Locations: Plano, Texas; Saint Paul, MN

PepsiCo is a global food and beverage leader operating in more than 200 countries and territories with a product portfolio that includes 22 world-famous, billion-dollar brands. From Gatorade to Quaker, LIFEWTR to Lay’s, we make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the world.
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This exciting role sits within the Agricultural Science team, a core function that delivers research and development to support PepsiCo’s billion-dollar global food brands, including Lays, Walkers, Doritos and Quaker. Our global team of scientists is at the heart of PepsiCo’s mission – driving world class research, development and innovation in new crop technologies and practices that delivers for both people and the planet.
Responsibilities:

Reporting into the Global Trialing Excellence Lead, the Agricultural Science Global Trialing Excellence Manager is a new role whose primary responsibility is focused on adapting, managing and communicating the standards for experimental design, field trial protocols, assessment methods and associated training materials to ensure trialing excellence across the PepsiCo Agricultural Science R&D global trialing network. The role is also responsible for QA of the field trial data packages generated across the global trialing network to ensure the integrity and interoperability for all global field trials. You will bring a unique set of skills and experience which will enable delivery across key areas:

• Responsibility for setting and managing our global trialing standards across all PepsiCo Agricultural Science led field trials which take place around the world, including the experimental design, protocols and training materials
• Responsibility for ensuring the execution of field trial data package QA across all Agricultural Science led field trials globally
• Responsibility for ensuring globally standardized, consistent and interoperable field and post-harvest data is collected by setting the standards for field assessments including methodologies and equipment used both in field and postharvest
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert in research agronomy for potato and small grains across PepsiCo R&D categories, Office of Sustainability and Procurement teams
• Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships across the Agricultural Science Global trialing network, including with Agricultural Science regional trialing execution teams, contract research organizations (CROs), and partner universities to align on and implement agreed experimental designs, protocols and assessments
• Provide regular and timely project progress updates to key stakeholders to ensure continued alignment with business objectives
• Provide high quality research outcomes to support and document delivery against the Global Ag Strategy, Annual Operating Plan and pep+ goals.
• ~30% travel required