YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Agronomic Research Specialist, are to: 

• Be responsible for Delivering the highest quality greenhouse data as part of North America’s Plant Breeding R&D pipeline by providing optimal greenhouse nursery management, at times working on an internal R&D effort that spans across crops, sites, and a region;
• Be independently responsible for the implementation of unique and innovative technology solutions designed to improve research design and operations success through the use of new tools and methodologies to improve overall greenhouse plant breeding, phenotyping such and data capture applications;
• Collaborate with project team members to deliver detailed experimental protocols that enable advancement decisions by our scientists and placement decisions to our customers;
• Organize and execute day-to-day priorities of the site either alone or as the leader of a small team such as; planning and scheduling, safety and compliance adherence in accordance with local and federal guidelines, and in-season plant growth and data collection activities performed by contractors;
• Ensure delivery of seasonal workload by prioritizing between competing workflows and thru the creation of contingency plans;
• Work through delegation to others and leverage personal networks to complete project objectives;
• Train team members and seasonal employees on standard operating procedures, site and operation safety guidelines, and tool operations;
• Supervise work of contractors that is performed on-site and coach our counsel as needed;
• Engage in community relation activities including but not limited to community volunteer efforts, sustainability activities, and serve as a technical representative to external parties in partnership with Commercial, Marketing, and other functions on agronomic topics such as product pipeline development, agronomy practices, and compliance standards;
• Travel up to 15% of the time particularly during peak seasons, which could be within a multi-state region;
• Work extended hours during peak seasons (including non-traditional day-time hours with the potential of limited overnight travel).

 WHO YOU ARE
 
Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE values.  More specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:
 
Required Qualifications:
 

• B.S. in Agronomy, Life Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with at least two or more years proven experience through the combination of previous employment, co-op, or internship job experience or, Master’s Degree in relevant field with one-year proven experience through the combination of previous employment, internship, or academic experience;
• Broad knowledge and experience with greenhouse equipment and greenhouse production practices and history of leveraging that knowledge in a research environment;
• Demonstrated experience working in a collaborative team-based environment;
• Capable of pulling, analyzing, and maintaining large data sets;
• Basic understanding and passion for emerging trends in agriculture;
• Experience with both standard MS Office computer and software systems used in scientific data analysis, with ability to quickly learn new software programs and tools;
• Ability to lift up to 40lbs.

 
Preferred Qualifications:
 

• Experience with seed technology industry or plant breeding;
• Experience with precision agriculture hardware and software;
• History of implementation of continuous improvements and new innovations through the work on project teams;
• Ability to oversee work and manage a team of direct or indirect reports.

 
Domestic Relocation Assistance may be provided with this position.