Senior Scientist
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This position is in Cargill’s animal nutrition and health business, where we improve animal lives through better nutrition. Our team researches, innovates and creates solutions that deliver healthy results for our customers.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Senior Scientist will apply innovative technology, solutions and new raw materials to help drive the development of new products and improved processes aligned with business objectives. In this role, you will support the team and advanced analytical knowledge to generate and analyze complex and critical data specifically focused on the nutritional aspects of aquaculture. #LI-ES2
Location: Ecuador or Mexico
Key Accountabilities
- Develop, handle and execute research plans for the aqua nutrition area and targets aligned with the business objectives.
- Troubleshoot nutritional formulations, nutritional designs and pipeline new product development.
- Present ongoing work and findings to external audiences at conferences including the summaries and the nature and methodology of the research.
- Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Master in a field related to Aquaculture or Animal Nutrition
- Ability to communicate effectively with peers, supervisors and managers.
- Confirmed working knowledge of scientific research principles, concepts, practices and standards.
- Minimum of four years of related work experience
- Fluency in Spanish
- Fluency in English
- Ability to travel up to 30%
Preferred Qualifications
- PhD in Aqua Nutrition
- Trial design experience
- Experience with shrimp nutrition
- Formulate Knowledge
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