Product Development Scientist

**At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.**

**Product Development Scientist (M/F)**

Bayer Crop Science is looking for a brilliant and Product Development Scientist. You will drive Precision Breeding technology for Product Development for EMEA Crops and provide technical leadership and insight to prioritize develop, implement and advance innovations into the pipeline.

Although you will collaborate with product design and late product development on building seed & trait portfolio Drive Product Development breeding roadmap definition and pipeline engineering.

**MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Lead pipeline engineering and breeding roadmap design for product development
- Define and improve breeding schemes and precision breeding to maximize realized genetic
- Accountable for product development advancement decisions and managing the pipeline and pre-commercial portfolio by product concept partnering across functions for efficient deployment of product and solutions
- Lead advancement and implementation of traits in the product pipeline
- Drive cognitive pipeline analytics and AI models implementing data science and digital driven breeding pipeline using state of the art analytics of phenotypic and breeding data across locations and seasons
- Drive inbred and product diversity analytics and germplasm enhancement and lead the germplasm component of tailored solutions and diversity
- Lead the definition of the selection criteria for Product Development and acceleration of advancements by product concept
- Design germplasm evaluation and drive prescriptive testing for product development and production systems
- Design the experimental for the pipeline, the stage plan for PDev, E2E breeding roadmaps, and the solutions engineering components
- Design product and solutions concepts to create next generation products informed by genomic and phenomics insights
- Develop and utilize latest breeding technologies to develop superior hybrids for market segments
- Network with breeding functions to ensure pipeline target delivery and tailored solutions to the farmers
- Drive stakeholder engagement to ensure product delivery and launch effectiveness of new products

**WHO YOU ARE**
- Master’s Degree in Agriculture/Biotechnology or PhD
- At least 4 years of relevant experience
- Demonstrated capabilities to develop, execute and evaluate complex programs
- Excellent knowledge of quantitative genetics, breeding and population genetics
- Good informatics skills and open-to-digital approach
- High flexibility to respond to changing environments and to adapt to new situations and work in a team
- Strong project management skills managing complex
- Strong ability to work with cross-functional partnerships and to influence others to drive results and innovation with customer orientation
- Fluent knowledge of English is mandatory, good knowledge of Italian is preferred

Location: Olmeneta (CR)

Type of contract: Permanent

**Application Period**:

- 04.04.2023 - 20.04.2023**Reference Code**:

- 789670**Division**:

- Crop Science**Location**:

- Italy : Lombardia : Olmeneta**Functional Area**:

- Biotechnology R&D**Position Grade**:

- A3 - VS 1.2**Employment Type**:

- Regular**Work Time**:

- Full Time**Contact Us**

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