Senior Research and Development Manager | Scientist

InPlanet; Brasil; Teletrabalho; BRL 60.000 - 100.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Join an innovative ClimateTech startup focused on reversing climate change through Enhanced Rock Weathering. As a Senior R+D Manager, you'll lead impactful research initiatives in Brazil, driving scientific strategy and managing a diverse team. This role offers the chance to shape sustainable agriculture practices while collaborating with various stakeholders. Enjoy the flexibility of remote work, competitive benefits, and the opportunity to make a significant difference in the world. If you're passionate about climate solutions and possess a strong research background, this is the perfect role for you.

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Home Office Budget

34+ days annual leave

Occasional off-sites in Brazil

Company laptop

Language Programme Monthly Allowance

Qualificações

• Lead and manage R+D programme for Enhanced Rock Weathering.
• Design and interpret data from agronomic trials.
• Manage communications with stakeholders.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee team members in R+D and drive scientific strategy.
• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Present research findings to high-profile audiences.

Conhecimentos

Soil Science

Agronomy

Earth Science

Geochemistry

Biogeochemistry

Research Management

Data Analysis

Fluency in Portuguese

Advanced English

Formação académica

PhD in Soil Science or related field

5+ years of research experience

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Senior Research and Development Manager | Scientist

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Senior Research and Development Manager | Scientist

Join to apply for the Senior Research and Development Manager | Scientist role at InPlanet

We are an impact-driven, remote-first, ClimateTech (CDR) startup headquartered in Germany and Brazil to reverse climate change and make tropical agriculture more regenerative, low-carbon, and sustainable. We are working with Enhanced Rock Weathering in tropical agriculture, focusing on Brazil. We do this to create a liveable planet for future generations and, specifically, to regenerate soils and ecosystems, grow nutritious food, and increase food security and sovereignty in the tropics.

People-first, Performance Culture: We believe that focus on people and performance can co-exist with the right cultural vision. Our philosophy is to blend these two essential components. The Rocket symbolizes our commitment to peak performance, excellence, and reaching new heights. The Heart represents our dedication to our people, fostering empathy, compassion, and genuine care for every team member's well-being.

We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are proud to have an internationally growing team and we are designing our people practices to serve psychological safety, belonging, and authenticity.

You can check out independent reviews by other candidates on Glassdoor to check how people find interviewing with us.

Check out our Culture page here:

https://inplanet.earth/careers/

About the role

As our Senior Research and Development (R+D) Manager you will lead and be responsible for managing our research and development programme relating to deployment of Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) as a carbon dioxide removal technique in Brazil, with a special focus on agronomic trials. You will design, manage and interpret data from experiments in order to effectively monitor agronomic parameters and as well as addressing fundamental research questions relating to ERW.You will be based in Brazil, with presence onsite at various locations within Brazil when necessary.

The Impact you can make

This role will oversee and manage team members and you will take ownership over experiments, driving forward our scientific strategy. You lead on our reporting on farmer co-benefits and impact metrics, providing robust scientific evidence to support the case for our wider impact. You will play a key role in managing and driving our science strategy and will be expected to maintain and develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Core working relationships

Reporting to the Head of Science and Research (Christina), you will support and work effectively with all members of the science and operations teams. You will manage and work closely with our Science and Impact Lead (Phil).

The Impact you can make:

• Consistent Pipeline Growth: Build and maintain a highly qualified pipeline of corporate buyers, ensuring predictable revenue growth.
• Closed Deals & Revenue Generation: Secure multi-million-dollar contracts with Fortune 500 companies and high-impact organizations.
• Market Expansion: Successfully penetrate new sectors and geographies, strengthening InPlanet’s position as a leader in carbon removal.
• Customer Trust & Retention: Develop long-term relationships that lead to repeat purchases and referrals.
• Strategic Contributions: Provide market insights that refine our go-to-market strategy, pricing models, and sales approach.
• Management of team members within our R+D programme
• Overseeing and planing our R+D programme such as design of experiments and communication with external stakeholders
• Generating, analysing, presenting and publishing data from experiments and deployments to wide-ranging and high-profile audiences
• You will support operations to provide the robust scientific evidence for our farmer pitches and case studies
• You drive research and the wider science team strategy
• You manage communications and partnerships with leading researchers globally, with a specific focus on Brazil
• You will work flexibility in Brazil, with travel to onsite experiments within Brazil and to visit partners (expectation & benefit)

