Research and Development Manager

Kelly Services® has been providing outstanding employment opportunities to the most talented individuals in the marketplace.

We are proud to offer an opportunity to work as an R&D Lab Manager located in Decatur, GA .

In this role, you will collaborate on base business commercialization efforts and the development and commercialization of new products that improve crop nutrition, optimize plant health, and create long-term value in the agricultural market.

This opportunity will allow you to combine your technical expertise, leadership skills, creativity, and entrepreneurship to have a direct impact on business performance.

The position will include up to 20% travel and is based in Decatur, GA, 15-miles east of Atlanta, GA.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with leadership, procurement, product stewardship and operations to ensure products meet end user / brand / competitive specifications, commercialization timelines and product quality criteria
• Attract, motivate, empower, develop and retain a diverse team
• Drive continuous improvement through formulation optimization, minimizing waste and optimizing the product portfolio
• Provide technical support / training to sales teams, operations and marketing
• Identify new product technologies and explore the potential to improve products / processes based on insights to help the business team drive portfolio expansion
• Develop Intellectual Property strategies

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Research experience to include one or more of these areas : product / formulation development, commercialization, production scale up
• Experience leading and managing projects
• Advanced degree in Physical Science field - (with an emphasis on Chemistry, Formulation Chemistry)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Five (5) or more years of experience in the Agriculture Industry supporting new product development
• Experience with nitrogen stabilizer or seed enhancement product development
• Proven track record with cross-capability collaboration
• Experience leading and mentoring a team of direct reports APPLY NOW FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION!

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources.

Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability.

As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account.

In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly

Science & Clinical?

Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you.

Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals it’s the way we think job searching should be.

Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity.

It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world.

Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities.

At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center.

Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.