Tomato breeder

Harmoniz

Tomato breeder

Are you an experienced breeder who is able to translate market needs into new leading tomato varieties? Do you want to make an important contribution to the tomatoes assortment in the market, development and maintenance of our product portfolio, especially in tomato varieties of small size type. Are you someone who believes in the power of breeding to develop the perfect tomato for the customers?

Then you are the one Harmoniz is looking for!

Harmoniz is a dynamic and creative seed breeding company, that marked taste and flavour as its primary goal in developing vegetable varieties. Company base is in Kfar Menahem, Israel in addition to breeding centres worldwide at Italy, Spain, Mexico and the Netherlands. Harmoniz is developing some of the most advanced tomato varieties available on the market today. Special emphasis is placed on breeding and developing varieties of small fruit size. Small fruit size is the fastest growing segment of fresh tomato consumption, The focus of the breeding effort will be on the development of tomatoes varieties with excellent agronomical traits and great flavour and fruit quality that consumers choose first and choose again.  

In short, a challenging job within a vibrant team with a lot of variety, independence and a chance to shape the future dinner table!

Function       

Leading the Development of new tomato varieties of small fruit size that exceed the wishes of our greenhouse growers and satisfy customers whishes.

·       Deploying modern breeding techniques to develop successful varieties.

·       Define criteria to select variations together with the trial officer and sales team.

·       Able to consult with the team of marketing and sales, growers and other stakeholders and translate their feedback into future breeding strategies.

·       Preparing and setting up cultivation trials and yield trial experiments at the various target markets to test the chosen variety in practice in consultancy with the team of marketing and sales at various locations within the market of growers in heated greenhouses.

·       Interpreting and implementing the results of the collected data from all phases of the breeding program.

·       Collecting fieldnotes on horticultural traits, both on inbred and hybrid materials including pathology traits together with the trial officer. 

·       Planning and coordinating the transfer of population lines to seed production to support new product launches in agreement with the parental delivery process.

• Cooperating on remote with the Israel breeding team and teams in other markets.
• Reporting directly to the R&D VP

Function requirements and Competences

·       Experience of 3-5 years in practical breeding of Tomato,

·       PhD or master's degree in plant breeding or plant sciences.

·       In-depth knowledge in the field of genetics, plant biology and plant breeding.

·       You are experienced with modern breeding techniques and the use of molecular markers.

·       You function well in multidisciplinary teams and work also independently.

·       Traveling frequently within Europe, and relevant markets

·       Able to speak and write English fluently.

·       Able to communicate with a diversity of stakeholders and extract their wishes to use in your breeding program.

·       You are enthusiastic with a hand-on spirit, a strong vision and the ability to make strategic choices.

·       Analytically strong, thinks in a solution-oriented way, sees and handles challenges instead of problems.

·       Efficiently analysing breeding data and market trends and translate them into targeted breeding projects.

Location

·       Israel, or Almeria Spain