Onion Breeding Assistant - Grow Impact in Seed Innovation

Limagrain; Gilroy, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Hazera, part of the Limagrain Group, seeks a breeding program assistant based at the Gilroy, CA facility to support line development and data management within an international team. You will assist the Onion Breeder, participate in crosses, and help run trials across on-site and off-site locations.

Ideal candidates have a life sciences background, hands-on attitude, and strong Excel/database skills, with English proficiency and willingness to travel domestically as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in agriculture or 4-5 years of equivalent work experience.
• Hands-on attitude, flexible, and can-do attitude.
• Excellent administrative and computer skills (MS Office with Advanced in Excel; Databases).
• Well organized, proactive and able to multitask.
• Experience in working in an agricultural environment.
• Proficient in English, intermediate level of Spanish is a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Able to perform duties in varying weather conditions, on uneven agricultural terrain, and during seasonal periods of increased activity.
• Domestic travel required (add 5-10 %)

Responsibilities

• Organize and perform assigned tasks related to the Breeding program, which includes collaborating with operations.
• Support the breeder in organizing on-site and off-site trials, including line development.
• Collect and analyze crop phenotypic data
• Manage and administer the breeding database
• Assist the Onion Breeder in carrying out crosses, pollinations and molecular markers use
• Implement and monitor compliance of company policies on safety, health and environment
• Organize harvesting, threshing, seed cleaning, inventory, packaging, shipping, and phytosanitary certificate

Skills

MS Excel (Advanced)

Communication skills

Multitasking

Agricultural environment experience

Travel availability 5-10%

Education

Bachelor’s in Agriculture

Tools

Databases

MS Office

Job description

Hazera, part of the Limagrain Group, seeks a breeding program assistant based at the Gilroy, CA facility to support line development and data management within an international team. You will assist the Onion Breeder, participate in crosses, and help run trials across on-site and off-site locations.

Ideal candidates have a life sciences background, hands-on attitude, and strong Excel/database skills, with English proficiency and willingness to travel domestically as needed.