Scientific Affairs Manager

Main Functions

The main responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Write (or facilitate the writing of) scientific manuscripts and technical marketing documents required by different departments; based on internal data and external publications, with a focus on supporting the scientific marketing.
• Coordinate projects and their priority with the Global Sales and Marketing Director;
• Provide scientific and technical support to the sales and marketing team as needed and agreed to respond to customer’s needs;
• Manage harmonization projects between internal clients;
• Advise and participate in the planning of the business team projects in the short, medium and long term according to the needs of the team and the allocated budget;
• Lead or participate in special projects;
• Develop external partnerships (consultants, companies or academics) according to the projects;
• Participate in various internal teams and serve on external industry committees;
• Ensure compliance with good documentary practices and standard operating procedures;
• Act as a reference for interdepartmental questions;
• Participate in scientific conferences;
• Participate in all other related tasks.

Technical skills

Required

• Hold a doctorate’s degree in microbiology or related biological field;

An asset

• Have more than five (5) years of experience in R&D, technical product management or related functions;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, in French and English;

Personal abilities

An asset

• Prioritize teamwork, customer service, continuous improvement and autonomy
• Excellent computer skills (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, coding in R)

General criteria

Required

• Available to travel outside the country (as needed basis)

Organization

Lallemand is a privately held Canadian company founded in the late 19th century, which develops, produces, and markets microorganisms for various markets. The administrative offices of the parent company are in Montreal, Canada. Today, Lallemand employs more than 5,000 people working in more than 45 countries on 5 continents.

Lallemand's Bio-Ingredients business unit has decades of experience as a quality yeast producer for the savory, health, and biotech industries.

We produce a wide range of products including yeast extracts, inactive yeasts and their derivatives for flavour enhancers, enriched mineral and vitamin yeasts for the health supplement and health food markets, and high-grade yeast extracts for the biotech industry. These products are propelled across the globe thanks to our impressive reach and a large dedicated team that serves our customers worldwide.

The Bio-Ingredients team is proud of the strong partnerships it has forged with its clients, relying on trust and cooperation in order to develop custom solutions for each individual business. Check out the available career opportunities in North America and several European countries.

Please take note that accommodations will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.