Finalité du poste
Limagrain is the global leader in vegetable seeds and operates in the market with three Business Units: HM.CLAUSE, Vilmorin-Mikado, and Hazera. Limagrain Vegetable Seeds has developed a product portfolio comprising more than 40 species and operates on all continents. The significant investment in technologies and development, coupled with close customer relationships and a culture of partnerships, enables Limagrain Vegetable Seeds to provide vegetable growers worldwide with efficient seeds adapted to the needs of each region.
Limagrain is an agricultural cooperative and an international seed group owned by 1,300 farmers located in Auvergne (in the center of France). Present in 49 countries and with 9,335 employees, the Group breeds, produces and distributes field seeds, vegetable seeds and agri-food products. Focused on the genetic progress of plants, Limagrain is the fourth largest seed group worldwide.
Vos Missions
As part of our strategic development in omics approaches applied to vegetable seeds breeding, we are seeking a Project Scientist (Engineer or PhD-level) to play a key role in the structuring and development of innovative projects in biochemistry, phytochemistry, metabolomics, and proteomics.
This position is part of the consolidation of biochemical/phyto/omics activities within the Limagrain Vegetable Seeds (LVS). The successful candidate will support the deployment of trait deciphering and phenotyping projects, in collaboration with internal Discovery/Application teams and external partners.
Main Missions
- Participate actively with the Team Lead and biochemistry team members for mapping the current landscape of biochemical, phytochemical, metabolomic, and proteomic activities (equipment, expertise, methods, internal/external collaborations), and propose strategic development areas.
- Identify synergies and project opportunities with Discovery and Application teams across the LVS organization.
- Promote and integrate phytochemistry, metabolomics, and proteomics tools into trait functional analysis projects, in close collaboration with Discovery teams.
- Participate in designing research projects to identify integrative molecular signatures (metabolites, proteins, genes, markers) with discovery scientific teams.
- Collaborate with functional genomics teams to propose integrated approaches combining biochemistry and reverse genetics to investigate target proteins.
- Propose and implement technological innovations in close collaboration with Application teams within phenotyping platforms to enhance the integration and analysis of multi-omics data.
- Identify and manage specialized external service providers for plant metabolomics and proteomics.
- Establish scientific collaborations with academic laboratories, companies, universities, technology platforms, or research consortia.
- Work closely with the study engineer to oversee experiments, disseminate results (technical reports, presentations), and ensure the quality of deliverables to internal teams.
Vos Compétences
Technical skills
- Strong hands-on experience with:
- Plant biochemistry and phytochemistry techniques
- Metabolomic analysis (targeted and untargeted): LC-MS, GC-MS, HPLC…
- Plant proteomics: protein extraction, separation, identification, quantification
- Proefficiency in data analysis : statistical and omics
- Good knowledge of technology platforms and omics data integration methods
Cross-functional skills
- Project design and research management
- Scientific and technological survey
- Scientific writing: reports, protocols, presentations
- Collaboration building and project coordination
- Management of analytical subcontractors and providers
- Familiarity with phenotyping, omics, and analytical platforms
- Ability to propose technical and methodological innovations
Soft skills
- Excellent ability to work independently while collaborating within a multidisciplinary team
- Strong analytical and synthesis skills
- Scientific rigor and strong organizational skills
- Proactive and innovative mindset
- Good interpersonal skills to interact with internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to communicate and translate results to various audiences (scientific, technical, managerial)
Ce que nous attendons de vous
Preferred qualifications (assets)
- Experience in seed science, varietal selection, or plant biology
- Knowledge of regulations or quality standards in analytical laboratories
- Experience in managing technical staff
- Experience in sensory analysis for linking organoleptic traits supporting breeding programs and product quality optimization
Education
- Master’s degree or PhD with with proven experience in:
- Plant biochemistry, phytochemistry, metabolomics, plant biology, agronomic sciences, or closely related fields
- Strong scientific English (written and spoken) required
Ce que vous allez trouver chez nous
Why Join Us?
You will be joining an innovative, human-scale company in a stimulating work environment, with opportunities for growth and attractive benefits.
Working at HM.CLAUSE, a Limagrain company, means:
- A 13th month salary and an annual performance bonus
- Profit-sharing and incentive schemes
- Comprehensive family health insurance
- Quality of life benefits: employee perks (sports memberships, cinema tickets, holiday vouchers, various activities), meal benefits (meal vouchers)
Process de recrutement
Apply before December 14.
Start date: as soon as possible.