TheWonderfulCompany
R&D Scientist (CCA)
At a Glance
- Location
- Lost Hills, California, United States
- Employment
- Full-time
- Posted
- 2026-07-15T16:57:22.193Z
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Education
Requirements
Direct research experience with Wonderful Orchards crops is preferred but not required
Track record of identification and testing of improvements, with successful implementation / commercialization resulting in business impact
Multi-year / multi-crop experience with trial design, implementation, data collection
Statistical analysis using SPSS, RStudio or Excel Data Analysis Toolpak
Innovation-oriented, seeking to address current and future challenges with inquisitiveness and dedication to detail
Customer-oriented focus, serving the needs of farming operations as an adjunct member of farming teams
Compensation & Benefits
Why choose Wonderful?
Wonderful Nurseries and Wonderful Orchards are part of The Wonderful Company, a privately held $5 billion company, which also has other No. 1 brands such as Wonderful® Pistachios, FIJI® Water, Wonderful® Halos®, JUSTIN® Wine, and Teleflora®. To learn more about The Wonderful Company, visit
www.wonderful.com
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Responsibilities
Establish and implement initiatives with supervision of Director of Research.
Coordinate and conduct applied agricultural field and laboratory experiments while supporting numerous sequential and overlapping activities.
Engage in Wonderful’s corporate culture, participating in organizational and individual activities that deliver on principles of a growth mindset for success.
Oversee activities by skilled internal (interns, work crews) and external (academic or vendor) personnel, under field and/or lab sites.
Interact and collaborate with public (academic) and private (vendor) technical experts to explore existing and future farming improvements.
Creation of budgets as well as cost tracking for applied field and lab experiments.
About the Company
With approximately 100,000 planted acres in California's San Joaquin Valley, Wonderful Orchards is the world's largest grower of almonds, pistachios and pomegranates. Wonderful Orchards is a part of The Wonderful Company, a privately held $5 billion global company dedicated to harvesting health and happiness around the world through its iconic consumer brands which include Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, POM Wonderful, FIJI Water, Teleflora, and JUSTIN Wine.