Senior Poultry Health Research Leader

TARGAN Inc.; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

TARGAN Inc. is seeking a Senior Scientist to lead poultry health research programs that support product development, validation, commercialization, and lifecycle improvement.

You will design, manage, and interpret laboratory, hatchery, farm, CRO, and field studies focused on vaccines, biological delivery systems, and production technologies. The role requires strong experimental design, statistical reasoning, and collaboration across universities, CROs, and industry partners.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Poultry Science or related field with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline with 7+ years of industry or applied research experience.
• Demonstrated experience independently designing, managing, executing, and reporting poultry health research.
• Experience developing and managing collaborations with universities, CROs, and other external research organizations.
• Experience with vaccine efficacy, challenge, immunology, microbiology, biological delivery, or related poultry health programs.

Responsibilities

• Design and oversee laboratory, challenge, hatchery, farm, pilot, and commercial field studies supporting poultry health technologies.
• Develop protocols, experimental designs, sampling plans, randomization and control approaches, success criteria, data-capture plans, and statistical analysis plans.
• Lead field-trial readiness and execution with customer and internal teams, including site selection and sample logistics.
• Provide scientific and hands-on leadership during study start-up, treatment application, sample collection, health and production assessments, troubleshooting, and closeout.
• Serve as scientific lead for studies conducted at universities, CROs, customer sites, and other external research partners.
• Manage study timelines, budgets, milestones, deliverables, documentation, deviations, and scientific quality.
• Ensure compliance with approved protocols, animal welfare standards, biosecurity requirements, and data-integrity expectations.

Skills

Experimental design

Statistical reasoning

Data interpretation

Scientific problem-solving

Poultry production knowledge

Communication skills

Project management

External collaboration

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Ph.D. in Poultry Science or related field

Master’s degree in a relevant discipline

5+ years of relevant poultry health research experience

Experience collaborating with universities and CROs

Experience with vaccine efficacy, immunology, microbiology or related poultry health programs

Job description

TARGAN Inc. is seeking a Senior Scientist to lead poultry health research programs that support product development, validation, commercialization, and lifecycle improvement.

You will design, manage, and interpret laboratory, hatchery, farm, CRO, and field studies focused on vaccines, biological delivery systems, and production technologies. The role requires strong experimental design, statistical reasoning, and collaboration across universities, CROs, and industry partners.