R&D Deployment Leader: Manufacturing & Compliance

ADM; Kennesaw (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

ADM is seeking a Senior Manager, R&D at its Kennesaw, GA site to lead deployment of R&D technologies into manufacturing, quality, and product development pipelines. You will translate phage, spore-former, and enzyme programs into scalable operations and post-launch support.

The role manages a team of scientists and technicians (8–12 staff) and partners across QA/QC, Regulatory, Medical, Supply Chain, and CD&D to ensure robust, compliant, and manufacturable solutions.

Qualifications

• PhD required in relevant scientific field.
• 8–12+ years industry experience, including 3–5+ years people leadership.
• Experience across R&D, Operations, QA/QC, Regulatory, Medical preferred.
• Experience with phage, spore-formers, and enzymes highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with ADM global safety standards and regulatory requirements, maintaining updated SOPs and laboratory safety documentation.
• Partner with QA/QC to ensure data integrity, method reliability, and GMP-aligned expectations across deployed technologies.
• Lead the translation and deployment of R&D technologies into Operations, including preparation and oversight of tech-transfer packages, specifications, and process documentation.
• Collaborate with Operations to troubleshoot issues, refine procedures, and support production teams during onboarding and scale-up of new materials or methods.
• Coordinate validation, verification, and performance qualification activities required for operational adoption and manufacturing readiness.
• Ensure alignment with Operations, QA/QC, Regulatory, Medical, Supply Chain, and CD&D, maintaining manufacturability, compliance, and business continuity.
• Develop timelines, risk assessments, and mitigation plans focused on operational execution and deployment readiness.
• Lead and develop a team of ≥5 scientists and technicians, setting expectations, coaching, and capability development aligned with operational excellence.
• Provide scientific oversight for manufacturability, stability, process behavior, and QC readiness, including development of operationally relevant data packages (stability, robustness, impurities, tolerances).
• Drive cross-functional communication and continuous improvement, preparing technical materials for stakeholders and enhancing R&D–OPS–QA workflows to support efficient and successful product deployment.

Skills

Operational leadership

Cross-functional communication

Project deployment management

Organizational strength

Mentorship & talent development

Technical & analytical problem solving

Adaptability & resilience

Innovation & continuous improvement

Education

PhD in relevant field

Job description

ADM is seeking a Senior Manager, R&D at its Kennesaw, GA site to lead deployment of R&D technologies into manufacturing, quality, and product development pipelines. You will translate phage, spore-former, and enzyme programs into scalable operations and post-launch support.

The role manages a team of scientists and technicians (8–12 staff) and partners across QA/QC, Regulatory, Medical, Supply Chain, and CD&D to ensure robust, compliant, and manufacturable solutions.