You can be a Rock-Star if you have

Core Skills & Experience

• You are an experienced senior scientist with a PhD (or equivalent experience) in Soil Science, Agronomy, Earth Science, Geochemistry, Biogeochemistry or related fields
• You have, ideally, 5+ years experience in senior research or research related roles
• You have extensive experience in research and development and experimental design, ideally with a focus on agronomy or a related field
• You have a proven track record of previously successful research projects and publications in high quality journals
• You have worked on successful research projects with a wide range of stakeholders and partners, e.g. from industry, government and academia.
• You have knowledge of geology, geochemistry and weathering processes
• You have knowledge of agronomy and agronomic trials
• You are fluent in Portuguese
• You have advanced English language skills
• You are based in Brazil

Key Qualities

• You are a thought-leader and able to breakdown complex topics and present them in a clear and concise way
• You are independent, confident, hands-on, a go-getter, full of energy and possess an exceptional drive
• You are a fast learner and want to steadily improve your professional and personal skill set
• You are a team player, willing to work with and support others in the team where necessary including actively volunteering for tasks to assist where appropriate

Bonus Points (but not essential)

• Industry (CDR) and management experience is a real plus
• You are **based near Piracicaba (SP) or happy to relocate
• Experience with OKR goal setting

At InPlanet, we have a big vision of solving climate change, and we are looking for individuals who are genuinely passionate about making a positive difference in the world of Carbon Removal Solutions. Trust guides our actions, drive fuels our efforts, and impact is our goal.

• Trust: You believe in being kind and transparent in the workplace, fostering an environment where trust thrives and collaboration flourishes.
• Drive: You possess an innate drive to take action with a hands-on, can-do attitude, propelled by urgency.
• Impact: You dream big and are committed to making a meaningful difference in the world, aligning with our overarching mission to address climate change.
• Salary expectations and our comp philosophy are openly discussed in the first interview with the goal of managing expectations fairly
• Share options to make you feel like an owner
• Home Office Budget
• Fully Remote: Join us from anywhere within the CET (- 4/5-hour time zones).
• Language Programme Monthly Allowance
• 34+ days annual leave
• The opportunity to be autonomous, make a huge difference and belong to a vision.
• Occasional off-sites in Brazil yay & travel!
• Laptop to fuel your productivity

At InPlanet, our philosophy revolves around ensuring fair and unbiased compensation and equitable equity pay, coupled with competitive benefits, across all regions where we operate.

The reason behind our salary range being wide or undefined at the first stages of the interview is because of our international presence and globally distributed workforce, we utilize geo ranges to account for varying pay differentials, forming a crucial part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive across diverse markets as we expand our reach.

These ranges are determined by role, level, and location, recognizing the nuanced demands of each market. The actual base pay for the selected candidate is influenced by factors such as location, skills, experience, training, business requirements, and market dynamics, with the range subject to potential adjustments in alignment with our commitment to fairness and transparency.

Roughly 8 hours across 3-7 weeks from CV screening.

• Interview with Talent & People Partner or Head of People (values & motivation)
• Interview with the Hiring Manager (required core skills and competencies)

(optional third interview)

• Challenge with 3+ team members (specific task, preparation needed)
• Potential in-person follow-up interview.
• Verbal reference check & psychometric profiling
• Offer

How to Apply

• We kindly ask you to submit your CV in English, as this is the main language we use here at InPlanet (unless it is justified to be in Portuguese).

Being an equal opportunities employer is very important to us, and we are committed to ensuring that no applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions which cannot be shown to be justifiable. We design our processes to be fair and equitable, and we believe in continuous learning.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Climate Technology Product Manufacturing

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