Global Breeding & Research Acceleration Lead

Swiss Medical Group; Santa Fe Capital; On-site; ARS 227,887,000 - 349,427,000; Full time

Job summary

Bayer is seeking a Research and Impact Acceleration Lead to define the vision and multi-year plan for accelerating research across the early breeding pipeline. You will mobilize the organization to turn learning speed and evidence quality into a durable competitive advantage, delivering faster, higher-quality product delivery worldwide.

You will collaborate with Capability Center teams, drive adoption of innovative practices, and set standards for evidence-driven decisions across crops and

Qualifications

• PhD or MS in Plant or Animal Breeding, Quantitative or Statistical Genetics, Data Science, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of advanced breeding technologies, analytics, genomics, and quantitative genetics with a track record of innovation.
• Ability to collaborate across regions and functions to solve complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Define vision and multi-year strategy for research acceleration in the early breeding pipeline.
• Set standards for hypothesis-driven design and evidence-based decisions to enable rapid iteration.
• Shape enabling-technology agenda across accelerated breeding, genomics, phenotyping, and analytics.
• Lead adoption strategy and governance for new practices across crops and regions.
• Own the impact narrative with metrics on cycle time, genetic gain, and adoption.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership attributes

Genomics knowledge

Advanced analytics

Education

PhD in Plant or Animal Breeding or related field

MS in Plant/Animal Breeding, Quantitative/Stat Genetics, Data Science or related field

Job description

Bayer is seeking a Research and Impact Acceleration Lead to define the vision and multi-year plan for accelerating research across the early breeding pipeline. You will mobilize the organization to turn learning speed and evidence quality into a durable competitive advantage, delivering faster, higher-quality product delivery worldwide.

You will collaborate with Capability Center teams, drive adoption of innovative practices, and set standards for evidence-driven decisions across crops and