Turf Weed Scientist for R&D & Homeowner Solutions

Hawthorne Gardening Co.; United States; On-site; USD 77,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Live Total Health program

401(k) match 7.5%

Stock discount 15%

Maven Family Planning up to $30,000

Job summary

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is seeking a Weed Scientist to design and support a diverse lawn and landscape portfolio for homeowners. This role drives product development from research to consumer communication, with field and greenhouse studies and collaboration across R&D, marketing, and manufacturing.

You will conduct experimental design and analysis, report writing, and regulatory considerations while mining new technologies and consumer trends to inform category leads and sales teams.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Weed Science is preferred or related field required.
• Experience in turfgrass/weed science, product development context.
• Ability to design and lead research programs and commercialize turf products.
• Broad awareness of consumer lawn and garden products and practices; hands-on experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Leads, plans and implements field and greenhouse biological research, including trial setup, data collection, data analysis, and preparation of reports.
• Collaborate with R&D, marketing, regulatory, sourcing, and manufacturing to ensure alignment on project goals and explore innovation.
• Provide technical assistance to R&D, marketing, regulatory, sourcing, quality, and manufacturing when appropriate.
• Contribute to the Product Development Team to raise overall team contributions and performance.
• Interacts with industry and university collaborators to mine new technologies and communicate findings to category leads and sales/tech service.
• Develops and follows R&D SOPs.
• Communicates scientific concepts to senior leadership; maintains strong written and verbal skills.
• Support regulatory dossiers, partnerships, or cost-out initiatives.

Skills

Weed science

Turfgrass management

Statistical analysis

Research design

Education

Ph.D. in Weed Science

Tools

ARM

MINITAB

JMP

Job description

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is seeking a Weed Scientist to design and support a diverse lawn and landscape portfolio for homeowners. This role drives product development from research to consumer communication, with field and greenhouse studies and collaboration across R&D, marketing, and manufacturing.

You will conduct experimental design and analysis, report writing, and regulatory considerations while mining new technologies and consumer trends to inform category leads and sales teams.