Senior Technical Agronomist
Description
Location: Remote / Brazil – based in Belo Horizonte, Uberlândia, Ribeirão Preto, or São Paulo
Reports to: VP, Global Commercial
Employment type: Full-time
Travel: ~60% (both day and overnight travel)
About the Role
Ohalo is looking for a Senior Technical Agronomist to drive field trial execution and agronomic strategy, primarily focusing on our potato program with future opportunities to scale into additional crops. Operating at the nexus of plant breeding, trial operations, and data science, this role ensures the delivery of high-fidelity performance data and the translation of trial results into actionable grower recommendations. Additionally, the role will play a critical part in empowering the Sales team through technical training and direct agronomic support for growers.
Responsibilities
- Manage and execute agronomic protocols and field trials, including planting, irrigation, and crop protection. Serve as the primary point of contact for sites and proactively troubleshoot agronomic issues.
- Ensure data integrity, regulatory compliance, and accurate documentation by collecting, recording, and QCing phenotypic and environmental data per Ohalo standards.
- Continuously optimize trial protocols, data collection methods, and field logistics to drive efficiency and quality improvements.
- Collaborate with the Sales team to support grower site visits, position agronomic recommendations, and channel grower feedback on variety performance to internal teams.
- Maintain transparent communication by providing regular updates on trial performance, grower sentiment, and operational efficiencies to leadership.
- Travel to trial sites as needed [~60%]
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Agronomy, Crop Science, Plant Science, or a related field
- 10+ years of experience in field-based agronomy, trial management, or applied crop research
- Experience with potatoes is preferred, but small seeded vegetable crop experience will be considered
- Working knowledge of field trial design, plot management, and data collection best practices
- Comfort working outdoors in variable field conditions (insects, sun, rain, etc)
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; experience with large data sets/databases a plus
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work collaboratively with growers, scientists, and internal teams
- Experience in operational logistics or project management (including budget oversight, scheduling, and contract grower coordination) is highly desirable.
- Comfortable working with digital tools ex. GIS, GPS, Microsoft suite, proprietary trial management systems, etc.
- Comfortable using AI tools, ex. Claude, Gemini, etc.
- Valid driver's license; ability to travel to trial sites as needed
About Ohalo:
Ohalo™ aims to accelerate evolution to unlock nature's potential. Founded in 2019, Ohalo develops novel breeding systems and improved plant varieties that help farmers grow more food with fewer natural resources, increasing the yield, resiliency, and genetic diversity of crops to sustainably feed our population. Ohalo's breakthrough technology, Boosted Breeding™, will usher in a new era of improved productivity to radically transform global agriculture. For more information, visit .
Ohalo is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Ohalo is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.
Notes: If you previously applied for a job at Ohalo Genetics, we encourage you to restate your interest in the position by submitting your application.
No visa sponsorship is available for this position at this time.
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Skills
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Basics
First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Resume/CV, Cover Letter
Short answers (2)
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Written answers (5)
- Describe your hands-on experience managing field trials for potatoes or small-seeded vegetable crops. What specific agronomic challenges are most common in these crops, and how do you proactively troubleshoot them?
- Walk us through your process for ensuring high data integrity and regulatory compliance when collecting phenotypic and environmental field data. How do you handle quality control in variable outdoor conditions? optional
- This role requires empowering the Sales team and directly advising farmers. Can you share an example of how you successfully translated complex trial results into actionable, commercial recommendations for a grower?
- How have you integrated digital agriculture tools (e.g., GIS, GPS, trial management databases) and AI platforms into your workflow to optimize field logistics or analyze large datasets?
- This remote role requires approximately 60% travel (both day and overnight) to manage and support trial sites across Brazil. Are you comfortable with this travel schedule, and which of the target regions (Belo Horizonte, Uberlândia, Ribeirão Preto, or São Paulo) would you be based in?