Global Trialing Excellence Manager

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This exciting role sits within the Agricultural Science team, a core function that delivers research and development to support PepsiCo's billion-dollar global food brands, including Lays, Walkers, Doritos and Quaker. Our global team of scientists is at the heart of PepsiCo's mission - driving world class research, development and innovation in new crop technologies and practices that delivers for both people and the planet.

Responsibilities

Reporting into the Global Trialing Excellence Lead, the Agricultural Science Global Trialing Excellence Manager is a new role whose primary responsibility is focused on adapting, managing and communicating the standards for experimental design, field trial protocols, assessment methods and associated training materials to ensure trialing excellence across the PepsiCo Agricultural Science R&D global trialing network. The role is also responsible for QA of the field trial data packages generated across the global trialing network to ensure the integrity and interoperability for all global field trials. You will bring a unique set of skills and experience which will enable delivery across key areas:

• Responsibility for setting and managing our global trialing standards across all PepsiCo Agricultural Science led field trials which take place around the world, including the experimental design, protocols and training materials

• Responsibility for ensuring the execution of field trial data package QA across all Agricultural Science led field trials globally

• Responsibility for ensuring globally standardized, consistent and interoperable field and post-harvest data is collected by setting the standards for field assessments including methodologies and equipment used both in field and postharvest

• Act as a Subject Matter Expert in research agronomy for potato and small grains across PepsiCo R&D categories, Office of Sustainability and Procurement teams

• Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships across the Agricultural Science Global trialing network, including with Agricultural Science regional trialing execution teams, contract research organizations (CROs), and partner universities to align on and implement agreed experimental designs, protocols and assessments

• Provide regular and timely project progress updates to key stakeholders to ensure continued alignment with business objectives

• Provide high quality research outcomes to support and document delivery against the Global Ag Strategy, Annual Operating Plan and pep+ goals.

• ~30% travel required

Compensation and Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $89,000 - $149,000.

• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.

• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 10% of annual salary paid out annually.

• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.

• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Agriculture/Crop Science, plus 5+ (MS) or 4+ (PhD) years experience in designing and executing field research projects with agronomy, AgriTech and/or sustainable agriculture.

• 7+ years industry experience, preferred

• The above experience must include potato, ideally for the processing/crisping industry. Oats and/or corn would be an advantage.

• Experience with global agronomic research and associated assessment methods

• Track record in delivering technical project outcomes through others, taking account of global ways of working and cultural practices.

• Expertise in experimental design and implementation of field and lab-based experiments.

• Experience in potato storage research would be advantageous.

• Skilled in working with large datasets and statistical interpretation.

• Demonstrated ability to explain complex scientific concepts to other scientists and to non-technical business partners.

• Cross-functional team player as part of an agile global working group.

• Experience of working with and managing external vendors, including quoting and drafting of research contracts.

This position will be based in Plano, TX, US. The successful applicant must be willing to travel up to 25% of the time both domestic and International. Must be willing to flex work schedule to accommodate video and phone conferences across multiple time-zones as an alternative to travel.

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