Agronomy Research Specialist

Role: Agronomy Testing Specialist

Location: Durham, NC

Duration:6-12 months

Must - Agri, Agronomist, Test Engineering

Job Description

TruMetrics (a.k.a. TM) platform management - Owner of TM program and processes,

including all facets of Farm Scale Trial planning, assignment, establishment, and

reporting. Lead data entry and data management to support goals of the commercial

agronomy team and R&D bia TM platform. Monitor all trials for QAQC and

completeness. Work collaboratively with commercial agronomy and R&D staff to answer

data questions supporting product advancement and market development. Work closely

with data science team to enable prompt and complete analysis of any farm scale data to

provide timely, accurate, and market facing insights.

• Maintain and organize protocols within TM

• Manage or assist in trial creation and completion for all users

• Lead trial QAQC for all trial steps, including communication of requirements to

CROs

• Assist with data transfer from adjacent systems (Total Acre/YMS, INVISION) for TM

intake

• Support data science team for data needs from TM

• Work collaboratively with IT and other stakeholders to enable and maintain

functionality of TM.

What you’ll need:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy Research, Agronomics, Plant Biology, Remote

Sensing Geospatial Monitoring or related field.

• Master’s preferred

• 3+ years – Agronomic field trial research

• Robust graduate or internship experiences may qualify

• Excellent capabilities with geospatial data and file management

• Broad knowledge of crop nutrition, biologicals, and crop physiology

• Knowledge of field and general agronomic safety.

• Willing/able to travel to within North America and other destinations.

• Excellent qualitative and quantitative analytical abilities.

• Manage a diverse and deep field trial program.

• Demonstrated critical thinking and decision-making skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively with people from various international backgrounds

• Broad knowledge of North American crop production practices preferred

• Background in field trial data management preferred

• Microsoft Office programs

• ArcGIS

• Microsoft Power BI

• PowerApps

• JD/ GeoJSON formats

• Statistical software “R” and “SAS” preferred

Roles & Responsibilities

Farm Scale Trial Program oversight

• Work with commercial agronomy to catalog and implement farm scale trials to

achieve trial goals.

• Communicate efficiently within Mosaic the strategy and tactics necessary to

maintain alignment of all stakeholders with budgets and deliverables.

• Manage protocol creation within TM, maintaining library and access for appropriate

users.

• Manage billing and invoicing for CROs

Data Output and Visualization

• Enable efficient access to data for statisticians needs

• Communicate efficiently and on time with stakeholders regarding farm scale trial

planning, progress and results.

• Create and manage visualizations / dashboards / data summaries to enable

stakeholders to quickly and efficiently find insights about programs, progress, and

results

• Work closely with marketing and IT to support TruResponse website and upgrades