R&D Director, ICL Growing Solutions

Job Description

ICL Group is a global specialty minerals company continually seeking to develop and create impactful solutions to humanity’s most pressing sustainability challenges such as food security and safe progress. Imagine if you could make an IMPACT everyday and in everyway, improving the daily lives of millions and making our planet a better place. Join us to shape a greener future through innovation.

Your Impact:
As Director of R&D for Specialty Fertilizers, you’ll lead a diverse team of 30 scientists and experts, driving the research and development of cutting-edge crop nutrition solutions. From controlled-release fertilizers to biofertilizers, your work will deliver sustainable, market-driven innovations that boost agricultural productivity and minimize environmental impact.

Your Focus:

•    Lead R&D programs and a multidisciplinary team in Heerlen, Netherlands
•    Develop product pipelines in collaboration with Marketing, Sales, Agronomy, and Regulatory
•    Ensure successful development plans and registration dossiers for successful product launches
•    Shape the technology roadmap and guide sustainable product innovation
•    Manage budgets, resources, and intellectual property
•    Represent ICL with external partners and industry experts
•    Build team capabilities and long-term growth plans
 

What You’ll Bring:
•    Advanced degree in Plant Science, Agronomy, Chemistry, or related field
•    10+ years of R&D leadership in specialty fertilizers or crop nutrition
•    Expertise in sustainable agriculture technologies (micronutrients, controlled-release, bio stimulants)
•    Team management experience with strong communication and organizational skills
•    High energy, positive and client-first leadership mindset 
•    Fluent in English (required) and Dutch (preferred)

Apply Today:
Did you get excited, thinking this is you? Then we’d love to see your application! Click on “Apply now” button and upload your resume online. We can only accept applications through our online process. 
If you have any questions, please contact Stefka Kostova, Talent Acquisition, Learning & OD Manager Europe at Stefka.Kostova@icl-group.com (Subject: Director R&D Application).
Our process is inclusive, transparent, and designed to connect you with what truly matters — creating solutions for a sustainable future.