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We’re on the lookout for an engaging and experienced Senior Field Research and Development (R&D) Specialist to be based within New South Wales (location flexible for the right candidate); focused on innovation in broadacre cropping. Within this exciting role you’ll be conducting, co-ordinating, developing and managing field research trials for local and global projects.

 

You’ll create value by providing quality technical market insights to the Portfolio Solutions team and coaching and developing less experienced team members. You will also work closely with Customer Marketing team by providing them with technical input for our product campaigns. Within the role you will also provide technical support, training, development and expertise to internal Sales teams, customers and industry stakeholders.

 

Nufarm people are the foundation of our success and to enable them to be their best we offer an inclusive environment and a range of flexible working options and autonomy. Your role will require regular travel with the use of a tool of trade vehicle.

 

What will you be doing?

 

• Initiating and implementing Field Research programs within the New South Wales broadacre cropping zones through leading and managing the Research and Development component of local and global projects. This includes:

• Evaluating broadacre crop protection products in the field to determine efficacy, crop safety, technical fit, and commercial potential

• Creating written scientific reports upon trial completion for submission to the APVMA to support product registrations.

• Working with a team of other Nufarm Field R&D Specialists across Australia to ensure projects are co-ordinated across regions.

• Develop and coach less experienced members of the Field R&D Team

• Provide internal technical support/insights to sales and marketing groups including product performance enquires and facilitating technical product training for sales staff, growers and channel partners.

• Conduct technical product training sessions for Nufarm Sales staff, growers, channel partner agronomists and industry influencers.

• Participation at industry field days, research days and workshops. 

• Build strong highly valued technical relationships with key identified contacts locally and across Australia.

 

What do you bring?

 

You’re a qualified Agricultural professional who brings extensive experience of scientific field trials; and expert knowledge of Broadacre crops. You’re knowledgeable about crop protection and you're driven by continuous improvement in field.

Proactive and results driven, you’re a natural communicator with a high degree of integrity and autonomy, who brings the ability to form relationships that last. You will have a passion for reporting results to a diverse group of stakeholders in a way that is uncomplicated and offers strategic insight. You enjoy developing and coaching others through your experience, knowledge and skillset and empower them to grow and succeed and role model our values and leadership principles. You’re confident working on an autonomous basis as part of our wider Portfolio Solutions Team.

 

If you want to be a part of a thriving, supportive environment and are inspired by the prospect of being a part of something bigger, we’d love to hear from you. Nufarm is proud to be recognised as an endorsed employer of choice for all women by Work180. 

 

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