YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, R&D Specialist III, are to: 

• Provide and demonstrate technical proficiency of cell biology, media or explant processes across the major row crops including corn, soy, cotton and canola to enable delivery of daily/weekly targets;
• Adhere to established protocols and techniques;
• Operate and troubleshoot instrumentation;
• Solve problems autonomously using multiple data sources;
• Prioritize and coordinate work within a large team; may lead a sub functional area within the platform;
• Provide training to 3rd party reports;
• Maintain detailed record keeping and required documentation;
• Be accountable for cross-functional work within platform and/or across process areas;
• Manage third party reports as requested by leadership;
• Achieve commitment to safety and adherence to safety protocols and best practices;
• Initiate data analysis and interpret and develop new KPIs/metrics to monitor and report out on any issues as well as identify opportunities for improvement;
• Solve problems of moderate to extensive scope, with team members in other functional labs;
• Use specialized scientific techniques to conduct experiments and process improvements and proactively identifies areas of improvement;
• Follow Management of Change/ISO best practices when implementing process improvements;
• Execute various functional analytics in a high throughput setting, typically, a routine, technically diverse and sophisticated assignment using robotics to deliver daily/weekly targets;
• Help design and analyze the results of experiments under supervision of senior scientists;
• Understand and execute appropriate analysis of experimental data to inform a data-driven recommendation for implementation;
• Prepare reports with large data sets for supervisor review, under time constraints, across various project types;
• Communicate and interpret results of experiments, production KPIs, cost/benefit analysis, and lab related issues to partners and key stakeholders;
• Demonstrate commitment to continuous improvement of data fluency through participation in formal and informal opportunities to increase skill level;
• Thrive on meeting challenges, insist on high quality deliverables, demonstrate effective problem-solving skills, and will have proven initiative in some categories of accomplishments, either individually or as part of a group;
• Take initiative in keeping current with developments in specialized area.

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 in Biology, Chemistry, Engineering or related field with at least one year of relevant experience, or Bachelor of Science with at least four years of related experience in academia or industry, or Non degreed with at least 12 years of relevant experience;
• Required technical/practical experience with:
  • Plant tissue culture of row crop species and Agrobacterium mediated plant transformation;
  • Medium preparation in a high throughput setting;
  • Experience operating and troubleshooting custom automation;
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills to work as part of a team and across functions in a dynamic work environment;
• Proven ability to lead through influence to deliver results on established timelines;
• Familiarity with ISO and quality considerations through workflow operations/management;
• Proficiency with database applications and Microsoft Office applications;
• Proficiency with data visualization tools such as Spotfire.