Lead Agronomist/Animal Scientist

EOC Group•West Des Moines, IA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Lead Agronomists/Animal Scientists at Eocene Environmental Group contribute to a positive experience for both clients and farmers by leading client projects, which includes items like, development of content for a variety of reports, discussing sustainability goals, and other deliverables. Lead Agronomists/Animal Scientists work collaboratively across the organization on various aspects of projects.

Requirements

Bachelors or master’s degree in Agronomy, Soil Science, Animal Science or a related field
At least three years of industry experience working within animal agriculture or row crop production
Travel to client offices, farms, industry conferences, and meetings
Ability to review environmental analysis data, soil tests, and other agricultural analyses for scientific evaluations
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Proofreading, editing, and attention to detail
Able to independently prioritize and complete tasks and manage time efficiently to help ensure project deliverables
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite products
Tremendous organizational skills and tendencies
Ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced, and ever-changing environment
Excellent leadership skills
Ability to travel for meetings with clients and site visits and to industry conferences as needed
Ability to read, write and speak English sufficient to perform job duties and to interact and communicate with employees and vendors

Nice To Haves

Preferred animal agriculture experience within the swine industry or pork related industry
Previous supervisory experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Manage a team of Agronomists/Animal scientists
Manage swine and row crop client data onboarding
Oversee and organize on-farm communication
Responsible for agronomic and livestock data verification and data checks
Assist with the development of content for client reports
Manages producer relationships with swine and row crop producers throughout a project
Communicate scientific explanations to various audiences
Develop detailed presentations, dashboards, and other project-related materials
Contributes to various projects within the Eocene client base
Collaborates and communicates effectively with all levels of employees, both technical and non-technical
Perform other related duties as required or assigned
Maintain regular and punctual attendance at work and meetings
Support, actively participate, and act in accordance with Wright’s and Eocene Environmental Group’s culture of safety and employee ownership
Comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations; maintains knowledge of and follow all company policies and procedure