Senior Agronomist

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Job

We are looking for a Senior Agronomist I to join our Agricultural Solutions team in Nevada, IA.

As a key member of the Seed Supply Operations team, you will lead the centralized seed packaging and field trial execution activities that support soybean breeding and trait development programs across North America. Based in Nevada, Iowa, this role plays a critical part in delivering high-quality seed, data, and trial execution to advance the product pipeline. The position provides leadership across seasonal activities, including centralized seed packaging, trait development trial support, and the management of progeny rows and seed increases, while partnering closely with breeding, regulatory, stewardship, quality, and safety teams to ensure operational excellence and compliance.

We are BASF in Agriculture and everything we do, we do for the love of farming, and the biggest job on Earth. We are an internationally successful company of the BASF Group. Our solutions are purpose-designed for different crop systems. Connecting seeds and traits, crop protection products, digital tools and sustainability approaches, to help deliver the best possible outcomes for farmers, growers and our other stakeholders along the value chain.

With teams in the lab, field, office and in production, we do everything in our power to build a sustainable future for agriculture.

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Here you can gain more insight into our Vision at BASF Agricultural Solutions!

• Leading centralized seed cleaning, packaging, and shipment activities that support North America soybean yield trials.
• Managing seasonal seed supply operations, including centralized packaging, trait development trial support, and breeder nursery rows and seed increase activities.
• Establishing, maintaining, and evaluating field trials to generate high-quality data that supports breeding and trait development decisions.
• Coordinating priorities, resources, and execution timelines to ensure reliable delivery of seed and research objectives.
• Collaborating with breeding, trait development, and operational teams to advance product development and research programs.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory, stewardship, quality, and safety standards across all seed handling and field activities.
• Maintaining accurate records, inventories, and documentation related to seed packaging, field trials, and operational activities.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives that enhance operational efficiency, data quality, and service to research stakeholders.

• Hold a Master’s degree in Plant Pathology, Weed Science, Agronomy, Plant Breeding, Biological Sciences, or a related field with 3+ years of experience, or a Bachelor’s degree in a related agricultural discipline with 5+ years of experience.
• Have experience managing seed processing, packaging, and distribution operations.
• Have a proven track record of planning, conducting, and evaluating corn and/or soybean field research trials, including data collection and crop safety or efficacy assessments.
• Are proficient with agricultural research equipment and technology, including tractors, planters, sprayers, combines, UAS (drone) platforms, and trial management software.
• Have experience managing regulated and stewarded crop trials and collaborating to ensure compliance with regulatory, quality, stewardship, and safety requirements.
• Demonstrate strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to adapt priorities, work independently, and supervise seasonal or contract employees when…