Head of Research

vor 4 Monaten


Hamburg, Deutschland Novocarbo Vollzeit

**About this role**:
At Novocarbo, we work as a team to solve one of the most important problems of our time: our goal is to store **100 million tons of CO2** from the atmosphere annually, making a significant **contribution to achieving climate goals**.

**Following tasks are in focus of your role**:

- You drive the strategic build-up of the R&D department, cultive an innovative culture and foster an environment that encourages creativity and continuous advancement.
- You strategically oversee the entire portfolio of basic research and product development projects. This encompasses detailed planning of resource allocation, ensuring alignment with overarching company goals, and adherence to timelines and budgets.
- You design and implement scalable R&D processes, i.e. establish a laboratory infrastructure that is conducive to efficient and effective research and development activities, ensuring it supports both current and future projects.
- You guarantee that all R&D endeavours strictly adhere to highest standards of product stewardship, safety protocols, and compliance with all applicable regulations and standards
- You lead the strategic development and protection of intellectual property This includes identifying new opportunities for innovation and safeguarding the company’s competitive edge.
- You represent Novocarbo's interests in specialised committees (e.g. EBI-Biochar, Fachverband Pflanzenkohle, DIN e.V.) and proactively expand our participation in scientific discourses.

**Reports to**:
Chief Executive Officer

**Your profile**:
**These are your professional qualifications we’d appreciate**:

- You have a university degree in a technical or scientific discipline and at least 5 years of experience in the field of materials and/or material development (e.g. with chemical or pharmaceutical manufacturers, in the oil and gas industry, in mechanical engineering or in technical consulting).
- You have relevant personnel and project management experience in a research and development context.
- Practical experience with production processes and/or process development, pyrolysis plants and the topics of biochar and carbon removal is a plus.
- You communicate fluently in German and English. Any other languages are a plus.
- You have a high affinity for IT tools: We mainly work with MS 365 and Notion.

**These are your personal qualifications we’d appreciate**:

- You have a high degree of ownership for your own projects and convince us with your hands-on attitude.
- You are always data-driven and can make decisions with an excellent entrepreneurial mentality.
- Teamwork and personal dialogue at eye level is to you (as for us) a prerequisite for successful, respectful collaboration.

**Why Novocarbo?**:
To strengthen our team and push faster towards our Mission, we are searching for new team members to start working with us as soon as possible. With Novocarbo you get:

- **
Impact**: A job that lets you participate actively in one of the most important issues of our time - working together to combat climate change.
- ** Growth**: A position in a rapidly growing company with an international focus - we plan to open locations worldwide in the coming years.
- ** Speed**: A work environment that celebrates and rewards speed and fast progress.
- ** Versatility**: A varied field of tasks and exciting topics in the areas of regenerative energy, biochar, and carbon credits.
- ** Teamwork**: A motivated and joyfull team appreciating meaningful work.
- ** Trust**: A working atmosphere characterized by trust, flat hierarchies, and short decision-making processes.
- ** Hybrid work**: An office in the heart of Hamburg (Hamburg Rathaus) and the option for mobile work.
- ** Salary**: Fair pay and 30 days of vacation for a five-day work week.
- Screening of documents through Recruiting and Hiring Manager
- First telephone interview (30mins) with Recruiting
- Personal interview in the Hamburg Office: 60 Minutes technical interview, 60 minutes cultural add
- Decision / Offer

**Your contact at Novocarbo**:
Sara Brandt - HR & Recruitment Manager (Recruiting)
Caspar von Ziegner - Chief Executive Officer (Hiring Manager)

**About us**:
We are scientists, engineers, soil enthusiasts, and business professionals who work hand in hand to shape the economic transformation towards a low-carbon future.

The spirit that drives us traces back to the company's origins. Caspar von Ziegner founded Novocarbo in 2017 with the aim of pushing forward carbon removal solutions to contribute to achieving the 1.5 degree goal of the Paris Climate Agreement. We pursue this critical mission with creativity, expertise, courage, innovative spirit, and irrepressible will.

From the very first vision until now, much has transpired: A handful of people has grown into a team of more than 30. At our headquarters in Hamburg, colleagues from fields like science, engineering, marketing, and business development work together on continuously optimize our


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