Job Description

SUMMARY

The Associate Director, Beef Safety Research is primarily responsible for assisting in research activities for the beef checkoff’s beef safety program.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

• Assist in the solicitation, review, contracting and management of safety research projects for the national programs.
• Review project reports for results and compliance to contracted outcomes.
• Assist with project budget management.
• With the program manager, assist in coordinating critical research meetings with outside stakeholders.
• With the program manager and planning committee, assist with the development of the Beef Industry Safety Summit content, speaker management, conference platform management, and on-site facilitation.
• Perform scientific writing activities including writing summaries of funded research projects, technical research articles, literature reviews and routine program reports including checkoff quarterly and end of year reports, evaluation reports, Monday Memo, etc. in coordination with other team members.
• Provide technical reviews of research projects for state beef councils; make funding recommendations as requested and manage research projects for state beef councils as requested.
• Serve as technical resource for internal and external audiences; provide technical service support and respond to safety-related information requests.
• Serve as a spokesperson as needed on beef safety topic areas.
• Assist in representing department at industry and professional meetings as needed; compile and deliver technical presentations for various meetings as needed.
• Serve as technical proofreader, help create technical content and update materials for www.beefresearch.org and www.bifsco.org.
• Travel is required up to 25%.
• Other job duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• EDUCATION – Master of Science degree in Food Science, Food Microbiology, Meat Science or a closely-related field.
• EXPERIENCE – Must have demonstrated knowledge and leadership in the areas of meat science, food safety, experimental design and the development of applied industry research initiatives. Budget management experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office programs is desired.
• EQUIVALENCY - None
• CERTIFICATION(S) – None
• SKILLS- Excellent communication (written and oral), organization and time management skills are required. The individual must be a self-starter and demonstrate a strong ability to work on multiple projects in a demanding team environment with minimal supervision. Collaboration, integrity, personal ethics and the desire to be a “team player” is desired.

Company Description

Initiated in 1898, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association is the marketing organization and trade association for America's one million cattle farmers and ranchers. With offices in Denver and Washington, D.C., NCBA is a consumer-focused, producer-directed organization representing the largest segment of the nation's food and fiber industry. NCBA works to achieve the vision: "To be the trusted leader and definitive voice of the U.S. cattle and beef industry."
NCBA was voted a Denver Post 2021 Top Work Place by employees based on several aspects of workplace culture including collaboration, execution and excellence. We are always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this job application!

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid Vacation
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability
• Short-Term Disability
• Sick Time