Field Research Technician

Field Research Technician

Job Description

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. 

In this role, you will:

Kimberly-Clark is seeking a Field Research Technician to join our agriculture team. This position will require a motivated self-starter to assist with a wide variety of R&D tasks for the development of a new crop. This role will require the right candidate to collaborate regularly with lead agronomists, scientists, and other cross-functional partners in the organization; perform extensive in-field trial work, data collection & organization. Come be a part of a fun, motivated team working on a highly impactful project!

• Conduct, measure, and report on field and greenhouse activities to increase yield, maximize sustainability, understand growth and development for production of a new crop.
• Perform field trials and report results to help transition R&D concepts into commercial protocols.
• Conduct technically sound data collection and reporting to the agriculture research team in a timely manner.
• Work in a cross-discipline environment with high degree of flexibility, including working with external partner collaborations, public / private research organizations, etc.

Understand and embody our mission & vision:

• Optimistic and innovative; solution-oriented; able to function in the speed and ambiguity of new crop development
• Collaborates well across functions
• Communicates and interacts with others with high levels of transparency and respect
• Strong focus on workplace safety

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring.  You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our Professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Bachelors in Life Science or related field of study, Associate’s degree in Life Science with 2 years relevant experience, or 4 years of relevant experience
• Live within commuting distance or ability to relocate to Western Arizona
• Knowledge of field trial methodology and data collection
• Capable of performing in-field tasks and physically demanding field activities in an outdoor environment in high Arizona temperatures
• Demonstrated ability to accomplish tasks independently, while functioning in a team environment, to complete projects within required timeframe
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written, and the ability to interact with cross-functional team members and external partners
• Demonstrated capability to build individual talent (continuing self-development)

Total Benefits

Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.
 

Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage option