Job Profile

Responsible for leading end-to-end operations of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs), including R&D;, production, procurement, and strategic development aligned with Dabur’s business needs. Ensures timely sapling production, raw material availability, and CSR project management. Oversees contract farming, nursery technology, cultivation innovation, value-chain development, and government liaison.

Requires strong leadership across diverse sites and familiarity with environmental, forestry, and regulatory norms, elite species germplasm collection and multiplication of the motherland.

Interfaces

Production/RM Supply/ Regulatory Compliances / ABS / Cost and budget management etc.

Key Deliverables

Performance is measured against

- Oversee MAP operations across nurseries, greenhouses, and out-grower sites.
- Manage sapling production and in-house MAPs as per business requirement.
- Supervise agronomy projects for quality raw material (RM).
- Ensure good agricultural and lab practices for high-quality RM.
- Ensure uninterrupted herbal RM supply.
- Maintain optimum capacity utilization and assess MAP sites/contract farming.
- Implement GHP, GFCPs, and QA protocols.
- Identify, source, and supply desired species and RM.
- Present monthly progress updates to HOD-BRD, DRDC, DIL.

Research & Development (R&D;):

- Develop and implement R&D; strategies for MAP business growth in collaboration with BRD, DRDC.
- Conduct research to improve productivity, yield, and introduce new species.
- Identify research gaps and foster knowledge sharing across teams.
- Stay updated through participation in national/international scientific forums.
- Drive innovation in nursery, greenhouse, seed technology, and propagation methods.

Training & Capacity Building:

- Provide technical training to teams, site staff, and farmers.




- Promote knowledge sharing and skill enhancement.
- Conduct sessions on nursery tech, propagation, harvesting, and post-harvest practices and cost management.
- Support entrepreneurship and strengthen value chains among farmer groups.

Strategic & Business Development:

- Implement cost-reduction through new technologies.
- Drive business continuity and expand greenhouse operations via farmers and NGOs.
- Build strategic networks with communities, growers, government bodies, and agencies.
- Promote new methodologies and knowledge products within the business framework.
- Support expansion through partnerships, contract farming, and community projects and capita cultivation.

Stakeholder Management & External Coordination:

- Liaise with government bodies, NGOs, INGOs, embassies, research institutions, and development agencies (NARC, CIMMAT), WWF, GIZ, ICIMOD, Indian embassies etc. and other bodies.
- Ensure compliance with plant quarantine, Forest Department, agroforestry, MAP cultivation, and environmental regulations to ensure smooth export and in-house supply of RM.
- Represent company interests in government meetings, conferences, and policy forums.

Environmental & CSR Responsibilities:

- Support environmental initiatives as per DIL policies.
- Promote greenhouse-based sustainability interventions.
- Ensure execution of CSR activities within approved budgets.

Skills & Capabilities

- Strong negotiation and interpersonal communication




- Ownership and accountability for delivery
- Team collaboration and leadership
- IT proficiency and analytical ability
- Excellent communication and presentation skills

Essential:

- Medicinal & Aromatic Plants: Cultivation, agroforestry, sustainable practices
- Nursery & Greenhouse Management: Operations, propagation, seed technology
- Contract Farming & Farmer Engagement: Relationship management, value-chain development
- R&D; & Quality Assurance: Scientific methodology, GFCP/GHP, QA protocols
- Supply Chain & Post-Harvest: Raw material sourcing, post-harvest technology

Desirable:

- Visionary, entrepreneurial, and proactive mindset, strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Creative thinking and decision-making ability, Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Team leadership with focus on capability building
- Collaborative and cross-functional coordination . Ownership and accountability for results

Educational Qualification Ph. D. in Botany / Agriculture / Horticulture / Biotechnology / MAPs

Preferred / Additional:

- Specialization in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Primary Interactions Internal: CPPD, Factory Q.A, Factory Head, Finance, HR, DRDC, BRD, DIL

External: INGO, NGO, Government Officers, Ministry of Agriculture, State Governments, University, Department of Plant Resource, NMPB, NBA, SBBs, IUCN Line Department Government, Semi-Government etc.

Work Experience

- Minimum 10 years of experience in R&D; or MAPs/Agro-forestry domain and executions.
- Demonstrated experience in Captive and contractual cultivation, nursery and farm operations, state-of-the-art greenhouse / satellite nursery management, and post-harvest management, Good Agricultural Practices / ESG / DJSI / BRSR compliances / CSR projects

📌 Principal Scientist - BRD (Ghaziabad)
🏢 Dabur India
📍 Ghaziabad