YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Principal Breeder, are to: 

• Lead the design, development, implementation and execution of technical strategy required for product design and development aligned with product concepts and portfolio needs to deliver genetic gain in the short and long term with focus in 95-100RM Corn pipeline;
• Lead key projects on implementation of Precision Breeding technical innovations in the product design and development of crop seed pipelines in North America;
• Integrate and lead multi-function teams across North America and partner across other world regions (LATAM, EMEA and APAC) to support innovation projects for Precision Breeding, with a key focus on driving genetic gain and product performance through digital transformation and new technology development and deployment;
• Support the Health Safety and Environment, Compliance, Business Conduct and Human Rights policies and culture in the site.

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:

• Master of Science with at least 10 years of experience in breeding programs or applied data science projects or Ph.D. degree in Plant Breeding, Animal Breeding, Genetics, Statistics, Data Science or other relevant agricultural science with at least six years of relevant experience;
• Experience in analysis of large biological data sets, quantitative genetics, statistical genetics, as well as coding experience in R, Python or similar software;
• Strong ability in building cross-functional partnerships and influence others to drive results and innovation focused in solving business problems;
• Customer-centricity, with proven record of identifying customer needs, prioritizing resources and bring timely and sustainable solutions;
• Results orientation with demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects/priorities simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project management experience.

This position can be located in either Huxley, IA or Stanton, MN.