YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Land Strategy Manager, are to: 

• Drive results through high personal proficiency, delegation of tasks, coordinating the work of others, developing/coaching the team and collaborating across teams to innovate and improve processes;
• Be responsible for managing the site’s land strategy and capacity across farms, ensuring efficient land use and optimized plant health while maintaining requirements of regulatory agencies and quality and compliance guidelines;
• Collaborate with onsite teams and centralized planning partners to develop and adjust operational plans to ensure highest probability of success;
• Provide technical leadership and direction to team members including training on complex research protocols and creating operational plans used by staff to deliver in-field research activities;
• Drive operational improvements, metrics tracking and implementation of best practices at the site and coordinates with corporate team members to ensure consistent practices across Trait and Pipeline Delivery sites;
• Collaborate with other functions and team members as a Project Leader as needed on regional projects that drive a step change in the way field trial research efforts are conducted with the use of automation, technology innovation, system advancements, and new tools are designed and deployed;
• Provide leadership and direction in establishing and maintaining a team culture dedicated to the highest level of Environmental Safety and Health (ESH), Regulatory and Quality performance;
• Be responsible for assuring all team members meet site documentation and training standards and the development of new programs as regulations evolve and change;
• Participate in the hiring, supervision and onboarding of both temporary and full-time support staff;
• Perform key people leader processes for assigned employees, including coaching, counseling and performance management;
• Manage direct reports through motivation, recognition, leadership and providing clear and timely feedback;
• Engage in community relation activities including but not limited to community volunteer efforts, sustainability activities, and external tours and workshops.

Domestic Relocation Assistance is available.

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 at least three years of relevant experience or M.S. with a minimum of five years of relevant experience or B.S. with a minimum of seven years of relevant experience;
• At least three years of demonstrated people leadership experience with seasonal workers and/or full-time employees or managing a team of employees through project management experience;
• Strong computer skills related to data acquisition, organization and analysis;
• Demonstrated experience leading people and projects in a collaborative team-based environment;
• Ability to work extended hours during peak operational seasons, Sept-Dec;
• Valid driver’s license.

Domestic Relocation is Available

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree focused in Agronomy, Life Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field;
• Knowledge and experience with agricultural equipment and row crop production practices and history of leveraging that knowledge in a research environment;
• Ability to make decisions and solve problems while exhibiting situational judgement;
• Experience with precision agriculture hardware and software;
• History of implementation of continuous improvements and new innovations through the work on project teams;
• Experience in Compliance protocols (site responsible researcher).