Commercial Potato Breeder

Ohalo(4 days ago)

RemoteFull TimeSenior$79,552 - $108,521 (estimated)Research and Development

About this role

The Commercial Potato Breeder will lead late-stage advancement of potato varieties toward commercial readiness, aligning breeding outcomes with grower and processor needs. The role bridges breeding, agronomy, and commercial teams to ensure new varieties perform across environments and support product launch and production efforts. This is a remote position with regular travel to trial and partner sites.

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Required Skills

Potato Breeding
Agronomy
Field Trials
Trial Design
Data Analysis
Product Registration
Grower Relations
Communication
Process Control
AI Integration

Qualifications

Master's Degree or Higher in Agronomy, Plant Science, Horticulture, Crop Science, or Related Field

About Ohalo

ohalo.com

Ohalo is an agricultural biotechnology company that uses its proprietary Boosted Breeding™ platform to accelerate crop evolution and deliver improved plant varieties. Their approach achieves in months or years what traditional breeding can take centuries to accomplish, producing more productive, resilient, and sustainable potato, almond, strawberry and other crops while reducing agriculture’s environmental footprint. Ohalo works with growers, seed companies and industry consortia (for example the Strawberry Consortium) to commercialize seed-based varieties and bring traits like flavor and farmer economics to market. The company focuses on novel breeding systems to expand food access and improve crop performance at scale.