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We are a dynamic company with a multi-disciplinary team.
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Research Technician (Saskatoon) Part-Time (50%)
Job Description
About us:
NRGene Canada is a wholly owned subsidiary of NRGene Ltd., a publicly traded Israeli company (TASE:NRGN). NRGene’s mission is to develop better crops for agriculture by applying the most advanced genomic analysis technology to accelerate natural breeding (non-GMO). NRGene Canada is based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where it operates as an R&D center applying NRGene’s technology towards applications such as genotyping and the development of new traits in canola plants and other organisms.
About this position:
We seek a highly motivated Research Technician to join our growing Canadian team. As a Research Technician you will take part in our expanding activities in operating projects in the lab, field, greenhouses and growth chambers. In addition, you will help the company equip our customers with cutting-edge genomic solutions.
* This is an on-site position in Saskatoon, Canada and is open to Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and those with Canadian work permit holders. Applicants with work permit holders must include a copy of the permit in the application.
* NRGene Canada is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive workplace.
Responsibilities:
- Involvement in research projects in the field, greenhouses and the lab.
- Responsible for greenhouse and growth chambers operation, including planting, watering, managing growth conditions (e.g. vernalization), emasculations, crossing, seed harvest, storage preparation, and sample preparation from leaf tissue for DNA analyses.
- Maintaining plant health by monitoring the temperature, humidity, and light levels of the greenhouses/growth chambers.
- Monitoring plant growth rates, fertilizing plants, and watering them as needed.
- Conducting research on new plant species to determine which ones would be best suited for growing in specific conditions or climates.
- Preparing seeds for shipment for new plantings.
- Participate in other administrative and operational activities.
The preferred applicant would have the following qualifications:
- BSc/MSc (or equivalent) in life sciences or closely related technical fields of scientific research.
- 2+ years of experience working on breeding technique;
- 2+ years of managing greenhouse/growth chamber
- Willingness and ability to work unconventional hours when required (including weekends, after regular working-day hours and holidays).
Location: Canada
If you want to join a top-notch company and are looking for an interesting and challenging position,
please send your CV to [email protected]
Human Resources Assistant (Saskatoon) Part-Time (50%)
Job Description:
About us:
NRGene Canada is a wholly owned subsidiary of NRGene Ltd., a publicly traded Israeli company (TASE:NRGN). NRGene’s mission is to develop better crops for agriculture by applying the most advanced genomic analysis technology to accelerate natural breeding (non-GMO). NRGene Canada is based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where it operates as an R&D center applying NRGene’s technology towards applications such as genotyping and the development of new traits in canola plants and other organisms.
About this position:
We seek a highly motivated Human Resources Assistant to carry out administrative duties, support recruitment efforts, record maintenance for payroll processing, as well as provide clerical support to management. The HRA will also assist in other aspects of the growing operations of NRGene Canada. The HRA will report to the General Manager/Vice President of Human Resources and will play a key role in developing the personnel and work culture of NRGene Canada. The successful applicant will be a team player with a dynamic personality able to work within a global multicultural team.
* This is an on-site position in Saskatoon, Canada and is open to Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and those with Canadian work permit holders. Applicants with work permit holders must include a copy of the permit in the application.
* NRGene Canada is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive workplace.
Responsibilities:
- Create and lead the HR strategy under the supervision of the VP of Human Resources and work closely with the NRGene Canada General Manager to identify priorities.
- Support the organization’s growth by developing a talent acquisition plan, leading the hiring process, and the onboarding process to welcome and integrate new employees in terms of their career, personal development, and performance.
- Assist the VP of Human Resources in employee engagement and retention, monitoring employee performance, workforce planning, promotions and advancement, and terminations.
- Develop and implement creative initiatives to enhance employee satisfaction and corporate culture.
- Develop a data-driven, metrics-based approach to assess company success and gaps in employee performance, culture, and engagement.
- Assist management in creating ad-hoc initiatives such as hackathons, meet-ups, and an “NRGENE academy”.
