Field Agronomist

Field Agronomist

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies, Kleenex, Cottonelle, Scott, Kotex, Poise, Depend, and Kimberly-Clark Professional. At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you-innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact.

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Position located in SW Arizona or SE California. Must live within commuting distance or be willing to relocate to SW Arizona or SE California, with K-C relocation benefits available.

You were made to create Better Care for a Better World: exploring uncharted questions, engineering innovative solutions, advancing scientific understanding, and constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to solving real-world problems with purpose and precision. You want to work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

In this role, you’ll help us shape the future and improve lives for billions of people around the world.

In this role, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. You will assist with a variety of R&D and commercialization tasks for a new crop, collaborate regularly with agronomists, scientists, and cross‑functional partners, perform or assist with in-field trial work, data collection and analysis, scout commercial fields for cropping system issues, help deploy emerging agricultural technologies, and improve or expand sustainable farming practices.

• Regularly scout commercial fields in a given territory to monitor for crop health, weeds, pests, or other issues.
• Perform or assist with field trials and conduct technically sound data collection, analysis, and reporting to the agriculture team in a timely manner.
• Communicate data and recommendations to the agriculture team.
• Interface with numerous commercial farming partners to troubleshoot problems and ensure proper procedures are followed.
• Work in a cross-disciplined environment with high degree of flexibility, including working with external partner collaborations, public / private research organizations, etc.
• Use digital technologies, platforms, and solutions to speed learning and develop best practices for use at commercial scale.
• Implement regenerative agriculture practices that improve the sustainability of the crop.
• 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

• BS in Agronomy or related field of study, or associate degree in agriculture with 2 years relevant experience, or 6 years relevant experience
• Familiar with agricultural practices in the Southwest US
• Live within commuting distance or willing to relocate to SW Arizona or SE California
• Knowledge of field trial methodology and data analysis
• Capable of performing in-field tasks >75% of time, including 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 and budget
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written, and the ability to interact with cross-functional team members and external partners
• Have or ability to obtain FAA Drone Pilot License and CA PCA certification
• Demonstrated capability to build individual talent and continue self-development

We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we’re committed to providing them with the resources they need to be successful. If you’re looking for a rewarding career with a company that cares about its employees, then Kimberly-Clark is the place for you.

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

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