Cattle Research Project Coordinator - Okotoks, Canada - TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods

TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods

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Okotoks, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods is a great place to work. You can see it in our team members. The diversity of the team and their unique contributions set us apart from the competition. Our success is based as much on our future friendly team as the innovative technology solutions we offer.

Our team members include people like you - enthusiastic, innovative, passionate and energetic. We believe that you'll find our high-performance culture personally fulfilling, professionally challenging and financially rewarding.

Here's the impact you will make and what we will accomplish together

TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods is leveraging our world-leading technology and innovation to tackle one of the most pressing social challenges of our time - achieving more efficient production while lowering the impact on the environment.

We believe that by delivering data insights and digital solutions that empower and connect producers to consumers we can improve the quality, safety and sustainability of our food and consumer goods.

The Cattle Research Project Coordinator (CRPC) facilitates the smooth conduct of Feedlot Health research studies in feedlot cattle and dairy calf grower production settings.

The CRPC works closely with Research Team Management in the development and maintenance of research policies, procedures, systems, and training tools to continually improve project implementation, data accuracy, and Team productivity.

Come join us to work in the agricultural industry, learn about research procedures, improve data management skills, and work with a great Team to support animal welfare and cattle productivity

Here's how

An energetic and dynamic company that focuses on employee engagement and retention
A supportive environment with strong management and experienced existing team to work towards success in the role and skill/career development
Studies conducted on animal health, feeds and nutrition, performance enhancement, procurement, and marketing strategies
Feedlot study types include smallpen, largepen, individualanimal, and GrowSafepen designs
Dairy calf grower study types include individual animal hutch and corral designs
Studies conducted in Canada, the USA, Mexico, Kazakhstan, and Brazil
Coordinating all aspects of research study implementation/execution (start to finish)
Field work (20% of role) conducted at local commercial feedlots throughout the year
Communication and coordination with client site cattle managers to ensure smooth implementation of the studies
Sample collection (nasal samples, fecal samples, feed samples), organization, and shipping
Accessing data from multiple sources and compiling large Excel spreadsheets of animal health and production data

- and assembling health and feed data over time

Results compilation (tables, reports, PowerPoint presentations, etc.)
Training in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
Working with SQL and report automation
Assisting with technical writing (executive summaries, final reports, and manuscripts)

What you bring to the role

A Master's Degree in animal science, agriculture, epidemiology, or other relevant areas with extra consideration given to those with prior skills or experience conducting research
Strong coordination, organization, prioritization, timemanagement, critical thinking, and problemsolving skills
Ability to work individually and in a team environment
Basic understanding of feedlot production or the cattle industry
Confidence working around cattle

Join Us

Collectively, our talented team and integrated solutions uniquely position us to transform collaboration within the industry at a global level, empowering and connecting producers to consumers for a more efficient, sustainable future.

Everyone belongs at TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods.

It doesn't matter who you are, what you do or how you do it, at TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods, your unique contribution and talents will be valued and respected.

Because the more diverse perspectives we have the more likely we are to crack the code on what our customers want and our communities need.

Do you share our passion for enabling remarkable human outcomes?

Together, let's make the future friendly.

Accessibility
TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process.