Material Scientist Agriculture - PM EMEA

The Company

The world leader in mineral-based specialty solutions for industry, with over 16,000 employees and over 200 sites worldwide, Imerys delivers high value-added, functional solutions to diversified set of industrial sectors, from processing industries to consumer goods. The Group draws on its knowledge of applications, technological expertise and its material science know-how to deliver solutions based on beneficiation of its mineral resources, synthetic minerals and formulations. These contribute essential properties to customers’ products and performance, including refractoriness, hardness, conductivity, opacity, durability, purity, lightness, filtration, absorption and repellency. Imerys is determined to develop responsibly, in particular by fostering the emergence of environmentally-friendly products and processes.

If you want to grow your skills and develop your career, find out more at www.imerys.com

The Position

Material Scientist Agriculture - PM EMEA

Job Summary

Role

The Material Scientist Agriculture is responsible for the development of minerals based new products and solutions  into agriculture applications, supporting Imerys organic growth  in this segment

Responsibilities

• SAFETY : Contribute directly and in a proactive way vis à vis colleagues and her/himself  to S&T Laboratory safety 

• Responsible for the S&T projects’ execution and the development of the necessary technologies and products related to the agriculture business (NBO, new applications, new services and technical support using laboratory resourcing) :

  • Is accountable from a Technology standpoint for an efficient use of resources to deliver at the expected performance & cost timely technology solutions

  • Coordinate with her/his Peers to allocate technical team pool resources matching deadline on her/his projects and in coherence with overall priorities of the segment

  • Responsible for nurturing IMERYS relationships and growing our intimacy with customers

  • Ensures tight coordination with  relevant Operations, Product Management, Process, Commercial and Business teams as well as Technical Services

  • Look for and lead the relationship with external R&D resources when capabilities is not available internally

• Report in a timely manner progress to peers and management (monthly activity, research activity progress, Accolade…)

• Contribute to lab/pilot assets acquisition, implementation, technical acceptance and maintenance

• Propose and draft documents (invention report, patent…) to protect our intellectual property

• Contribute to the specification datasheet content definition and  to product launch kit elaboration (under the lead of product management/marketing teams)

• Draft scientific / technical articles to grow our visibility through communication in professional magazines.

• Keep his/her awareness on technologies/products evolution (OEM’s technologies, new  , competitors’ product…) that can have an impact / interaction with Imerys solutions for FLS segment… and disseminate across our community

Title, position in the organization & grading

• Title: Material Scientist
• Reporting to: S&T Filtration and Life Sciences Director
• Grading: N-4 / L5
• Location: Toulouse

Competencies and experience

• Imerys Leadership Behaviour 

  • Demonstrated capability to deliver results in a challenging environment

  • Ability to work as part of a team

  • Provide clear instructions to technical team and make sure those instructions are understood  

  • Strong interpersonal skills and a proven ability to work in a transversal environment

  • Ability to perform in a convincing way presentation to an internal audience and at exhibitions/conferences

  • Transparency, Reliable results, Sharp & Clear written and spoken communication

  • Ability to propose solutions and deliver in a timely manner

• Key scientific / technical competencies

  • Very strong expertise in agriculture

  • Very strong quantitative and analytical capabilities 

  • Product development process from idea to technical support during customer implementation (commercialization)

  • Good Laboratory Practice acumen and intimate with key project management rules

  • Familiar with Design of Experiment (DOE)

  • Knowledge of Minerals would be a plus

• Ideal background/ experience

  • PhD or Msc in Agriculture

  • 5+ years of work experience in Agriculture applications R&D 

  • Work in an international environment is a plus

  • Fluent English written, spoken… second EU language appreciated (German, Italian, French)

Other requirements:

• Availability for business trips in Europe (20-30%).

• Typical profile : Material Scientist/ Researcher with a natural customer oriented mindset

Position Type

Full time

and

Permanent

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