Job Description
Wheat Crop Scientist
Talentmark are recruiting for a Wheat Crop Scientist to join a leading global food brand company on a contract basis for 12-months. This is a part time role, of 22.5 hours per week.
Salary:
£32.80 - £41.03 per hour PAYE
Wheat Crop Scientist Role:
Our client is a world leader in food, confectionery and beverages. They operate in over 70 countries worldwide and currently have almost 100,000 talented employees working for them.
Location:
This role is based at our client's site in Reading.
Apply:
For more information, or to apply for this Wheat Crop Scientist role please contact the Key Accounts Team on 01438 870011 or email pharmacontracts@talentmark.co.uk. Please quote reference 193 624.
It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK.
Please note: This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Wheat Crop Scientist
- Salary: £30.28 - £41.03
- REF Number: v-193624
- Consultant: Natasha Young
- Contact: 01246 457739
- Date Published: 01.07.2026
- Industry: Other
- Location: Reading, Berkshire, England
- Functional Expertise: Other
Talentmark are recruiting for a Wheat Crop Scientist to join a leading global food brand company on a contract basis for 12-months. This is a part time role, of 22.5 hours per week.
Salary:
£32.80 - £41.03 per hour PAYE
Wheat Crop Scientist Role:
- Manage and grow collaborative projects focused on making wheat flour supply more sustainable.
- Assess research proposals and new technologies from external organisations to see how well they support the company's sustainability goals.
- Work closely with internal biscuit category teams to make sure R&D activity aligns with their sourcing, quality and environmental requirements.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with supply chain partners, including farmers, millers and procurement teams.
- Analyse biological data and produce clear, well-evidenced conclusions from research findings.
- Degree in plant sciences plus at least eight years' experience in plant breeding or agronomy, or a PhD in a relevant field with five or more years' experience.
- Strong knowledge of plant breeding and agronomy, ideally in wheat or other cereal crops.
- Proven experience managing projects that bring together both external R&D partners and internal stakeholders.
- Ability to understand and translate complex supply chain requirements across multiple stakeholder groups.
- Fluent in English; French would be a bonus.
Our client is a world leader in food, confectionery and beverages. They operate in over 70 countries worldwide and currently have almost 100,000 talented employees working for them.
Location:
This role is based at our client's site in Reading.
Apply:
For more information, or to apply for this Wheat Crop Scientist role please contact the Key Accounts Team on 01438 870011 or email pharmacontracts@talentmark.co.uk. Please quote reference 193 624.
It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK.
Please note: This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.