R&D Scientist: Agricultural Field & Lab Trials

The Wonderful Company; Lost Hills (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wonderful Company is seeking an R&D Scientist for Wonderful Orchards in California. You will design and execute field and laboratory studies on agronomy, irrigation, cultivars, and crop physiology to drive higher yields and quality, often working independently across multiple farming locations.

Join a team focused on innovative farming solutions, with duties ranging from experimental design to data reporting and collaboration with academics and operations staff.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Plant Science, Crop Science, or Agricultural Sciences with 4 years post-degree agricultural research experience or
• Bachelor’s Degree in Plant Science, Crop Science, or Agricultural Sciences with 8 years post-degree agricultural research experience
• Direct research experience with Wonderful Orchards crops is preferred but not required
• Knowledge of trial design, data collection, and analysis; ability to implement improvements into practice

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement initiatives with supervision of Director of Research
• Coordinate and conduct applied agricultural field and laboratory experiments
• Enhance robustness of experiments through meticulous trial design, data analysis and reporting
• Oversee internal and external personnel across field and lab sites
• Collaborate with academics and vendors to explore farming improvements
• Create budgets and track costs for field and lab experiments
• Provide technical consultation to Farming Directors and field personnel
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and safety

Skills

Field research

Data analysis

Statistical skills

Budgeting

Communication

Team player

Education

Master’s Degree in Plant/Crop Science

Bachelor’s Degree in Plant/Crop Science

Tools

SPSS

RStudio

Excel

Job description

The Wonderful Company is seeking an R&D Scientist for Wonderful Orchards in California. You will design and execute field and laboratory studies on agronomy, irrigation, cultivars, and crop physiology to drive higher yields and quality, often working independently across multiple farming locations.

Join a team focused on innovative farming solutions, with duties ranging from experimental design to data reporting and collaboration with academics and operations staff.