Regional Head of Innovations— China | 专业人力资源服务公司

公司介绍

a Nutreco company, is a global leader in animal nutrition, has the ambition to combine its deep nutritional science with data, sensors, and AI to advance precision livestock nutrition. We are establishing an open innovation hub in China, in partnership

职位描述

We are seeking a Regional Innovation Director for China to lead this agenda on the ground. Reporting to the Managing Director, Global Innovation, you will be the senior local leader who builds our academic and industry partnerships, shapes the local omics, sensor, and AI data and trials programme, and brings the pieces together into a coherent, world-class innovation effort. This is a rare opportunity to build and lead a flagship initiative from its foundations. Strategy and leadership • Lead Trouw Nutrition’s precision livestock nutrition innovation agenda in China and coordinate the open innovation hub anchored at Westlake University. • Act as the senior on-the-ground representative of Global Innovation, translating global strategy into local delivery. Partnerships and stakeholders • Build and deepen relationships with academic partners (e.g. Westlake University, Zhejiang University) and industry partners (genetics companies, commercial producers, and technology providers). • Manage the call for proposals anchored at Westlake, pairing university and commercial partners around high-impact research. • Support the translation of our Memoranda of Understanding into definitive agreements. • Represent company with senior academic, industry, and government stakeholders. Science and programme delivery • Shape the local omics, sensor, and AI/big-data strategy in close collaboration with global species leads and internal laboratories. • Oversee the design and execution of animal efficacy and product-registration trials and validation farm studies with partners. Scouting and ecosystem • Lead technology and start-up scouting in China; organize pitch meetings and company visits; and evaluate opportunities for collaboration or investment. Regional Innovation Director — China · Trouw Nutrition | Page 1 of 2 Coordination and governance • Bridge the China and global R&D teams, ensuring alignment, knowledge flow, and sound governance; manage budgets, timelines, and reporting.

职位要求

Essential • PhD in animal nutrition, animal science, veterinary medicine, or a related life-science discipline. • Fluency in both Mandarin Chinese and English, spoken and written. • Willingness and ability to relocate to the Hangzhou area. • 10+ years of relevant experience across industry R&D and/or academia–industry collaboration. • A proven record of building partnerships and leading cross-functional, cross-cultural work. Desirable • Familiarity with precision nutrition and with omics, sensors, and AI/big data in animal or agricultural science. • An established network within China’s academic, agricultural, and regulatory ecosystem. • Experience with animal trial design and product registration in China. • Prior leadership of an R&D team, programme, or partnership. HOW YOU WORK You are strategic yet hands-on, entrepreneurial, and comfortable building something new amid ambiguity. You are a natural bridge-builder — culturally fluent across Chinese and international settings, an excellent communicator, and someone who earns trust with senior scientists, executives, and officials alike. WHAT WE OFFER • A visible leadership role shaping a flagship China innovation initiative from the ground up. • A global platform and close collaboration with world-class scientific and industry partners. • A competitive compensation and benefits package, with relocation support.