Global Head of Cereals Breeding & Innovation

Ceres; France; Ibrido; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Ceres is seeking a Head of Breeding Cereals to lead strategic cereal breeding activities across Europe, with up to 30% travel internationally. You will steer major breeding programs, align R&D priorities, and drive innovative approaches to deliver tomorrow’s high-performing varieties.

Based in France, the UK, or Germany, this role requires a proven track record in plant breeding leadership, strong collaboration across disciplines, and fluency in English.

Competenze

• Engineering degree, Master’s degree or PhD in plant breeding, plant genetics or related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in plant breeding, ideally within arable crops.
• Strong expertise in modern breeding tools and technologies (genomics, marker-assisted selection, GWAS, genomic selection).
• Experience leading complex, international organizations and driving transformation.
• Fluent in English in a professional environment; French would be an advantage.

Mansioni

• Define the breeding strategy for cereal crops across markets.
• Lead all breeding programmes (soft wheat, durum wheat, barley, oats, triticale).
• Lead a team of breeders and researchers and unite the organization around objectives.
• Collaborate with Research and Marketing to foster cross-functional synergies.
• Develop CAPEX budgets and contribute to medium-term strategic planning.
• Drive integration of new scientific approaches to accelerate varietal innovation.
• Ensure the group’s HSE strategy is communicated and implemented within the team.
• Represent the Group with scientific partners and international projects.

Conoscenze

Strategic leadership

Team management

Cross-functional collaboration

Plant breeding

Genomics tools

Project management

Formazione

Engineering/Master's/PhD in plant breeding or genetics

Strumenti

Genomics

GWAS

Descrizione del lavoro

Ceres is seeking a Head of Breeding Cereals to lead strategic cereal breeding activities across Europe, with up to 30% travel internationally. You will steer major breeding programs, align R&D priorities, and drive innovative approaches to deliver tomorrow’s high-performing varieties.

Based in France, the UK, or Germany, this role requires a proven track record in plant breeding leadership, strong collaboration across disciplines, and fluency in English.