Role Title: Research Scientist, China lab

Location: Yangling, Shaanxi Province, China

About AgroFresh

Imagine a world with less food waste and stronger, more sustainable produce businesses. Where consumers everywhere have even more abundant and delicious produce options. This is our singular focus at AgroFresh and what inspires our colleagues every day.

AgroFresh is an AgTech innovator and global leader with a mission to prevent food loss/waste and conserve the planet’s resources by providing a range of science-based solutions, digital technologies, and high-touch customer services. In a world fraught with climate change and shrinking natural resources, we partner with growers, packers, and retailers bringing solutions across the food supply chain to enhance the quality and extend the shelf life of fresh produce. The AgroFresh organization has 40 years of post- harvest experience across a broad range of crops, including pome fruit (apples/pears), citrus, avocados, and mangoes – and we continue to expand into new countries and crops and pre-harvest.

What the Role Delivers

The laboratory Research Scientist is primarily responsible for the concrete implementation and execution of biology development programs for both products and expansion of the existing portfolio. The work scope spans from the proof of concept phase, through the entire product development process, and all the way to product launch. The lab researcher will be responsible for all product development activities within their assigned geography across multiple product categories including coatings, antimicrobials (fungicides) and regulators focused on near and post-harvest solutions.

In addition to the lab responsibilities, the lab researcher should to assist the regional sales team in planning, tracking and improving the relevant trials. At the same time, maintain frequent communication with other global R&D labs to learn about and exchange the latest trial data, thereby supporting the regional sales efforts.

Key Responsibilities

In order of relative importance

• Execute experimental procedures using knowledge of scientific principles, theories and experimental design within the relevant discipline.
• Responsible of the generation and analysis of research data.
• Capable of applying the scientific method to formulate experimental plans and address related R&D challenges.
• Propose research directions and formulate experimental plans targeting issues in the post- harvest value chain.
• Complete summaries and reports for the corresponding experiments/projects.
• Coordinate relevant resources to execute the planned R&D project.
• Plan and manage resources needed to initiate projects to support sales and key customers, being aligned with lab management and other leaders.