Susan MacIsaac

Field Analytics Team Lead at Monsanto Company

Summary
Professional Overview
An accomplished scientific leader with broad expertise in plant physiology, biochemistry and enabling
technologies
Core Qualifications
# Technical innovation
# Problem solving
# Strategic thinking
# Site Leadership
# Project management
# Stakeholder management
# People leadership
Accomplishments
Established the Monsanto Center for Food and Nutrition Research at the North Carolina Research Campus
# Led the team in the design, build-out and start up of the lab
# Developed and implemented a site mission and strategy to develop new technologies
# Identified collaboration opportunities with NCRC academic partners
Expanded analytical capabilities for high content phenotyping
# Led a team in the development of metabolomics, proteomics, and imaging technologies
# Explored new applications of phenotypic data for trait discovery and development
Led diverse functional teams in the development of new technologies
Experience
Field Analytics Team Lead at Monsanto Company
July 2013 - Present (1 year)
Kannapolis Site Lead at Monsanto
August 2009 - Present (4 years 11 months)
Managed operations of the lab at the NCRC: developed and executed a site strategy and mission, managed
the project portfolio, identified collaboration opportunities with the NCRC academic and partners and
managed research efforts with the David H. Murdock Research Institute
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Led a team of scientists in the application of advanced analytical tools for the development of more
nutritious and flavorful fruits and vegetables and higher yielding row crops.
Worked with NCRC leadership to ensure that Monsanto goals at NCRC are aligned with current and future
strategies of the campus
Team Lead, Proteomics, Metabolomics and Imaging at Monsanto
August 2004 - August 2009 (5 years 1 month)
Responsible for a team of twelve scientists who developed and applied analytical and imaging technologies
to advance products
Developed a technical strategy to ensure that our team capabilities were aligned with the needs of product
pipeline
Expanded analytical capabilities by developing non-targeted metabolite and protein profiling and
hyper-spectral confocal fluorescence imaging.
Through the team, contributed to the advancement of High Oil Corn, Higher Yielding Soybeans and
Drought Tolerant Corn.
In additional to the technical contributions, managed the team budget, capital acquisitions and people
leadership
Volunteer Experience
President, Board of Directors at Charlotte Centre Curling Club
April 2013 - Present (1 year 3 months)
Member at North Carolina Biotechnology Advisory Council
May 2011 - Present (3 years 2 months)
Member at Charlotte Region Biotechnology Advisory Council
May 2011 - Present (3 years 2 months)
Education
University of Guelph
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Plant Physiology
University of Saskatchewan
B.Sc.(HONS), Biology
University of Saskatchewan
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Biology
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Interests
Innovation, New Technologies, People Development
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Susan MacIsaac
Field Analytics Team Lead at Monsanto Company
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