Job Purpose and Impact
The Product Development Specialist I, will handle product development duties for the organization. In this role, you will provide outstanding technical advice and support to customers and field staff during and after the sale of scientific products, support senior staff and leaders for ideation and identify and implement technical solutions to meet business objectives.
Key Accountabilities
- Help build technical service partners to identify customer needs and translate these into new product development opportunities.
- Work with research and commercial brand to craft short and long term testing programs for experimental and commercial products and hybrids.
- ?Build scientific reports or datasheets detailing the organization's products and their applications.
- Monitor development throughout the season, collecting biological information and data from field and strip plots.
- Build and craft plot tours and provide product knowledge to assist in product and hybrid evaluation.
- Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Other minimum qualifications may apply
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree
- Understanding of the application of analytical instrumentation principles, concepts, practices and standards
- Experience conducting continuous improvement events such as Kaizen, Six Sigma or Lean processes
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment
- Minimum of three year of related work experience in technical specialist / food application
