[Hiring] Cultivar & Seed Specialist @Bay State Milling

Role Description

Bay State Milling is hiring a Cultivar & Seed Specialist to support the continued growth of our Varietal Solutions business. This role manages licensed seed and supports agronomy, field operations, forecasting, and relationships with breeding and production partners. The position provides the on-the-ground presence, technical perspective, and cross-functional coordination needed to maintain seed purity, strengthen operational reliability, and scale a growing cultivar portfolio.

This opportunity is well suited to an individual with experience in breeding, agronomy, agricultural inputs, farming, or agricultural markets. The ideal candidate is curious and eager to learn, willing to challenge existing thinking constructively, and able to build trusted relationships with growers, breeders, universities, and internal teams. Success requires a strong communicator who brings positive energy, genuine care for others, and passion for Bay State Milling's mission.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience (5+ years) in one or more of the following areas: plant breeding, agronomy, agricultural inputs, farming or crop production, seed operations, or agricultural markets.
• Working knowledge of field practices, crop inputs, trials, and production agriculture; a formal agronomist designation is not required.
• Experience building relationships with growers, breeders, universities, agricultural businesses, or other industry partners.
• Curiosity and a strong desire to learn about cultivars, seed systems, technology, and the broader food and agriculture value chain.
• Courage to ask thoughtful questions, surface risks, and constructively challenge established thinking.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build trust internally and externally.
• Ability to organize details, manage changing priorities, and work effectively across evolving systems and multistate operations.
• Ability to travel approximately 30-40% and work flexibly during seasonal field and harvest periods.

Requirements

• Experience with licensed seed programs, cultivar development, breeding partnerships, or seed production systems.
• Existing relationships with growers or agricultural businesses in key production regions, including elevators, seed partners, or technology providers.
• Familiarity with seed compliance, certification, and registration processes.
• Knowledge of commercial seed pricing, agricultural markets, or negotiation frameworks.
• Comfort using technology and data to support inventory, forecasting, field reporting, and decision-making.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including two medical plan options, Company-paid dental, and vision.
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability coverage, Company-paid life insurance, and optional supplemental insurance plans.
• Matching 401(k) plan with a Roth option.
• Vacation time, floating holiday, sick time, and holiday pay for all full-time employees.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Paid family leave for new parents following birth, adoption, or foster care placement.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand and walk in agricultural field environments, including uneven terrain and variable weather conditions.
• The employee may occasionally be required to climb or balance and lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.