R&D Manager Cleanerfish
Mowi is the world's leading seafood company and the largest producer of farm-raised salmon. Every day, our 12 000 employees in 25 countries produce 7.5 million healthy and delicious meals, served to customers across the globe. Mowi covers the whole value and production chain, from feed to plate, and through our vision of leading the “Blue Revolution” we are dedicated to farming the ocean in a responsible and efficient way. Mowi is headquartered in Bergen, Norway, and is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
Use of cleanerfish is an important measure for lice control in today’s salmon farming and represents a passive, nonmedicinal, continuous and sustainable tool. In order to ensure best possible health and welfare for the cleanerfish, at the same time further improving cleanerfish as a lice control measure, research within cleanerfish farming practices, nutrition and fish health is needed. Mowi also put high focus on best practices for use and management of cleanerfish through the sea phase to optimize the effect and maintain fish health and welfare for the cleanerfish, both for farmed and wild caught species. Mowi farm lumpfish in Norway, Faroe Islands, Ireland and Scotland and Ballan wrasse in Scotland and Norway.
Global R&D and Technical Department seek a R&D Manager Cleanerfish
We are looking for a systematic and enthusiastic technically skilled person who wants to play a key role in our company. Reporting to the CTO/ Head of Global R&D and Technical you will be responsible for a newly established cleanerfish team within the Global R&D and Technical Department.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the cleanerfish team and manage the R&D portfolio within cleanerfish production
- Stay on top of knowledge and latest research, development and innovations within cleanerfish farming and use
- Initiate, run and coordinate research, development and innovation projects within farming practices, nutrition and fish health to increase production and to optimize welfare, health and performance of cleanerfish
- Develop and translate knowledge into practical recommendations for our operations
- Drive knowledge transfer to and between operational units
- Drive definition of best practices for cleanerfish use and support cleanerfish managers in all BUs in applying best practices.
Required competence and experience
- Master’s degree or PhD within fish health, fish nutrition or marine fish biology
- Experience from farming of cleanerfish or other marine species
- Specialized knowledge and interest within cleanerfish biology and fish health
- Competence in areas of epidemiology, study design and data analysis
- Project management experience and ability to work with operations and scientific partners
- Ability to translate research and technical knowledge into operational activities
- Self‐motivated and goal oriented
- Proficiency with standard IT / software systems
- Fluent in Norwegian and English
- Willingness to travel
The position will be based in Bergen. The position will work closely with and support the cleanerfish farming operations as well as salmon farming operations both in Scotland, Faroes, Ireland, Canada and Norway.
If you have further questions about the position please contact Øyvind Oaland: tel 957 00 152.
Please apply within Janauar 15th 2019 via www.mowi.com/people
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Stillingsdetaljer
| Arbeidssted | Bergen, Hordaland, Norge |
| Søknadsfrist | 2019-01-15 |
Kontaktperson
| Navn | Øyvind Oaland |
| Stillingstittel | . |
| Mobil | 957 00 152 |