't fit your needs please tell friend! Also request us on www.linkedin.com for future reference! Send resumes in confidence to: Darin Miller Darin@millerag.com

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