- Assist the VP of Human Resources in providing guidance to senior staff through coaching and mentoring.
- Communicate with the public as needed and handle complaints and grievance procedures.
The preferred applicant would have the following qualifications:
- Degree/Diploma in Human Resources or business management. A Master’s degree in an appropriate field would be an advantage.
- Proven experience as a Human Resources Manager, Staff Assistant or another relevant Human Resources/administrative position.
- Hands-on experience with Human Resources Information Systems or Human Resources Management Systems.
- Highly computer proficient, including advanced capabilities with Excel and PowerPoint.
- General knowledge of various Saskatchewan/Canada employment laws and practices.
- Excellent organizational and strong communications skills.
- Eager to learn and self-motivated.
- Team player who can also work independently.
Location: Canada
If you want to join a top-notch company and are looking for an interesting and challenging position,
please send your CV to [email protected]
Marketing Manager
Job Description
About us:
NRGene is a Genomic analytics company that provides turn-key solutions to leading academia, research institutes & agribiotech companies. Using advanced algorithmics and extensive proprietary databases, we empower breeders to reach their full potential by achieving stronger and more productive yields in record time. NRGene’s tools have already been adopted by some of the leading agribiotech companies worldwide, as well as the most influential research teams in academia.
About this position:
The Marketing Manager will be part of our brand voice, increase brand awareness and develop creative messaging strategies to promote the company’s vision and products. She/He will develop ideas to improve communication between the brand and its existing and potential companies. The right candidate will support the overall marketing efforts as part of the Go-To-Market team and work in a fast-paced environment that requires quick thinking and willingness to adapt according to the situation.
We are looking for a team player with a dynamic personality that is able to work within a global multicultural team.
Currently, this is a replacement job for maternity leave, but there may be the possibility for a full-time position in the future
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Management and execution of digital marketing campaigns on various platforms, including follow-up of execution, optimization, and ROI measurement.
- Develop marketing channels (online and offline) to maintain and grow the company’s presence.
- Managing companies’ conferences and events.
- Content and tools creation (presentations, videos, whitepapers, etc.) to increase awareness and support the sales lifecycle.
- Grow and strengthen the company’s presence on social media (LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook).
- Maintenance and update of the company’s websites.
Education and Experience:
- BA/BS in marketing/life science/business – a must
- 2-3 years of B2B marketing experience – a must
- Fluent English – a must
- Previous experience in copywriting and content writing – a must
- Experience in the field of Life science/bioinformatics – an advantage
- Excellent interpersonal skills, creative, innovative, motivated, data-driven quick-learner and detail-oriented.
- A team-player with the ability for self-management, proven multitasking capabilities, with the potential to assess situations,
change direction quickly if needed and act with a sense of urgency. - Experience with graphic design software – an advantage
- Tech savvy with strong command of Office (Power Point, Excel), Mailchimp and Salesforce handling.
Reports to: Marketing Director
Location: Israel
If you want to join a top-notch company and are looking for an interesting and challenging position,
please send your CV to [email protected]
Senior DevOps Engineer
Job Description
About us:
NRGene is a genomics company that provides turn-key solutions to leading breeding, foodtech and biotech companies. Using advanced algorithms and extensive proprietary databases, we empower our users to reach their full potential with their crops of choice be it bigger yields per acre, healthier products, smaller environmental footprint or faster time-to-market. NRGene’s tools are already used extensively by some of the biggest leading agri biotech companies worldwide, as well as by some of the most influential research teams in academia.
About this position:
NRGene’s DevOps engineers play a critical role in building NRGene’s cloud-based platforms. Your responsibilities will range from defining cloud-based infrastructure to highly scalable distributed cluster-computing; from orchestration frameworks and container technologies, security and networking to improvements to our development-cycle. The role requires in-depth knowledge and expertise in a broad range of areas and technologies including CI/CD, cloud services (AWS), infrastructure as code, databases – both SQL and nonSQL, networking, OS (Linux) and much more.
We are looking for a team player with a dynamic personality able to work within a global multicultural team.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Design and build NRGene’s computational infrastructure.
