Regional Commercial Agronomy Lead; Ohio and Surrounding States

About Pivot Bio: 

Fueled by an innovative drive and a deep understanding of the soil microbiome, Pivot Bio is pioneering game-changing advances in agriculture. Our commercial products harness the power of naturally-occurring microbes to provide nutrients to crops.  We provide new and sustainable ways for farmers to improve yield as they work to help feed the world’s growing population. Read/Hear more about Pivot Bio on Forbes or PBS News Hour. 

Position:  Regional Commercial Agronomy Lead; Remote within Ohio and Surrounding States

We are seeking a Regional Commercial Agronomist Lead to support and lead a team of Commercial Agronomist who work alongside our commercial operations team build lasting relationships with growers who are utilizing Pivot Bio Products. Pivot Bio products aim to deliver a more consistent and reliable source of nitrogen to crops.

Responsibilities:

• Provide regional leadership to Commercial Agronomists in geographical area.
• Develop relationships with Pivot Bio growers to help ensure their success while utilizing our Pivot Bio products on their operations.
• Support and facilitate commercial activities including product placement, marketing support, and sales staff training.
• Lead agronomic troubleshooting for any problems customers may face with our product.
• Work in partnership with the Product Develop team to characterize and demonstrate the advantages of new commercial and pre-commercial products.
• Regularly integrate emerging technology tools to demonstrate that our products are reliably replacing synthetic nitrogen in growers’ fields.
• Provide written agronomy research summaries that can be used to support product management, positioning, and field sales training.
• Regularly integrate emerging technology tools for evaluation of products as well as grower demonstrations.
• Travel up to 60% of the time.

Required Skills and Experiences:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Agronomy or related field plus at least eight years’ field research experience required.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and lead a team of individual contributors.
• Strong background in agronomy or related field with a solid understanding of agricultural products, including plant nutrition, biologicals, crop protection chemicals and adjuvants/surfactants. 
• Ability to plan, troubleshoot and evaluate product performance in customers’ fields utilizing precision software. 
• Strong background in agricultural field research and solid understanding of agricultural products including plant nutrition, biologicals, crop protection chemicals and adjuvants/surfactants.
• Strong practical knowledge of and experience with chemical applications, data capture/entry.
• Ability to incorporate technology tools and systems (remote sensing, aerial imagery etc. into R&D trail work. Willingness to run proof of concept experiments with emerging technology tools (i.e., novel sensors).
• Ability to engage/present in customer field days, meetings, as well as certain company events.
• Strong fertilizer and fertility knowledge from products, applications, practices, and crop need.
• Fluent in understanding and ability to educate on nitrogen and nitrogen management.

Physical Requirements: 

• Must be able to work in adverse weather conditions, i.e., heat, humidity, rain, cold, etc. for extended periods of time. 
• Must be able to walk on uneven surfaces. 
• Must be able to drive or ride in a vehicle for long periods of time. 
• Seasonally the workday may be expanded to allow for tasks to be completed. 
• Must be able to repetitively lift to 55 lbs. 

Reasonable accommodations will be allowed. 

**MUST BE AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES 

What we offer: 

• Competitive package in a disruptive startup 
• Stock options 
• Health/Dental/Vision insurance with employer-paid premiums 
• Life, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability policies 
• Employee Assistance Program with free referrals and discounts 
• 401(k) plan, 3% Match 
• Commuter benefits 
• Annual Training & Development support 
• Flexible vacation policy with a generous holiday schedule 
• Exciting opportunity to work with a talented and fun team