Research Manager (mat cover)

AB Agri Ltd; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 65,000

Job description

The Role & Key Responsibilities

Job Title: Research Manager (Maternity Cover)
Location: Remote
Contract: Fixed Term
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 17:00
If flexibility is important to you, please discuss potential opportunities with our hiring team.

We are seeking a Research Manager (Maternity Cover) to play a key role in our R&D team, contributing to cutting-edge enzyme matrix development and registration processes in monogastric and aquaculture species. In this role, you will lead research trials, collaborate with industry experts, and translate scientific findings into commercial success.

At AB Vista, we are pioneers in animal nutrition and feed technology, driven by a commitment to excellence, innovation, and growth. As a Research Manager, you will lead impactful research, present and publish findings in top-tier journals and scientific forums, and work closely with cross-functional teams, including Technical, Sales, and Regulatory experts.

Some key responsibilities will include:

• Plan, manage, and report research trials to elucidate mode of action and develop supporting data for eventual sales of product once it reaches the market.
• Present trial results to the scientific community through journal articles, scientific forums, and conferences.
• Support the Technical, Sales, and Regulatory teams regarding advice, customer visits, and technical presentations relating to assigned product scope.

Skills and Experience

• PhD in Animal and Poultry Science, Nutrition, Physiology or Biochemistry.
• Experience: Feed formulation, statistical software (SAS, JMP), wet chemistry and various feed related laboratory assays.
• Postdoctoral experience: Nutrition or similar science relating to physiology or biochemistry.
• Passionate about research and animal agriculture.
• Works well with colleagues and research partners.

This is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about scientific research and its real-world applications in animal nutrition. If you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and enjoy leading research projects that drive innovation, this role will allow you to make a significant impact.

About The Company

We’re looking for trail-blazers, non-conformists, innovators.

When you join us, you'll do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly for it. From annual salary reviews and incentive bonus, ongoing career development and enhanced family, financial and wellbeing benefits – these are just some of the ways we reward you - from day one.

About us

We’re AB Vista an animal nutrition technology company offering pioneering products and technical services to the global animal feed industry. We’re part of the AB Agri community of leading animal nutrition products and services businesses.

We’re part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods (ABF plc) and we’re passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology-based products, and offering data services for the agri-food industry. What sets us apart is how we delight our customers - and that’s because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together we’re building a fair, innovative and inclusive culture.

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone so if you need any additional support (like alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter - or anything else) just let us know.

Application Notes

We hope you feel that AB Agri is somewhere you can thrive and so we’d love to hear from you. We get a lot of applications for our roles and sometimes need to close the process early so register your details and upload your CV via our careers website as soon as you can – it will only take a few minutes.

When you do, we’ll ask you some equal opportunities questions just to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive – or show us areas we can improve. This information is anonymised, separate from your application and is never seen by the hiring panel. You can choose not to answer these questions and this won’t affect your application.

Apply today or contact our recruitment team for more information.

Agencies and media sales

AB Agri group politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We don’t accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.