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Industry Technology Specialist – Bioenergy & Grain ProcessingMiddle East & Africa
Interested in a career that matters?
At Novonesis, we work with biology to drive sustainable solutions that create real impact. In our Bioenergy & Grain Processing business, we partner closely with customers to optimize processes, improve efficiency, and unlock value through innovation.
We are now looking for an Industry Technology Specialist – BioEnergy & Grain Processing to support customers across the Middle East & Africa region with deep technical expertise and hands-on problem solving.
The Role & Your Impact
As an Industry Technology Specialist, you will play a critical role in ensuring our customers achieve optimal performance from Novonesis solutions. Acting as a trusted technical partner, you will support product adoption, lead field trials, and drive innovation-led improvements in grain processing, distilling, and bioenergy applications.
Your work will directly contribute to customer success, commercial growth, and the advancement of sustainable bio-based solutions in the region.
What You’ll Need to Be Successful
- A degree in Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, or a related field (advanced degree is an advantage)
- Minimum 5 years of relevant industry experience within grain processing, distilling, ethanol, or bioenergy environments
- Strong technical knowledge of fermentation, enzymatic processes, milling, and/or biofuel applications
- Proven experience in leading field trials, troubleshooting process challenges, and analyzing technical data
- Ability and willingness to travel extensively across the Middle East & Africa region
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project execution capabilities
Additional Skills & Interests We Value
- Experience working directly with customers in technical service or application roles
- Confidence delivering technical training, workshops, and knowledge transfer sessions
- Exposure to cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Regulatory, and R&D teams
- Curiosity for innovation, process optimization, and emerging industry technologies
- Comfort working in cross-cultural and geographically diverse environments
What We Offer
- The opportunity to work with cutting-edge biological solutions in a purpose-driven company
- A high-impact, customer-facing role with strong visibility across the region
- Collaboration with experienced global experts in application, R&D, and commercial teams
- Continuous learning and professional development in a fast-evolving industry
- A culture built on trust, inclusion, and scientific excellence
Relevant Information
This role involves extensive regional travel across the Middle East & Africa.
Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
TA partner contact details: [email protected]
Our purpose guides the way
In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.
Opportunities for everyone
We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.
We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.
Explore other openings
If this position isn’t the right fit, you may still find other opportunities with us. You’re welcome to explore open roles or create a job agent to stay connected with future opportunities at novonesis.com/Career
Skills Required
- Degree in Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, or related field
- Advanced degree (advantage)
- Minimum 5 years relevant industry experience in grain processing, distilling, ethanol, or bioenergy
- Strong technical knowledge of fermentation, enzymatic processes, milling, and/or biofuel applications
- Proven experience leading field trials, troubleshooting process challenges, and analyzing technical data
- Ability and willingness to travel extensively across the Middle East & Africa
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project execution capabilities
- Experience working directly with customers in technical service or application roles
- Confidence delivering technical training, workshops, and knowledge transfer sessions
- Exposure to cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Regulatory, and R&D teams
- Comfort working in cross-cultural and geographically diverse environments
Novozymes Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Novozymes and has not been reviewed or approved by Novozymes.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Policies include paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, and generous PTO with floating days, with some locations noting separate vacation and sick leave.
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Healthcare Strength — Provides medical and dental insurance, with coverage described as reasonably priced and of good quality in multiple regions.
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Retirement Support — Offers a 401(k) plan with employer matching and structured retirement benefits referenced across roles and postings.
Novozymes Insights
What We Do
Novozymes has combined with Chr. Hansen to become Novonesis: linkedin.com/company/novonesis. This global biosolutions company of 10,000 people is transforming how the world produces, consumes and lives. In 30-plus industries, its biosolutions help businesses meet their needs and the needs of our planet. Novozymes was formed in 2000 when Novo Nordisk split into three companies: Novo Nordisk A/S, Novozymes A/S and Novo A/S. Novozymes was the world leader in biological solutions with a commitment to Rethink Tomorrow. It served 130 markets with enzymatic, microbial and advanced protein solutions. The company’s solutions enabled higher agricultural yields, low-temperature washing, energy-efficient production, renewable fuel and many other benefits. In December 2022, Novozymes and Chr. Hansen entered into an agreement to create a leading global biosolutions partner by combining the two companies. The goal was to unleash the full potential of biosolutions and generate significant value for all stakeholders and society. The combination was completed on January 29, 2024 and Novonesis was born. The name means ‘a new beginning’ and is derived from the Greek word ‘genesis’. It reflects a new era where we’ll better our world with biology. You can find Novonesis on LinkedIn here: linkedin.com/company/novonesis. Novozymes A/S, part of Novonesis Group.
