Seed Regulatory & Outreach Specialist
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About The Position
The WSDA Seed Program provides accurate, timely and high-quality seed analysis and certification services while continually striving for improvements in methods and technologies to assure success for the program and its seed industry stakeholders. WSDA Seed Program is a unit within the Commodity Inspection Division that conducts pre-harvest seed field inspections and laboratory seed testing of agricultural, vegetable, native plants, rangeland grasses and flower seeds grown under the certification and phytosanitary programs. The program is responsible for seed certification, seed testing, phytosanitary visual seed inspection, seed inspection and official seed sampling as well as the program is the state seed regulatory agent. Additionally, the program monitors two seed quarantines to assist producers to replicate disease and pest free commodities. The Seed Regulatory Outreach & Compliance Specialist provides overall assistant management, technical oversight, and strategic direction for the Seed Program that centrally operates from the seed inspection laboratory in Yakima, WA. This position coordinates the development, implementation, and management of the Seed Programs' Regulatory program and processes. The Seed Regulatory Outreach & Compliance Specialist spends significant time working directly with the industry and engages stakeholders in decision-making processes through official visits, the Seed Advisory Committee, and other related meetings. This position is responsible for the seed inspection and regulatory state seed laws for the state of Washington.
