Senior Advisor Farm Automation

Position:Senior Advisor for Farm Automation

Location: Washington D.C.

Job :3147

# of Openings:1

Title: Senior Advisor for Farm Automation

Location: USDA Headquarters, 1400 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC

Job Type: Full-Time Onsite

Salary: $235,000-$265,000/ year

Experience: Minimum fifteen (15) to twenty (20) years’ experience

Education: Master’s degree in biotechnology, chemistry, agricultural, agronomy and crop science, botany, entomology, soil health, food sciences, infectious diseases and zoonoses, veterinary science, marine studies OR an engineering discipline

Updated: September 18, 2026

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Lindahl Reed is seeking a Senior Advisor for Farm Automation to support the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. in advising, providing research, analytical and strategic planning support to The Executive Director of the Office of The Chief Scientist within the Office of Research, Economic, and Science Security (ORESS). The successful candidate will possess strong analytical, communication, strategic thinking and reporting skills with the ability to work well in a team environment and under a strict deadline schedule.

This position will report directly to the Lindahl Reed Project Manager.

• Serves as a senior advisor for Farm Automation in alignment with the USDA Research Priorities (December 30, 2025).
• The position is responsible for advising the Executive Director of The Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) on research for automation in agriculture.
• Possess a deep expertise in agricultural Research & Development and automation, including knowledge on the requirements of agricultural producers.

• Ability to effectively communicate with and advise senior level officials
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Possess excellent data analysis skills
• Possess ability to work well within a team environment and mission
• Ability to build, present comprehensive reports and effectively highlight key data elements.
• Excellent proof-reading and editing skills

Minimum Five (5) Years’s experience in the following disciplines:

• Experience evaluating complex research portfolios and identifying opportunities to maximize impact and potential security risks that should be mitigated
• Experience developing and implementing appropriate mitigations and opportunities within the agriculture business.
• Experience with providing both informed assessments on the technical merit of emerging scientific capabilities and the implications for research security and technology protection.
• Experience creating a technical vision and direction plan based on requirements
• Experience in developing high-level product specifications
• Experience in overseeing the development of capabilities and providing technical guidance/mentoring to others.
• Advanced degree in life sciences (i.e., biotechnology, chemistry, agricultural, agronomy and crop science, botany, entomology, soil health, food sciences, infectious diseases and zoonoses, veterinary science, marine studies) or an engineering discipline.

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