Lucent BioSciences Inc. Careers
Lead Greenhouse Grower
8888 University Drive West SFU Campus, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V5A 1S6
full-time . November 3, 2025
Description
Lead Greenhouse Grower
Lucent Bio is on a mission to accelerate the transition to sustainable agrifood systems through innovative crop input solutions that are climate positive, non polluting, and based on circular economies. We help Canadian farmers further improve their sustainability and reduce carbon emissions by commercializing a new micronutrient fertilizer.
You will
Work closely with Lucent Bio’s experienced Agronomy and R&D team, contributing to innovative research in sustainable crop nutrition and plant growth optimization.
Gain hands on experience with advanced biobased fertilizer technologies, greenhouse trials, and controlled environment experiments designed to improve nutrient efficiency and soil health.
Opportunity for professional development and growth within a fast evolving agritech company.
Duties & Supervision
The Employee will perform such duties as are consistent with the position of Lead Greenhouse Grower and such other duties as the Company may reasonably assign to the Employee,including but not limited to:
- Operate Lucent’s greenhouse and growth chambers according to supervisor approved protocols and experimental designs,including the following key tasks:
- Lead the greenhouse technician team to coordinate daily tasks, provide direction, and ensure all activities are completed according to experimental timelines and quality standards.
- Monitor greenhouse and growth chamber environmental conditions daily (temperature, humidity,light, etc.) and report any deviations or issues to the supervisor.
- Prepare fertilizer stock solution and schedule watering and fertilization events according to crop needs and in consideration of experimental designs
- Maintain plant material by pruning, training, and completing pest and disease control as necessary.
- Conduct Germination Testing Following AOSA (Association of Official Seed Analysts), ISTA(International Seed Testing Association), Canada Testing Rules, and perform seedling evaluations.
- Monitors the overall performance of growing systems every day to ensure it is functioning properly and reports any concerns and helps in troubleshooting.
- Evaluates viability results (e.g., normal, abnormal, or dead), germination rate, accumulated germination percentage, and morphological characteristics for most species submitted to the greenhouse for testing.
- Data documentation and collect agronomic measurements and input all data into the appropriate systems (Google Drive).
- Provide weekly updates to the R&D Agronomy Team on the status of the greenhouse research.
- Monitors the chemical storage inventory and reports when supplies need to be reordered.
- Washes, sterilizes, sorts, and restocks used equipment according to laboratory procedures.
- Monitor and troubleshoot minor issues of irregularities in media, temperatures, equipment, and facilities and immediately report major issues.
- Maintain growth chambers and greenhouse in a clean, safe, and organized manner.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in Agronomy, Plant Science, or related field OR 3 years relevant working experience
Experience with greenhouse operations or controlled environment agriculture
Strong attention to detail, data accuracy, and organizational skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a research environment.
Holds a valid Pesticide Applicator Certificate (or willingness to obtain within the first 3 months of employment).
Valid First Aid certification (or willingness to obtain shortly after hiring).