Vestaron Corp. has an exciting opportunity for a Field Development Manager - Northeast. If you have an entrepreneurial passion for providing new technical solutions to universities, growers and dealers, while helping to develop a high-performance start-up culture, this job is for you! Main duty is to manage field research trials with 3^rd party cooperators. Specific responsibilities include drafting appropriate protocols for the various stages of development, contracting with universities, contract research organizations and grower demonstrations. This includes working with Vestaron’s research scientists and entomologists, as well as providing key information to regulatory, formulations and other key roles in a very dynamic environment.
To be successful in this role, you must have a strong understanding of agricultural insecticide markets in the northeast and north-central regions of the United States and willing to manage multiple projects and provide key information within Vestaron and to our stakeholders.Responsibilities:

• Develop 3^rd party contract research trials for our current products as well as our rich pipeline of peptide-based pesticides
• Track progress of trials, analyze and summarize results, and develop technical recommendations for the commercial organization based on study outcomes
• Work cross-functionally with sales and marketing to support education on new technologies to external stakeholders (growers, distributors, universities)
• Understand the competitive landscape and how Vestaron’s products will compete in the northeast and north-central geographies
• Obtain and communicate competitive practices and assist in the assessment of competitive information
• Identify and develop new business opportunities for increased sales to existing accounts or acquiring new accounts
• Function as a Team Player with a willingness to identify issues and opportunities resulting in the development and implementation of appropriate actions
• Requires 50% travel to service territory responsibilities and work from your home office in the northeast and north-central regions
• In addition to technical data support and communication with growers/distributors in the assigned territory, responsibilities will also include additional marketing duties such as attending and presenting at tradeshows and conferences

Requirements: 

• Minimum MSc degree (PhD preferred), with strong background in entomology, agronomy and/or pest management
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in similar positions
• Experience in statistics, experimental design, protocol development and data management, and ideally working knowledge of ARM software for data analytics
• Ability to work in a small informal team environment and to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to serve as primary expert in the areas of responsibility, and to prioritize and manage objectives with management and stakeholders
• Excellent written and oral skills for sharing information with internal and external audiences
• Experience with multi-channel retailers a plus

Why Join Us?With an innovative and accomplished leadership team guiding our day-to-day wins, and a Board with a long-term vision that supports our efforts, we set out daily to improve the safety, efficacy and sustainability of crop protection through migration from synthetic pesticides to peptide-based biopesticides. Our team is empowered to solve problems and find solutions that will advance the science and commercialization of peptides. If you’re seeking a career that taps into your talents and contributes to harnessing the Power of Peptides® for the benefit of the environment and industry, we just may have a job for you. We know our employees are our most valuable asset, and our culture conveys that. In 2019 we opened our headquarter in the heart of RTP (Research Triangle Park, NC), a global center of Agricultural Technology and Innovation. Our lab is located on Stirrup Creek Drive, near a vibrant work environment with restaurants, shops and hotels. Our R&D center is in Kalamazoo, MI, within the Western Michigan University Innovation Center. The 69,000-square-foot, purpose-built incubator and co-working space was created to support companies from the earliest start-ups to maturing organizations with office and conference space, high-quality shared scientific equipment and resources, and a wide range of support services.We offer a competitive benefits package, to support the health and happiness of our staff. We invite you to apply to join a company developing the products, processes, and relationships to lead the advancement of the biological peptide industry, beginning with the pesticide markets.An Equal Opportunity EmployerVestaron is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at Vestaron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.