Agronomy Operations Associate
Sound Agriculture
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Posted 6+ months ago
Why you should join us:
At Sound Agriculture, we believe our food system can nourish consumers while benefiting farming communities and the planet. Through a deeper understanding of plant and microbial biology, we are leveraging the natural power of plants to make agriculture more agile and resilient. Our work focuses on developing nutrient efficiency products and modernizing plant breeding to improve the way we farm and the food we eat.
Sound is a Series D startup funded by leading investors in food and agriculture including Leaps by Bayer, Syngenta Group Ventures, S2G Ventures, BMO Impact Investment Fund, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Fall Line Capital, Cavallo Ventures, FootPrint Coalition and Northpond Ventures.
What you'll do:
We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Agronomy Operations Associate to manage and coordinate agronomic data across five diverse departments. This role involves overseeing the ingestion and analysis of data related to various agronomic programs, ensuring accuracy and consistency in reporting, and facilitating effective communication between teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in agricultural data or desire to quickly become proficient in handling complex datasets. Responsibilities include data management, program support, and providing insights to optimize agronomic and sales operations and decision-making processes. If you are passionate about agriculture and thrive in a collaborative environment, we invite you to apply for this dynamic role.
This position is based remotely across the United States with travel of approximately 5%. This position reports to the Sr. Manager, Agronomy Operations.
Compensation Target
$77,000 to $85,000 base salary, plus 10% bonus target.
Bonuses are earned based on annual company and individual performance and are prorated based on start date.
Sound reserves the ability to adjust the compensation range based on the final candidate’s experience, skillset, and geography. In addition to on target earnings, we offer above average equity grants for the industry as we believe that every employee should have a stake in the company’s growth. If you’re above this compensation target, we encourage you to reach out and discuss the entire package and opportunity before deciding not to pursue this position.
Responsibilities
Support 5 teams within the organization by providing agronomic data analytics and data management services. Those teams are: Technical Agronomy (30%), Customer Success (30%), Sustainability (30%), Data Science (5%), and Sales (5%).
Technical Agronomy (30%)
- Commercial Trials
- Assist agronomists in getting data into our trial management software (YMS) throughout the year.
- Migrate data from YMS into SMS where yield analysis will be conducted.
- Analyze trial results and enter data accordingly.
Customer Success (30%)
- Performance Guarantees
- Receive data from our Customer Support team and migrate into SMS where yield analysis will be conducted.
- Analyze results and enter data accordingly in order to derive final outcome reports.
Sustainability (30%)
- All current and future sustainability programs
- Receive data through partnerships in John Deere Ops Center and Fieldview.
- Establish a 3 year baseline of fertilizer use by scanning these platforms for historical fertilizer applications.
- Record data in an efficient and organized manner.
- Enter all forms of data that are relevant to these programs in a single location, like fertilizer application receipts or fertility plans provided by the grower.
Data Science (5%)
- Ensure all data has migrated into our trial management software by the end of the season.
Sales (5%)
- Support customers who want to see their data analyzed and reported on that matches our internal trial analytics.
- Migrate data from YMS into SMS where yield analysis will be conducted.
- Analyze trial results and enter data accordingly.
Targeted Skills & Experience
- Strong working knowledge of Google Suite, Salesforce and/or other CRM systems
- 1-3 years + experience working with farm data management software such as SMS, FieldView, MyJohnDeere
- Experience with project management tools like Monday.com or other related tools
- Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment - Sound is a high-growth, VC-backed startup looking for folks who want to create the future of agriculture!
This role demonstrates our core values by:
- Boldness: Works across multiple departments and directly with customers on a regular basis in order to keep things moving forward.
- Ownership: Acts as a steward of the data that comes in from all different places and makes it accessible and valuable to other teams in the company.
- Tenacity: Tenacity is crucial for overcoming challenges and pushing through obstacles, ensuring projects are completed despite setbacks. It drives continuous improvement and perseverance, fostering resilience and a proactive attitude that leads to long-term success.
- Creativity: When you see something that needs improvement, you will bring solutions to the table. Creativity and the ability to think of new ways to improve efficiency in data ingestion, management, and usability are needed every quarter.
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What we offer:
- Opportunity to work in a disruptive startup with a talented, experienced, and growing team of dedicated individuals
- Competitive total rewards package, including equity
- Performance bonus structure or uncapped commission plan for sales positions
- Comprehensive health care plans that include Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
- Flex Spending Account (Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter Benefit)
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous flexible paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- Mental health and wellbeing benefits
- In-person and virtual events and engagement activities (we actually like hanging out with each other!) (e.g. First Fridays, Meditation, Potlucks, Cultural Events, Running and Climbing groups, Photo Contests, weekly Team lunch, etc.)
Sound Agriculture does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies responding to job postings. We will not respond to unsolicited requests to submit candidates.
Equal Employment Opportunity
We seek a diverse pool of applicants and consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, Veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status.
Sound participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, Sound is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before Sound takes any action, including terminating your employment.
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