Poultry Research Development Manager Accelerator Farms

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At Vital Farms we are proud of our incredible stakeholders and the diversity they represent from all areas and communities in which we operate and serve. We view this as a source of strength for us and your job is to help us make it even better.

Your Role:

We areseeking a knowledgeable and experienced Poultry Research & Development Manager to oversee the R&D programs of our companyowned farms. The ideal candidate will have experience in both animal agriculture and research settings as well as comfortable in a facetoface teaching setting. This role requires strong organizational skills and a passion for sustainable agriculture.

What Youll Do:

• Create a framework for vetting project ideas so the ideas with the most potential and feasibility can be pursued.
• Design research trials that will benefit all stakeholders by identifying objectives methods and variables.
• Coordinate project setup and data collection for all research trials.
• Aggregate and interpret all data points from research projects.
• Analyze data obtained from all research projects using statistical and other analytical methods to draw conclusions and make recommendations.
• Use research data to create internally published documentation in the form of articles reports and reviews to share research findings.
• Synthesize data and curate easytounderstand documents to inform the grower network of the benefits and risks of adopting the methods or protocols outlined within the research projects including capital costs to the grower of adopting such methods.
• Present accelerator farms research in all the necessary forums.
• Provide training to farm staff to successfully perform their role in any research trial including their role in setup and data collection.
• Collaborate with the compliance program manager to adopt any positive research findings into the accelerator farm operating program and provide farm staff with appropriate training on all changes to the farm program.
• Continue to raise the standards within the Animal Welfare space
• Regularly report any research findings to all appropriate stakeholders.
• Plan and execute (by presenting or bringing in allied partners) seminars and handson learning opportunities for Vital Farms Growers and Farm Associates.
• Create continuing education opportunities for accelerator farm associates and Vital Farms team members.
• Create and maintain a database of resources developed from research around bird and farm management available to Vital Farms growers and accelerator farm associates.

What You Bring to the Table:

• Bachelors degree required Masters preferred in an animal science related field
• 5 years of poultry industry or animal science industry experience required.
• 3 years of Agriculture Research and Development preferably Poultry
• Pasture raised poultry experience preferred
• Located within commutable distance to all locations that barns are located or willingness to relocate Southern Indiana or Kentucky region
• Comfortable working in a barn environment.
• Ability to travel up to 50 for farm visits and company events.
• Willingness to work nights weekends and holidays if needed to support the farms.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• Effective communication skills and creative problemsolving ability
• Great organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Commitment to animal welfare and sustainable farming practices.
• Youre no hero You know the power of teamwork and celebrate the work of others before your own.
• You give a sh*t You believe in acting like an owner and making Vital Farms a place to be proud of.
• You raise the standards You know growth can be hard but you strive to improve yourself and others each day.
• You can walk in someone elses boots You seek to understand others viewpoints and think that you get to better answers by sitting on the same side of the table.
• You dont walk on eggshells Youre not afraid to leave the bullsh*t behind and have honest conversations.

What We Bring to the Table:

• A fastpaced energetic remote environment with passionate people who are leading a movement to bring ethically produced food to the table.
• Competitive pay and benefits (Medical Dental Vision and Paid Parental Leave just to name a few).
• Generous retirement contributions: 401(k) 3 Contribution from Day 1.
• Annual bonus and equity grant (subject to business results and company approval)
• Free eggs and butter along with friends and family discounts.
• Fun team SWAG that will make you the talk of the town.
• Professional development opportunities and an amazing team dedicated to your growth.

At Vital Farms compensation decisions are dependent upon a variety of factors which may include but are not limited to skill levelexperience education training market demands and business needs.A reasonable estimate of the current starting annual base salary for this position is $115000 $130000. Please keep in mind that hiring at the maximum end of the range would not be typical in order to allow for potential continued future salary growth.