Program Manager, Agricultural Nitrogen Transformation
SparkRemote
Full Time
Posted April 28, 2026
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Job Description
The Program Manager will lead and coordinate initiatives focused on reducing nitrous oxide emissions and nitrogen losses from agricultural systems, translating scientific and policy priorities into strategic projects, managing research collaborations, and supporting field-building activities to advance climate solutions in agriculture.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, manage, and execute complex initiatives such as research collaborations, regranting programs, and field-building activities from scoping to evaluation.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of program strategy, ensuring alignment across initiatives and projects.
- Organize and coordinate field-building activities like workshops, panels, and webinars.
- Provide scientific guidance to ensure initiatives and communications are technically rigorous and strategically sound.
- Conduct research, synthesize findings, and develop reports or publications to inform program strategy and priorities.
- Support tracking of field development and research prioritization by synthesizing project outcomes and key learnings.
- Represent the program at external events, including conferences and workshops.
Requirements
- 7 years of combined professional and research experience, including any graduate work of which 5 years are professional experience outside of graduate work.
- Master's or Ph.D. in agricultural sciences, biology, biogeochemistry, biotechnology, environmental sciences, engineering, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex initiatives, research programs, or multi-partner projects.
- Technical knowledge and experience with crop and or livestock systems in the U.S. and or international contexts desired.
- Experience designing or managing large-scale research initiatives, regranting programs, or scientific roadmaps desired.
- Experience working in or with nonprofit, academic, philanthropic, or policy organizations desired.
- Ability to design, manage, and execute a portfolio of complex initiatives such as regranting programs, workshops, research collaborations, and multi-institutional projects, from scoping through delivery and evaluation.
- Ability to contribute to the development and implementation of program strategy, ensuring alignment across initiatives, projects, and field-building activities.
- Ability to organize and coordinate field-building activities, such as workshops, panels, and webinars.
- Ability to provide scientific guidance to ensure initiatives, projects, and external communications are technically rigorous and strategically sound.
- Ability to conduct interviews, primary research, and synthesize research to inform program strategy, and contribute to roadmaps, briefs, reports, or peer-reviewed publications.
- Ability to support the Program Director in tracking field development and research prioritization by synthesizing project outcomes and key learnings.
- Exceptional communication skills to engage scientific, policy, and philanthropic audiences, maintain external relationships, and draft outputs for multiple audiences.
- Highly organized and capable of keeping track of complex workflows, integrating across domains, and ensuring program delivery against quarterly and annual goals.
- Strategic thinker with a systems-level perspective who can move fluidly between technical detail and broader strategic or societal implications.
- Deep curiosity about current research, policy, and markets in the agricultural and climate sectors, and openness to future solutions.
- Eligibility to work in the United States (international candidates may be considered with approval).
- Ability to work remotely within the United States or internationally with approval.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range: $130,000 - $150,000 annually
Work schedule: 100% remote, flexible work location within the United States or internationally with approval
Work environment perks: Competitive benefits package including 90% health coverage, 75% coverage for dependents, 401k matching, generous PTO, sick time, end-of-year closure, parental leave, annual national park pass
Additional benefits: Opportunities to contribute to impactful climate solutions, participation in expert convenings, involvement in research and field-building activities, professional development in climate and agricultural sciences
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