YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Principal Product Design Scientist is a key influencer of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for leveraging genomic, phenomic, and environmental data to design improved germplasm. They are expected to lead the delivery of enhanced seed products, data insights, and prescriptions to the Product Development pipeline through utilization of accelerated breeding schemes and innovations in genomics, quantitative genetics, computational biology, and functional genomics.?

The primary responsibilities of this role, Principal Product Design Scientist, are to: 

• Provide leadership to coordinate the technical strategy to design improved cohorts of germplasm that are aligned with Product Concept targets from initial crossing through the handoff to Product Development?;
• Leverage model outputs to achieve measurable improvement of quantitative traits under selection?;
• Act as a key stakeholder to drive strong collaborative relationships with field testing, data science, engineering, molecular breeding, logistics, trait integration, Product Development, Market Development, and Commercial organizations to deliver a robust product pipeline?;
• Ensure meaningful knowledge and data transfer during transition points per crop cycle timelines;
• Proactively identifies key areas of opportunity for innovative technology implementation and/or process improvement, while positively contributing to a collaborative, innovative, and design-centric culture?;
• Integrate and lead projects/initiatives with partner teams and across world regions (NA, LATAM, EMEA, APAC) to guide development and implementation of Precision Breeding?;
• Attract and develop talent and serves as a mentor for peers or colleagues in key areas of expertise that support personal development?;
• Supports the Health Safety & Environment, Compliance, Business Conduct and Human Rights policies and culture?.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

 Required Qualifications:

• M.S. degree in Genetics (human, animal, or plant) Plant Breeding, Animal Breeding, Quantitative Genetics, Bioinformatics, Statistics, Data Science or other relevant scientific field?;
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively in cross-functional and cross-cultural teams to achieve common goals;
• Demonstrated experience leading and influencing activities of cross-functional teams without direct reporting relationships;
• Ability to lead and influence key stakeholders through challenges and opportunities; facilitates solutions;
• Results orientation with demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects/priorities simultaneously?;
• Experience in analysis of large biological data sets, quantitative genetics, biostatistics, and functional genomics?;
• Experience coding experience in R, Python or similar software?;
• Strong collaboration ability demonstrated through building cross-functional partnerships and influencing others to drive results and solve business problems?;
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex problems?.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ph.D. degree in Genetics (human, animal, or plant) Plant Breeding, Animal Breeding, Quantitative Genetics, Bioinformatics, Statistics, Data Science, or other relevant scientific field with minimum of 6 years of relevant experience; OR
• M.S. degree in Genetics (human, animal, or plant) Plant Breeding, Animal Breeding, Quantitative Genetics, Bioinformatics, Statistics, Data Science, or other relevant scientific field with 10+ years of experience in breeding programs, genetics, or applied data science projects.

This posting will be available for application until at least April 30, 2025.

Relocation may be offered for this role.