Plant Scientist - Field Research Lead

Plant Scientist - Field Research Lead

Job Description

You were made to create Better Care for a Better World: exploring uncharted questions, engineering innovative solutions, advancing scientific understanding, and constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to solving real-world problems with purpose and precision.

You want to work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

In this role, you’ll help us shape the future and improve lives for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU.

Please Note: Position location is within a commuting distance of West Central / Southwest Arizona.  K-C Relocation Benefits available.

About You

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

Job responsibilities include:

We are seeking a professional to be our local lead for the agronomic development towards commercialization of a new crop.  The position will be responsible for working with Project Management in designing learning goals and executing field trials, managing multiple research collaborations, collecting and analyzing field data, and developing commercial-scale protocols across the agronomic spectrum.  This role will collaborate regularly with lead agronomists, scientists, and other cross-functional partners in the organization; lead and perform extensive in-field trial work, field management, data collection & organization. 

Principal Accountabilities:


* Lead 1-2 junior scientists to accurately collect, analyze, and document data to drive key genetic, plant architecture, phenotyping, and growth and development information.


* Conceiving, designing, conducting, and reporting research in the field and greenhouse to provide options for agricultural systems that increase production, drive yield and nutrient uptake, and deliver results that provide better understanding of a new crop and design of commercial protocols


* Understands and embodies our mission & vision
Optimistic and innovative; solution-oriented; able to function in the speed and ambiguity of new crop development and commercial protocols
Collaborates well across functions; creates an inspiring and collegial work environment
Values, communicates and interacts with others with high levels of transparency and respect
Mentors and builds talent of team members
Strong focus on workplace safety


* Support agricultural team in completion of various research projects using biology, agriculture, greenhouse, industrial technology, and laboratory skills


* Build and sustain positive relationships with research partners and manage technical aspects of those partnerships across the agronomic spectrum


* Prepare documentation of study results, as well as procedures, paying close attention...