Senior Field Agronomist - Potato Trials & Data Lead

Ohalo; United States; À distance; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Ohalo is seeking a Senior Technical Agronomist to drive field trial execution and agronomic strategy, focusing on our potato program with the potential to scale to additional crops. You will bridge plant breeding, trial operations, and data science to deliver high-fidelity data and translate results into actionable grower recommendations.

You will also empower the Sales team through technical training and direct agronomic support for growers, collaborating with site teams and leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Agronomy, Crop Science, Plant Science, or a related field.
• 10+ years of field-based agronomy, trial management, or applied crop research.
• Experience with potatoes preferred; small seeded vegetables considered.
• Working knowledge of field trial design, plot management, and data collection best practices.

Responsabilités

• Manage and execute agronomic protocols and field trials; serve as primary contact for sites.
• Ensure data integrity, regulatory compliance, and accurate documentation of phenotypic data.
• Continuously optimize trial protocols, data collection methods, and field logistics.
• Collaborate with Sales to support grower site visits and agronomic feedback.
• Provide regular updates on trial performance and operational efficiencies to leadership.
• Travel to trial sites as needed (~60%).

Connaissances

Field trials

Data analysis

Agronomy

Grower comms

Formation

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Agronomy or related field

Outils

GIS

GPS

Microsoft Office

Trial management systems

Description du poste

Ohalo is seeking a Senior Technical Agronomist to drive field trial execution and agronomic strategy, focusing on our potato program with the potential to scale to additional crops. You will bridge plant breeding, trial operations, and data science to deliver high-fidelity data and translate results into actionable grower recommendations.

You will also empower the Sales team through technical training and direct agronomic support for growers, collaborating with site teams and leadership.