Global Plant Diagnostics & Phenotyping Manager

Enza Zaden Services B.V.; Enkhuizen; Hybrid; EUR 57,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 vacation days

8.33% vacation allowance

Annual bonus 10%

Laptop and mobile phone provided

Remote work allowance

Commuting reimbursement

Retirement plan

Great to Grow program

OpenUp mental well-being support

Job summary

Enza Zaden seeks an experienced Manager PPDA to lead an international team across the Netherlands, Spain, and the United States. You will shape the future of PPDA by driving digitalization, automation, and high-throughput diagnostics, ensuring high scientific quality and standardized operations.

You will manage Process Supervisors and Team Leads, develop talent, and foster collaboration across locations, reporting into global leadership. Strong Dutch/English language skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading teams within a scientific or high-throughput environment.
• Experience managing remote teams and working within an international organization.
• Experience with laboratory or process automation and digitalization.
• Affinity with LIMS, data flows, and process monitoring is considered an advantage.
• Excellent command of both Dutch and English.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations and drive continuous process improvement across multiple locations.
• Safeguard the scientific quality and relevance of disease screening and diagnostic activities in close collaboration with Breeding and Biotechnology.
• Drive automation and digitalization initiatives in close cooperation with the Implementation Expert.
• Ensure consistent ways of working and quality standards across the Netherlands, Spain, and the United States.
• Initiate and lead improvement and innovation projects focused on efficiency, scalability, quality, and data integration.
• Represent PPDA within the organization and collaborate with stakeholders at different levels and across locations.

Skills

Team leadership

Remote leadership

International collaboration

Process improvement

Data-driven

Change management

Education

Plant Science or related field

Tools

LIMS

Data flows management

Process monitoring systems

Job description

Enza Zaden seeks an experienced Manager PPDA to lead an international team across the Netherlands, Spain, and the United States. You will shape the future of PPDA by driving digitalization, automation, and high-throughput diagnostics, ensuring high scientific quality and standardized operations.

You will manage Process Supervisors and Team Leads, develop talent, and foster collaboration across locations, reporting into global leadership. Strong Dutch/English language skills are essential.