Research Associate, Field Sciences

Indigo is a company dedicated to harnessing nature to help farmers sustainably feed the planet. With a vision of creating a world where farming is an economically desirable and accessible profession, Indigo works alongside its growers to apply natural approaches, conserve resources for future generations, and grow healthy food for all. Utilizing beneficial plant microbes to improve crop health and productivity, Indigo’s portfolio is focused on cotton, wheat, barley, corn, soybeans, and rice. The company, founded by Flagship Pioneering, is headquartered in Boston, MA, with additional offices in Memphis, TN, Research Triangle Park, NC, Sydney, Australia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and São Paulo, Brazil. www.indigoag.com

The role of Research Associate, Field Sciences will report to the Director, Field Sciences, supporting the evaluation of novel products as a component of the R&D pipeline. This candidate will use their knowledge of agronomy and field sciences to support the development of experimental design, implementation and analyze results. Additionally, this position will play a key role in the continual improvement of the R&D pipeline.

Outcomes & Responsibilities:

• Support management of R&D field trials conducted by external research organizations
  • Support development of trial protocols across several crops and objective types
  • Independently conduct field visits, create site visit reports and share findings with key stakeholders
  • Effective communication with CROs to ensure field trials meet objectives
  • Follow protocols for note collection across several crops
  • Collect, process and ship various sample types from trial location

• Timely delivery of high quality field data and experimental results to key stakeholders
  • Data entry and QC using corporate data systems
  • Support analysis of experimental results
  • Communicate crop progress and results to R&D organization

• Understands and embodies our purpose & core values
  • Understands our purpose and core values and what makes Indigo different from other companies
  • Demonstrates personal and/or professional passion for our core values
  • Widely viewed as someone who personifies our core values, is committed to them, and leans on them when making difficult decisions

Competencies:

• Strong communication skills across multiple platforms (1:1, in groups, presenting in front of groups, email, phone, etc.) both internal & external to company
• Collaborative team player but comfortable working autonomously to execute on deliverables
• Self-starter who can quickly adapt to fast-paced company goals
• Passion for field research and in-field metric collection
• Comfortable managing multiple concurrent timelines
• Strong organizational skills and commitment to use company tools for documenting and sharing information.
• Demonstrates agility in response to new opportunities and changing objectives
• Open minded, likes being creative and trying new methods

Qualifications:

• S. in agronomy or related field
• Experience in agronomic management in at least one field crop (1+ years): rice, corn, soybean, wheat, cotton and/or other small grains
• Experience working with CROs and external collaborators preferred
• Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time, matching seasonality of crop
• Proficiency with software systems and use of technology tools
  • Microsoft Suite (PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, etc.)
  • Zoom meeting platform
  • SharePoint
  • ARM (Preferred)
  • Spotfire (Preferred)