Remote R&D Scientist — Agronomy & Crop Innovation

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

Job summary

Wonderful Orchards LLC in California is seeking an R&D Scientist to execute field and lab studies, analyze data, and deliver high-impact agronomic findings. You will work independently across farming locations, interfacing with academic collaborators and farming operations staff to advance economically improved yields and quality.

The role requires a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Plant/Crop/Agricultural Sciences with substantial post-degree research experience, strong data analysis skills

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with thesis in plant-related science and 4 years post-degree research OR
• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years post-degree research experience
• Direct research experience with Wonderful Orchards crops preferred

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement initiatives with supervision of Director of Research.
• Coordinate and conduct applied field and lab experiments for multiple activities.
• Improve robustness of experiments through design, data analysis, and reporting.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to explore improvements.
• Create budgets and track costs for field and lab studies.
• Provide technical consultation to farming leadership and field staff.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and safety in the workplace.

Skills

Trial design

Data collection

Statistical analysis

Innovation mindset

Budgeting knowledge

Communication

Team collaboration

Field/lab work adaptability

Education

Master’s Degree in Plant/Crop/Agricultural Sciences

Bachelor’s Degree in Plant/Crop/Agricultural Sciences

Tools

SPSS

RStudio

Excel Data Analysis Toolpak

Job description

Wonderful Orchards LLC in California is seeking an R&D Scientist to execute field and lab studies, analyze data, and deliver high-impact agronomic findings. You will work independently across farming locations, interfacing with academic collaborators and farming operations staff to advance economically improved yields and quality.

The role requires a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Plant/Crop/Agricultural Sciences with substantial post-degree research experience, strong data analysis skills