- Define and implement core technologies and frameworks.
- Develop basic methodologies for building, deploying, monitoring and evolving our infrastructure and products.
- Help in assessing and introducing new technologies, tools, and services.
- Serve as security gate keepers.
- Collaborate closely with other team members in the R&D and help bring innovative ideas to life, at scale.
Education and Experience:
- At least 5 years of hands-on DevOps engineering experience – a must.
- Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services (EKS, API gateways, load balancers, identity providers, container services, orchestration frameworks) and provisioning code (Terraform).
- Experience with networking and system administration – an advantage.
- Experience with container and orchestration technologies (Kubernetes, Docker, Kaniko).
- Actual experience in writing scripts in various languages (Python, Bash).
- Experience with Modern CI/CD tools and methods (Jenkins, Github actions).
- Experience with cloud security best practices, including: authentication and networking – an advantage.
Skills:
- Enthusiasm for solving challenging problems.
- An ability to work closely with a team of interdisciplinary members to troubleshoot issues.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and verbal communications.
- Self motivated and independent worker.
- Fluent English.
Location: Israel
If you want to join a top-notch company and are looking for an interesting and challenging position,
please send your CV to [email protected]
HR Manager (Israel)
Job Description
About us:
NRGene is a Genomic analytics company that provides turn-key solutions to leading academia, research institutes & agribiotech companies. Using advanced algorithmics and extensive proprietary databases, we empower breeders to reach their full potential by achieving stronger and more productive yields in record time. NRGene’s tools have already been adopted by some of the leading agribiotech companies worldwide, as well as the most influential research teams in academia.
About this position:
The HR Manager will be responsible for leading the People & Culture department (HR) in handling the full spectrum of HR functions, with emphasis on employee engagement, performance management, recruitment & manpower planning, compensation & benefit, succession planning, employee relations & industrial relations. We are looking for a team player with a dynamic personality that can work within a global multicultural team.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- People operations: own all people operations processes including performance review cycles; compensation reviews and planning; benefits administration; legal and regulatory compliance as it relates to employment, etc., and as we scale to ensure that we evolve our processes appropriately. Responsible for the full employee life cycle in the organization, onboarding to off boarding
- Employee development and retention: develop and execute all learning and development initiatives and help drive a high-performance, high-growth mindset that focuses on career development and growth.
- Recruiting and talent acquisition: leading our recruiting and talent acquisition activities including defining and implementing strategies to attract, hire, and retain top talent across the company (global) with a focus on building a diverse and inclusive team.
- Cultural champion: be a champion of our culture, helping the team understand and live our core values through effective programs that promote morale while achieving our company goals.
- Trusted advisor: be the trusted advisor to the CEO and senior leadership, holding all managers to a high-quality standard.
- True Partner: working and coordinating with finance, legal and administration as to workforce planning, recruiting, employee engagement, training and development needs and ensure cultural alignment.
Education and Experience:
- 6+ years as an HR manager within a multinational company
- A bachelor’s degree in human resources, labor relations, organizational development, business or related area; relevant work experience may be a substitute
- Experience working within a multinational tech company with exposure hybrid environment
- A self-directed leader with an entrepreneurial spirit who proactively takes ownership and is excited to scale our team and company.
- An excellent project manager with a proven ability to design and implement people operations strategies that drive business results.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills (Hebrew and English)
- Demonstrated proficiency in the Google G suite
- Knowledge of a broad range of human resource strategies and practices, including compensation, performance management, safety, hiring, and employee relations; able to apply these strategies and practices in compliance with employment regulations
- Strategic HR business partnership, supporting business partners and contributing to the further development of global HR programs
- Strong track record of establishing trust as a partner and making a positive impact on teams and leaders
- Collaborator and a team player – an inclusive mindset and ability to build great relationships at all levels of the organization
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
Reports to: CFO
Location: Israel, Ness Tziona (Hybrid – 3 days a week minimum)
If you want to join a top-notch company and are looking for an interesting and challenging position,
please send your CV to [email protected]