YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Causal Variant Discovery Lead, are to:   

• Motivate and manage a team of research scientists and associates responsible for designing experiments and conducting genetic analyses towards the deployment of trait-linked genetic markers for large-scale use in the high-throughput genotyping labs;
• Prioritize and manage projects in alignment with business needs and partner priorities;
• Ensure objectives and deliverables are achieved in a timely manner;
• Set team vision and strategy for scaled identification of very tightly linked or causative variants to enable breeding and gene/genome editing pipelines, partnering with quantitative genetics teams across Research and Development (R&D);
• Support academic partnerships for trait mapping and fine-mapping to provide monthly written and oral presentations results, conclusions, decisions, and recommendations to peer and management groups as well as partner organizations.

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:  

• Ph.D. with 3+ years of experience in Genetics, Breeding, Genomics, or related field OR Master's degree with 5+ years of experience in Genetics, Breeding, Genomics, or related field;
• 3+ years of experience leading and/or managing teams;
• Strong familiarity with genetics concepts, quantitative genetics, genomics data analytics, and experimental design;
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to summarize complex concepts to people outside the discipline.